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Online application Zelle found themselves receiving renewed criticism on Tuesday after what appeared to be an escalation of scams connected to the app.

The travel agent Maria Silva refused to answer the cops during questioning but she made a full-blown confession in court.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect for allegedly poaching a staggering $2 billion from retail investors from the United States and abroad. It is believed to be the largest cryptocurrency fraud to be criminally charged.

A Maryland man and his group reportedly preyed on at least 200 lonely elderly victims and made $6.2 million from a “romance scheme.”

A Georgia woman has been sentenced to 145 months in prison on Friday after leading an elder fraud scheme that preyed on over 250 South Floridian senior citizens, leaving them $1.4 million out of pocket. 

The Metropolitan Police seized a record-breaking haul of cryptocurrency worth almost £180 million (US$249 million) in London, officials confirmed on Tuesday. It reportedly logs to be one of the largest ever seizures of cryptocurrency worldwide.

A Swedish national wanted by the United States will serve a 15-year prison term after running a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, defrauding over 3,500 victims of more than $16 million, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday.

Some of the major loopholes spotted by the prosecutors were comparatively high prices, quick talks, and pending regulatory approvals in the contract.

Residents of a Mumbai housing society lodged a collective complaint about being duped in the name of vaccination after fake certificates were distributed.

More victims have since emerged after two Indian nationals pleaded guilty on conspiracy charges relating to their involvement in an international robocalls scheme that targeted thousands of vulnerable elderly Americans across multiple U.S. states, including Virginia, for several years.

Five Thai and one Nigerian national arrested in Thailand after a victim complained of being scammed by someone pretending to be a United States citizen.

Wedding scammer admits conning dozens of couples out of thousands before vanishing and refuses to sign divorce documents filed by her husband.

By submitting fraud unemployment claims, the group reportedly stole $2m from the COVID-19 relief funds, Brooklyn federal court heard.

Cyber crooks are cloning Facebook accounts to scam people off their money.

Journalist Jim Campbell will reveal some of the conversations he had with the late Bernie Madoff who died recently of natural cause in prison while serving a 150-year sentence.

The dealers converse in code words and sell their products to harrowed customers in a price bracket that ranges from $10-$100 a pill.

A new beta scam for "Grand Theft Auto V" PC has been discovered. Gamers have been receiving an fake email offering a beta trial for the unreleased PC version of the latest "GTA" game.

A young man in the UK was swindled out of $750 for a picture of an Xbox One on eBay. The 19-year-old thought he was purchasing a Day One Edition of Microsoft’s Xbox One console.

The "Chili-Finger Lady" is lying again!

Reyes set to resign over con operation.

The owner had previously been charged for illegally running a pawn shop in the store.