Bangkokpost.com reported that a Swedish man has been arrested in connection with a job scam that left more than 100 Thai laborers stranded in Sweden. Pol Maj Gen Roy Ingpairoj, the Tourist Police Division chief, said on Friday that Ari Veinko Juhani Hallikainen, 52, opened an overseas employment business in 2010. He falsely promised 164 people, mostly from northeastern Thailand, that they would get agricultural jobs abroad. Read Article
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According to Japantimes.co.jp a former vice mayor of Higashiura in Aichi Prefecture has been arrested for allegedly padding the population data of the town, which is aiming to upgrade its administrative status to that of a city, prefectural police said. Read Article
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Gazettetimes.com reported that an Albany mother and daughter pleaded guilty Friday to scamming the Coca-Cola Co. through a bottle cap promotion. Carrie Jones, 55, and Sarah Jones, 31, avoided jail time, but each must serve two years probation, and they must jointly pay back $48,000 to Coca-Cola. Read Article
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As reported by Haaretz.com, Tel Aviv District Court Judge David Rosen on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 87 months (seven years and three months) in prison to Arik Klein, inventor of the “wonder patch” for predicting a heart attack. Read Article
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Borneobulletin.com reported that Thai police have arrested three Nigerian men and a Thai woman on charges of luring women into romantic relationships via Facebook and other social-networking websites and swindling them, news reports said Wednesday. Read Article
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On February 14 2013, Security Directorate agents arrested three gang members specialized in stealing citizens and foreigners, through impersonate police officers asking victims in Ramsis Street, Cairo. Read Article
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On February 6 2013, officers in the General Directorate of Investigations in Cairo have arrested a man accused of running a fake travel business. Mohammad Attia got sentenced for 11 years after he was found guilty of 14 different fraud and scam charges. Victims told police that Mohammad Attia charged a large fee and promised [...]
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According to Theleafchronicle.com a Clarksville man lost $1,172 to a scam in which he deposited a fraudulent check and wired money to the sender. The victim had responded to a “mystery shopper” ad and was sent a cashier’s check for $1,472, according to a Clarksville Police report. Read Article
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Nileinternational.net reported that Nigerian police have arrested three members of a criminal gang accused of fleecing unsuspecting job seekers with a promise to recruit them into the navy, according to what local authorities said on Tuesday. Read Article
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As reported by Lepoint.fr, It does not make sense!” Charles Pasqua, 85, has vehemently denied.Wednesday before the Paris criminal court involvement in the hijacking of the UN program in Iraq “Oil against food”. Read Article
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