A Scam Site Offered GTA 6 for PC for $50. Researchers Say Connecting a Crypto Wallet Could Drain It
A website claiming to sell a leaked PC copy of Grand Theft Auto VI for $50 is actually loaded with code designed to target visitors’ … Read More
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Scammers Posed as FBI Agents, Sent Official-Looking Documents and Demanded Secrecy. He Wired $20,000
A central Ohio man lost $20,000 after scammers posing as FBI agents convinced him that he was dealing with a real federal investigation. The impostors … Read More
She Paid $500 to Overnight a Box of ‘Cookbooks.’ Staff Found $30,000 in Cash Meant for Scammers
A Minnesota woman was moments away from sending $30,000 in cash to scammers when a shipping store employee became suspicious of a package she wanted … Read More
A Traffic Stop Led Police to 400 Suspected Stolen Bank Cards, 17 Stolen Postal Keys and Thousands of Pieces of Mail
Austin police say a traffic stop involving a woman wanted in a bank card abuse investigation led officers to hundreds of suspected stolen cards, postal … Read More
Best Buy Workers Flagged Credit Cards With Different Names. Then a Cardholder Called Police About a Charge at the Store
Three men are facing fraud and theft charges after police say they used multiple credit cards bearing different names to buy merchandise at a Virginia … Read More
They Got Inmates’ Personal Information in Prison, Authorities Say, Then Used It for About $58,000 in Unemployment Claims
Four people have been arrested in Mississippi after investigators say stolen inmate identities were used to obtain unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Auditor … Read More
His Caregiver Became Power of Attorney. Then His Home Was Transferred to Her for $5
A South Carolina woman says she discovered that her father’s caregiver had become his power of attorney and received the deed to his home for … Read More
He Used Confidential Stock Information 15 Times and Made $220,912. One Drug Trial Trade Brought Him $46,421
A former head of equity trading admitted using confidential information he received through his job to make personal stock trades that generated $220,912 in illegal … Read More
He Sold a “Sauce Book” Teaching Check Fraud. Authorities Tied Him to $6.5 Million in Stolen Checks. Now He Has 6 Years
A Georgia rapper who sold tutorials teaching other people how to commit financial fraud has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading … Read More