Scams|Scam Alert, Fraud Alert, Counterfeit

U.K.: Hundreds of Investors Caught up in Land Scam Deal for the World Cup

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:10:52 +0000

money.aol.co.uk reported hundreds of UK investors are nursing huge loses after being ripped off by a scam that promised to make money from the World Cup. The idea was that people would invest in plots of land that would be snapped up by developers in the building frenzy around the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The reality has seen some of them lose their life savings.
Now they have hired a lawyer to chase the cash, but it’s hard to see how they will ever trace this money. Read Article

Immigration Scam in U.K., Nepali man sentence to prison

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:05:33 +0000

kilburntimes.co.uk reported a Nepali man has been sentenced to four years and four months in British prison after being convicted of assisting illegal migrants to fraudulently obtain visas to work and live in the UK. Shanker Bhandari, 36, who was residing in Hayes, UK, was among a group of Pakistani and Indian nationals who have been punished for running an immigration swindle from Alperton, according to British news portal Kilburntimes.co.uk. Read Article

Travel Club Scam ordered to pay victims in Wisconsin

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 22:50:15 +0000

greenbaypressgazette.com reported A company mailed out “winning” postcards to 460,000 consumers and snared 884 Wisconsinites in an elaborate travel scheme shut down this year by the state’s Department of Justice. Court documents filed this month in Outagamie County show the complexity of the trap that led to a $3.8 million penalty leveled by Judge Dee Dyer to pay victims that bought into “Going Places Travel.” The restitution will take up to two years to filter to travelers fooled in the fraud. Read Article

Dutch Police Seize Hiddent Market Place Utopia

admin — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 02:25:26 +0000

pcworld.com reported that the Dutch National Police seized the hidden market place Utopia, which was used to sell illegal goods, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service said Tuesday.

Public Prosecution Service spokesman Wim de Bruin declined to say how the hidden site was seized and if anybody was arrested. “We will share more information later this week,” he said, adding that the prosecution service wouldn’t give more information pending the investigation. Read Article

Tax Scam: Connecticut taxman warn the public of fake tax preparers

admin2 — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 05:45:07 +0000

Hartfordbusiness.com reported that With days left till the April 15 income-tax filing deadline, Connecticut’s taxman is warning filers about a fake tax-preparer’s scam potentially more painful than any tax audit. Revenue Services Commissioner Kevin B. Sullivan Wednesday issued an alert about scams by people who pose as tax preparers and promise large refunds via the Earned Income Tax Credit. Read Article

Florida: senior citizens losing millions of dollars to Jamaica-based lottery scam

admin2 — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 19:27:39 +0000

Pressherald.com reported that, it began with a series of reassuring calls and a request for a $500 fee — not a back-breaking sum for a retired professional pilot — in order to claim the prize. Read Article

U.K.: Banking company accused in online car sale scam

moe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:14:38 +0000

As reported by Independent.co.uk when John Knight saw a Citroën Relay van for sale on eBay for £3,250, he was keen to snap up the bargain. He contact the seller to make an offer and the response – from “Sarah” – seemed legitimate. Read Article

Federal agents investigate multimillion-dollar scam concerning NFL and NBA players

moe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:12:23 +0000

As reported by Tracking.si.com federal investigators are looking to talk to multiple NFL and NBA players concerned that they may have been ensnared in an $18 million investment scheme, reports Yahoo! Sports. The U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are heading up the investigation saying that Jade Management had more than 30 athletes who purchased high interest investments. Those investments are thought to be fraudulent. Read Article

Pennsylvania: man and woman arrested for passing counterfeit bills at Sands Casino

moe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:07:21 +0000

As reported by Mcall.com a man and a woman have been charged with forgery and other crimes for allegedly using counterfeit $50 bills to play table games at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem Friday night. State Police Bureau of Gaming Enforcement said Eduardo Sicard Martinez, 36 of Wernersville presented the bogus bills to the dealers at the table games and that Yadira Torres, 36, of Allentown admitted that she had knowledge of and worked with Martinez in the counterfeiting scheme. Read Article

U.K.: Councils warn parents of truancy scam

moe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:01:37 +0000

As reported by Express.co.uk councils across Britain have evidence that the conmen claim to be from the Education Welfare Service and tell parents their child has skipped school. They say to avoid a suspension, parents must pay around £340 immediately by credit card. One parent in Essex received a call late one evening and was told her child had not been in class that day. Read Article