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Complaints of fraud and scams are constantly increasing
Fraud prevention services are receiving increasing numbers of complaints about scams involving energy renovation schemes for buildings, particularly through identity theft. Published 09/19/2024 08:22 Reading time: 2 min National Investigation…
Politics | Renegade voters, abstentionists and electoral fraud
There are about fifty days left until the presidential election on November 5, which is also the start of early voting in several states. Time to talk about an essential…
Fraud in the United States | BMO is ultimately not an accomplice
(Toronto) BMO Financial Group announced that it has successfully overturned a 2022 jury verdict against the bank in a U.S. pyramid scheme trial. Published at 12:07 p.m. The Canadian bank…
Credit cards, instant transfers, contactless… Fraud through payment methods is stabilizing
In its latest report on the security of payment methods, the Banque de France reveals that the amount of payment method fraud remains relatively stable while the number of transactions…
All the arrests are “justified”, the fraud is “marginal” assures the MG France union
Thomas Fatôme, general director of the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM), expressed concern on Sunday in the newspaper Les Échos about the cost of covering sick leave for private sector…
Elder Fraud | Under the influence of his own daughter
During the past five years, while living with his daughter, Mr. T., 92, was often afraid to eat the meals she prepared for him, fearing poisoning. She refused to accompany…
Tax Fraud | Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty, Sentencing to Be Held on December 16
(Los Angeles) Hunter Biden, the son of the American president, formally pleaded guilty Thursday to tax fraud in a Los Angeles court, a reversal that spares him a new trial…
US: Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleads guilty to tax fraud, avoids retrial
Hunter Biden, the son of the US president, formally pleaded guilty to tax fraud in a Los Angeles court on Thursday, a reversal that spares him a new trial after…
Fraud against several companies | Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother charged
(Miami) Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of defrauding multiple businesses out of more than $1 million. Published at 9:09 p.m. Kingston, whose real…
massive highway code fraud
Published 08/22/2024 9:55 p.m. Updated 08/22/2024 10:20 PM Video length: 3 min Road safety: massive highway code fraud Road safety: massive highway code fraud (France 2) On social networks, it…
massive highway code fraud
Published 08/22/2024 9:55 p.m. Updated 08/22/2024 10:20 PM Video length: 3 min Road safety: massive highway code fraud Road safety: massive highway code fraud (France 2) On social networks, it…
Complaints filed for “fraud” and “identity theft” against a site accused of sharing false rental ads
The accused site is called “rivierabudget.com”. Some customers claim to have lost several hundred euros, France Inter revealed on Thursday. Published 08/22/2024 08:25 Reading time: 1 min The complaints were…
RATP accused of fraud to pass technical inspections of its buses, according to “Le Parisien”
According to the testimonies collected by the daily, the drivers have an electronic suitcase with which they can “erase all the warning lights indicating a technical problem on the dashboard…
Wire Fraud and Identity Theft | Former U.S. Rep. George Santos Pleads Guilty
(New York) Just weeks before his trial began, former Republican Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, effectively cutting short the federal fraud case…
Expelled from Congress | Former Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to fraud
(Central Islip) Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a source familiar with the matter. Published at…
Fraud against seniors | Montrealer sentenced to 10 years in prison in the United States
A Montreal man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Pennsylvania court for a telemarketing scam that defrauded American seniors out of millions of dollars. Published at…
British Columbia | Commission uncovers $13 million cryptocurrency fraud
(Vancouver) A British Columbia Securities Commission panel has found that a cryptocurrency trading platform and its owner lied to customers and diverted about $13 million in assets to gambling and…
“Supplier Fraud” | Hydro-Québec Defrauded of Nearly $500,000
Small businesses and vulnerable people are not the only ones to be victims of scammers: Hydro-Québec has just been the victim of a “supplier fraud” of nearly half a million…
Civil Fraud Judgment | Trump Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Overturn Verdict
(New York) Fresh from more legal victories, Donald Trump urged a New York appeals court Monday to overturn a nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment that threatens to drain his…
Federal Government | Gatineau IT consultant charged with fraud
At the end of a parliamentary session where the costs of federal government IT consultants were repeatedly criticized, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced Tuesday that criminal charges have…