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Ponzi & Pyramid Schemes
Fraudulent investment operations promising outsize returns to new victims.
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Financial Advisor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Elderly Client
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (200+ words) Ejiroghene O. Okuma, a financial adviser who defrauded an elderly client out of nearly $10 million, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for wire fraud. “Under the guise of acting as a financial adviser, Okuma abused the trust…...
Two plead guilty in used cooking oil scheme in Iowa and 8 other states
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (153+ words) by Dar Danielson | Sep 15, 2026 Two New York men who are Chinese Nationals have pleaded guilty in the theft of used cooking oil in Iowa and eight other states. Thirty-three-year-old Tianzhu Chen pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and money laundering, and…...
Advocate held for running matrimonial cyber fraud racket
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (197+ words) New Delhi: A 29-year-old advocate was arrested along with nine others for allegedly masterminding a pan-India matrimonial cyber fraud racket through a fake matchmaking portal from Agra, police said. The accused, Amit Kumar, allegedly used a woman as the proprietor…...
Inspired by OTT show on cybercrime, Gurugram man dupes management student of Rs 24.6L, held | Mumbai News
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (376+ words) Inspired by OTT show on cybercrime, Gurugram man dupes management student of Rs 24.6L, held The Times of India Mumbai: A 24-year-old man from Gurugram, who took inspiration from a web series about cybercrime, was arrested by the Bangur Nagar police…...
Four lose Rs 1.2 crore in online trading frauds after promises of high returns | Noida News
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (347+ words) Four lose Rs 1.2 crore in online trading frauds after promises of high returns The Times of India Gurgaon: Four people have allegedly lost nearly Rs 1.2 crore in separate online investment frauds after being lured with promises of high returns through…...
Four Noida Residents Lose Around ₹63 Lakh as Fake Trading and Payment Scams Surge
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (941+ words) Four residents of Noida and Greater Noida have allegedly lost around ₹63 lakh in separate cyber frauds involving fake trading platforms, fabricated investment profits and an IGL impersonation scam. The four complaints have reached the Cyber Crime Police, with investigators examining…...
Delhi Police Busts Pan-India Matrimonial Cyber Fraud Racket; 29-Yr-Old Advocate Arrested
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (787+ words) Delhi Police Busts Pan-India Matrimonial Cyber Fraud Racket. Reportedly, Amit Kumar allegedly operated a fake matchmaking service under the name "Shaadi Partner" and deliberately capped the fraud at ‘Rs 15,000 per victim’, a strategy police said was aimed at discouraging complaints....
Scam artist faces decade in prison for Valley restaurant fraud
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Warren County fraudster sentenced to 10 years in prison
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (279+ words) Sun Community News ALBANY | A former Lake George man was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison in a federal wire fraud case involving a patent scam Michael Conner, 58, was sentenced by U.S District Judge Mae A D'Agostino to 10 years' imprisonment…...
Fugitive handed jail sentence over investment scams that saw victims lose more than $1m
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (475+ words) Published Sep 15, 2026, 07:35 PM Updated Sep 15, 2026, 07:39 PM SINGAPORE – A fugitive who left Singapore in 2022 while facing cheating charges over villa investment scams was on Sept 15 sentenced to six years and eight months’ jail. Selliaya Suresh pleaded guilty to 24 charges, including 22 counts…...