romance scams

Treasury Moves to Ban Huione Group for Laundering $4 Billion
The Treasury Department is moving to cut off Huione Group, a Cambodian conglomerate, from the U.S. financial system, saying the firm and its multiple entities laundered billions of dollars for North Korea's ...
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Asian Scam Farms: ‘Industrial Scale,’ Warns UN Report
Richi Jennings | | #CryptoScam, #InvestmentScam, #PigButchering, Amazon Phishing Scams, AppleCare Warranty Scam, bank scam, bitcoin ATM scam, bitcoin scam, bitcoin transfer scams, gift card, gift card fraud, Gift Card Gang, gift card scams, gift cards, GiftCardScams, online romance scam, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, social media intelligence, United Nations, UNODC
Bacon Redux: Pig butchering and other serious scams still thriving, despite crackdowns in Dubai and Myanmar ...
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Law Enforcement Can’t Save You From Romance ScamsÂ
Once a conversation starts and a personal connection is established, scammers behind a screen can lure their targets into video call scams utilizing high-quality deepfake technology ...
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Guard Your Heart and Your Bank Account: How to Prevent Romance Fraud This Valentine’s Day and BeyondÂ
Hubert Behaghel | | biometric technology, Identity Verification, online fraud, pig butchering, romance scams
By staying alert and taking proactive steps, such as those outlined above, we can collectively create a safer digital environment and significantly reduce the impact of romance fraud ...
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How Romance Scammers Prey on Vulnerability
TechSpective Podcast Episode 146  Loneliness is a powerful emotion, and scammers know how to exploit it. Every year, in the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, there is a sharp rise ...

Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail
Richi Jennings | | #PigButchering, Crypto, crypto cons, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocurrency, Heartland Tri-State Bank, online romance scam, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, Shan Hanes
Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam ...
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$50 Million in BEC Losses
The Eastern District of New York has announced charges against four men for their roles in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance scams. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/four-individuals-charged-connection-business-email-compromise-schemes-and-related-0The US Attorney's Office press release states: Defendants Allegedly Participated ...

Identification Documents: an Obsolete Fraud Countermeasure
When I'm talking to bankers and other fraud fighters, I often mention how easy it is for a criminal to obtain a Drivers License bearing any information they desire. I was reminded ...
Classic Baggie: Part Three – the Romance Scam Victims
 If you are just joining us, we are reviewing the court transcripts of a Business Email Compromise / Romance Scam Money Laundering case. Part One reveals "Classic Baggie: A Delaware BEC Case ...

Classic Baggie: A Delaware BEC Case calls him the leader of an International Criminal Organization
The U.S. Attorney's office in Delaware charged Olugbenga Lawal with being a major money launderer for a Nigerian-based international criminal organization that specialized in Business Email Compromise (#BEC) and Romance Scam. Lawal ...