Man who swindled $180,000 from women on dating site jailed by Victorian court
Quick ReadIn short: Rick McLeod, 74, convinced four women he met through a dating site to invest through his so-called broker business.Over a two-year period, the four…
Quick ReadIn short: Rick McLeod, 74, convinced four women he met through a dating site to invest through his so-called broker business.Over a two-year period, the four…
Jim Meduri answered a terrifying phone call in January from a man pretending to be his son. The caller, who sounded on the verge of…
A WOMAN has revealed how she was able to live in London for two months rent free – and it wasn’t a scam. Travel influencer…
A COUPLE have revealed that they always thought McDonald’s Monopoly was a scam until they won the ultimate prize. Holly Doecke, who is from Melbourne,…
Former cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud case is unfolding in New York City, with a key witness taking to the stand.Caroline Ellison, the tech executive…
Police have shared five ways to help prevent being scammed after a student in the UK was recently duped out of thousands of pounds by…
"Oh my God, they're still moving the money."The bank teller was shocked when pensioner Lyn Read walked into her local Bendigo Bank branch one afternoon…
When asked about what happened to him, Jimmy tells people he's a "scammee survivor".At age 19, Jimmy was hit by a car while riding his bike…
Police believe there could be dozens of victims linked to a "cruel" romance scam across Australia after two elderly men came forward with their stories.Key…
In short: A Melbourne woman has been jailed for defrauding victims out of more than $600,000 by scamming her employer and othersWhat's next? The 35-year-old will be eligible…
The fast-growing scam centres are generating billions of US dollars in revenue each year, the report said. Hundreds of thousands of people are being trafficked…
After years of Republican attacks on voter integrity, GOP leaders on Monday emphasized the importance of early voting and how such efforts are critical to…
<i> Times reporters Mark Gladstone and Paul Jacobs cover government and politics from the Sacramento bureau</i> At the prosecution table in a wood-paneled federal courtroom…
The robocalls poured in, tens of millions of them, in the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Some calls opened with a clip…
As the 2024 election heats up, campaigns and political organizations and candidates will be scrambling to raise money for everything from presidential candidates to programs…
With millions of match solicitations hitting inboxes daily, have you ever wondered who’s matching your contribution? In virtually every case, nobody is. It’s a scam.…
Prosecutors say huge amounts of money were collected from hundreds of Nepalis to send them to the US as Bhutanese refugees. Nepali prosecutors have charged…
A national anti-scams centre is being established to help combat scams and online fraud, after Australians reported losing billions of dollars to fraudsters in the past…
British holidaymakers have spoken of a scam that involves them being offered bargain laptops and iPads by shop owners on the Spanish islands of Tenerife…
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute has said it had seen a number of texts and emails offering speedy passport renewals, warning that victims could lose…