#fraud

#fraud

The theft of €5m from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund was facilitated by a phone-phishing scam, tricking officials into thinking the request was legitimate.

Bill Stewart, owner of LI Toy and Game, experiences significant losses due to return policies and customer fraud, estimating a net loss of $55 from a returned model kit.

Powell formed an entity named Western Episcopal District, Inc., shortly after becoming bishop, directing pastors to transfer church property titles to it.

Private criminal prosecutions allow individuals, companies, or charities to seek justice, but can also lead to abuse, as shown by the Post Office's 918 successful prosecutions.

Fraudsters often exploit the carefree attitude of holidaymakers during the summer months, seeking to capitalize on those looking for great vacation deals.

Since 2016, Brooklyn city classroom aide Andrea Sirico has requested bereavement leave for a shocking 21 dead relatives laid to rest, forging more than 12 funeral letters.

A pair of MoonPay executives lost $250,000 worth of Ethereum in a scam they believed was a donation to Donald Trump's inauguration. The victims received a fake email from someone pretending to be a Trump official, requesting the donation to a crypto wallet.

The woman received an email falsely claiming to be from PayPal, indicating a charge of $364, prompting her to communicate with an unknown individual.

Monzo has been fined £21 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after fraudsters were able to open bank accounts using clearly fake or implausible addresses - including Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street.

A romance scam targeted women in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Kansas, where they sent millions to a man falsely claiming to be injured.

DJ Carey, a former All-Ireland hurling champion, misled supporters about a cancer diagnosis while spending donations on personal holidays instead of medical treatment.

The actions of individuals involved in suspicious digital projects call into question the effectiveness of supervisory mechanisms and threaten to tarnish the reputation of the entire industry.

"The defendant created multiple names and dates of birth for herself and propagated an intricate - but false - narrative of an extremely traumatized child with significant special educational and emotional needs."

Sophisticated software engineer Soham Parekh scammed nearly a million dollars annually from tech startups by getting hired and not performing assigned work while holding multiple remote jobs.

Worldline plans an external audit to assess its portfolio of risky activities after reports of billions in suspicious transactions led to a share price collapse.

"Workers' compensation benefits exist to support those who are truly injured and unable to work, not to be exploited for personal gain... We will seek to hold her fully accountable."

"As alleged, Linda Sun not only acted as an unregistered agent of the government of the People's Republic of China, but also enriched herself to the tune of millions of dollars when New York State was at its most vulnerable at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic."

Baker submitted timesheets to HUD certifying that she worked hours for the government agency that she never actually did.

Judge Jonathan Dunphy noted that "Henry Street seems to be full of people selling Longitude tickets". He expressed concern over the victim's lost savings and the impact of fraud.

"I opened Return to Nature to make a positive impact in people's lives, then everything got completely out of control, especially me. I am so deeply sorry for my actions."

Police estimated that the value of each cow was about $3,000, with a total estimated value of stolen livestock reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The event had been scheduled to take place between 5am and 7am Saturday for about 130,000 euros, with a nine-year-old girl in a wedding dress.

If this really bothers you, or if you're genuinely concerned that this might come back to bite him or his family, the best place to start is an honest conversation with your nephew.

The Dzerzhinsky Court in St. Petersburg released four members of the REvil ransomware group after they served enough time awaiting trial despite their guilty pleas.