According to Esecurityplanet.com Laurentiu Cristian Buscu, 28, of Romania, was recently sentenced in New Haven, Conn., to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a phishing scheme. According to court documents, Busca and others were part of a “loose-knit conspiracy” that shared data stolen through phishing, including thousands of credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates, CVV codes, PIN numbers and other personal information including names, addresses, telephone numbers, birthdates and Social Security numbers. Read Article
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As reported by Pocononews.ne Attorney General Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Robert Powelson and the Office of Consumer Advocate today cautioned Pennsylvania residents to be diligent when weighing offers for electricity from door-to-door and telephone solicitors. In recent days, there has been a rash of overly aggressive and dishonest sales pitches in [...]
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As reported by Thebiglead.com Zayd Issah, a linebacker recruit in Penn State’s incoming 2013 class, was arrested earlier this month for allegedly passing counterfeit $20 bills at McDonald’s. Read Article
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Hounslowchronicle.co.uk reported that a trio from Heston and Hayes who ran a fake college have been jailed for a total of 22 years. Sohail Akhtar and Noasheen Muhammed, both of Vicarage Farm Road, Heston, and Waqar Bhatti, of Avondale Drive, Hayes, used the institution as a front to grant visas to bogus students. Read Article
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According to Losangeles.cbslocal.com 37 defendants, including 11 from Los Angeles, are being charged in a federal indictment unsealed today in New York, targeting a Southeast Asian marijuana and counterfeit cigarette trafficking organization. Read Article
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According to Timesofindia.com, customs officers and the police arrested five persons and seized 11,500 liters yesterday as part of an investigation into the smuggling of diesel. The Customs Department said in a statement today that the investigations was launched following information from the Security Service. Read Article
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According to Westminster Police, the gaming scams are run by “professional, organized criminals from eastern Europe who are highly skilled in conning unsuspecting visitors to London out of their cash in card games”. Read Article
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According to Hindustantimes.com, a CBI court on Friday sentenced two Gurgaon-based doctors to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment each for their role in the Gurgaon kidney sale scam that made national headlines in February 2008. Read Article
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According to Orland-press-register.com, two Orland men were among three people who were indicted this week by a federal grand jury on three counts of criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy, the US Attorney General’s Office in Sacramento announced. Read Article
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As reported by Arabnews.com, the decision of the Communications and Information Technology Commission to ban free roaming services on Saudi SIM cards is meant to stop the smuggling of a great many Saudi SIM cards to the various markets by expat workers, informed sources in the communications industry said. Read Article
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