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Fraudulent investment operations promising outsize returns to new victims.
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Financial advisor gets 7 years for stealing $300K from 90-year-old client
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (232+ words) Sep 21, 2026, 5:45 PM An Essex County financial advisor was sentenced to seven years in state prison for stealing more than $300,000 from an elderly client who had entrusted him to help manage her finances, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office....
Rs. 1.75 lakh became Rs. 9.75 lakh: How Bengaluru techie fell for a fake trading app
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (229+ words) deccanherald.com BENGALURU, DHNS: A software engineer from western Bengaluru was swindled of Rs 9.75 lakh in an online trading and investment scam..The cyberfraudsters posed as representatives of Finsol Securities Private Limited, a legitimate financial services company incorporated in Ahmedabad,…...
Ex-Girlfriend of Crypto Schemer Sentenced to Prison for Hiding $2.6M from IRS
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (346+ words) The Orange County-based former girlfriend of a crypto fraud defendant who dubbed himself “the godfather” was sentenced Monday to a year and a half in prison for failing to report more than $2.6 million derived from her ex-boyfriend’s scheme. Iris Ramaya…...
Verona Financial Advisor Gets 7 Years in Prison for Draining Elderly Client's Accounts
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (461+ words) VERONA, NJ — A Verona man who worked as a financial advisor was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for stealing more than $300,000 from an elderly client, the state Attorney General's Office announced Monday. John Boston, 50, was convicted…...
Financial Adviser Who Stole $300K From Elderly Client In Verona Sentenced
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (353+ words) VERONA, NJ — A Verona financial advisor has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison after authorities said he stole more than $300,000 from an elderly client who trusted him to help manage her finances, according to a Monday…...
Woman loses ₹9.3 lakh in work-from-home job scam
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (241+ words) The Times of India Mangaluru: A 25-year-old woman allegedly lost Rs 9.3 lakh after being lured by fraudsters with a work-from-home data-entry job, according to a complaint filed with the CEN crime police.The woman said she received a WhatsApp message…...
Georgia arrests man accused of defrauding customers of $320,000 in car scam
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (97+ words) Georgian authorities have arrested a man accused of defrauding customers of 833,000 lari ($320,000) in a car-import scam. According to the case, the suspect offered foreigners the opportunity to import vehicles from the United States to Georgia at favourable prices and demanded…...
Beware! Fake pension card scam puts your personal data at risk: Here is how to stay safe
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (242+ words) The government has recently warned the pensioners in the country about a new fake pension card scam via its official X account of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre. The authorities shared a post stating, ‘Fake pension benefits can look convincing....
Hong Kong woman, 80, loses HK$6 million to fake online investment expert
15+ hour, 55+ min ago (132+ words) The case was among over 50 investment scams reported in Hong Kong last week, with total losses approaching HK$30 million An 80‑year‑old woman has lost HK$6 million (US$764,772) to a fake investment expert she met online, Hong Kong police have…...
Over 50 investment frauds cost nearly HK$30 million
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (404+ words) 21st September 2026 – (Hong Kong) Law enforcement agencies took more than 50 investment fraud reports in the past week, with combined losses of nearly HK$30 million, including an elderly retiree who handed over more than HK$6 million of her life savings. One of…...