With Covid-19 driving city residents to spend more time online, phishing emails and love scams have been on the rise in a big way. A Businessman conned out of millions in romance scam familiar tale amid surge in Hong Kong cybercrimes turned to Artefaktum for help. Duirng the investigation we uncovered a real „treasure“ for Law Enforcemnet and investigators in „PIG BUTCHER“ and Romance Scam Cases.
An international operation, involving judicial and law enforcement authorities from 11 countries, has resulted in the arrest of 44 individuals.
Illinois Lawyer Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Sophisticated Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Federal Trade Commissions` Bridget Small covers a concerning but important short note. In 2021, 5.7 million people filed reports and described losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud — a $2.4 billion jump in losses in one year.
A business may receive goods and think it has paid for them, but then find that payment was never received. That business may still be liable to make payment to the supplier.
Social media permeates the lives of many people – we use it to stay in touch, make new friends, shop, and have fun. But social media is also increasingly where scammers go to con victims, started with an ad, a post, or a message.
NovaTech FX has received a securities fraud warning from the Central Bank of Russia.
BitClub Network Ponzi scammers Jobadiah Weeks, Silviu Balaci and Joe Abel are scheduled to be sentenced in March 2023.
The Bank of Lithuania, the cited reason for the ban of Skyway Capital`s securities fraud. Skyway Capital has been added to Lithuania’s blocked website list.
The goal of the scam operation is to trick users into an opportunity for high-return investments and convince them to deposit a minimum amount of 250 EUR ($255) to sign up for the fake services.
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