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Binance & CEO Pleads Guilty Will Pay $4B For Cryptocurrency Money Laundering 2023 [VIDEO]

Binance & CEO Pleads Guilty Will Pay $4B For Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Authors: • SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. • United States Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice Binance and CEO Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in $4B Resolution In Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Case Binance Admits It Engaged in Anti-Money Laundering, Unlicensed Money Transmitting, and Sanctions Violations in Largest Corporate Resolution to Include Criminal Charges for an Executive SCARS Analysis Binance’s guilty plea in the $4B money laundering case is a significant Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-11-24T18:22:48-05:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • VIDEOS, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023, SCARS Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice|Tags: Binance, Changpeng Zhao, Department of Justice, Money Laundering, U.S. Attorney|

Repeat Nigerian Scammer Adedayo Ilori Gets 25 Years In U.S. Prison

Repeat Nigerian Scammer Adedayo Ilori Gets 25 Years In U.S. Prison By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., Portions U.S. Department of Justice Repeat Nigerian Scammer Goes To Prison Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADEDAYO Adedayo Ilori was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil to 25 years in prison for his participation in a sophisticated identity theft and COVID-19 loan fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Even while on bail for federal Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-10-26T09:32:57-04:00October 26th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, SCARS Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice|Tags: Adedayo Ilori, Fraud, Fraudster, Nigerian Scammer, Prison|

Criminal Cryptocurrency Boss Jailed For 11,196 Years In Turkey For Fraud

Criminal Cryptocurrency Boss Jailed For 11,196 Years In Turkey For Fraud By SCARS Editorial Team, portions BBC Criminal Boss of Failed Crypto Exchange Gets 11,000-Year Sentence The Outcome The Thodex cryptocurrency boss is Faruk Fatih Özer. He was sentenced to 11,196 years in prison by a Turkish court on charges of “establishing, managing and being a member of an organization,” “qualified fraud,” and “laundering of property values.” Özer founded Thodex cryptocurrency exchange in 2017 and it quickly became one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Turkey. In April 2021, Thodex abruptly Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-09-08T17:27:10-04:00September 8th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, 2023|Tags: Criminal, Crypto Exchange, Cryptocurrency, Faruk Fatih Özer, Fraud, Thodex|

96 Year Old Romance Scam Victim

96 Year Old Romance Scam Victim By SCARS Editorial Team, portions U.S. Department of Justice Indiana Woman Admits to Victimizing 96-Year-Old Rhode Island Widower Through an Online Romance Scam An Indiana woman today (September 6, 2023) admitted to a federal Judge in Rhode Island that she perpetrated an online romance scam that defrauded a 96-year-old Coventry widower of nearly $80,000, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Read More …

SCARS Editorial Team2023-09-07T22:05:18-04:00September 7th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, 2023|

UK Threat From Organised Crime

UK Threat From Organised Crime By Graeme Biggar CBE, Director General, National Crime Agency, United Kingdom Providing A Picture Of The Threat To The UK From Serious And Organised Crime What is Serious and Organised Crime? Serious and organised crime (SOC) is defined in the 2018 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy as individuals planning, coordinating and committing serious offences, whether individually, in groups and/or as part of transnational networks. The main categories of serious offences covered by the term are: child sexual abuse; modern slavery and human trafficking; organised immigration crime; Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-28T08:08:40-04:00July 28th, 2023|Categories: • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • ARTICLES & REPORTS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: National Crime Agency, NCA, Organised Crime, United Kingdom|

67 Year Old Money Mule Convicted

67 Year Old Money Mule Convicted By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. 67 Year Old Money Mule Faces 20 Years In Prison Clay County, Florida Woman – Money Mule – Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charge In Online Romance Scheme THIS COULD BE A LIFE SENTENCE FOR HER! Read More …

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-26T16:38:43-04:00July 26th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • SCAM/FRAUD VICTIMS, • VICTIMS & VICTIMOLOGY, 2023|Tags: Convicted, Criminal Charges, Money Mule, Prosecuted, Scam Victim|

55 Scammers Arrested – Nigerians Execute A Major Raid

55 Scammers Arrested – Nigerians Execute A Major Raid By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions EFCC 55 Scammers Arrested In Massive Raids In Nigeria The Scammers Arrested Include Ex-Convict Scammers Returning To Crime According to the EFCC, they executed a major raid with 55 scammers arrested, Seized 7 Cars, 79 Phones: Read More …

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-19T21:01:22-04:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: EFCC, Nigeria, Scammers Arrested|

27 Food Fraudsters Arrested In Lithuania And Italy

27 Food Fraudsters Arrested In Lithuania And Italy By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions EUROPOL Fraudsters Relabelled Millions Of Expired Food Products And Reintroduced Them To The Supply Chain, Risking Health And Safety Of European Consumers A two-part investigation across several EU Member States has unveiled a criminal/fraudster network that operates by reintroducing expired food into the supply chain. In total, law enforcement officials have arrested 27 fraudsters/criminals responsible for this relatively new criminal practice that jeopardizes the health and safety of European consumers. Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-14T21:42:29-04:00July 14th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: Dangerous Food Scam, Europol, Food Fraudsters, Fraudsters, Fraudsters Arrested|

Is The Nigerian EFCC Serious Again?

Is The Nigerian EFCC Serious Again? By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions EFCC After Nearly A 3 Week Hiatus, The Nigerian EFCC Is Back Arresting Scammers! After the abrupt removal of the Nigerian EFCC Chairman and the appointment of his replacement, the EFCC’s enforcement took a nose dive! Many are questioning the Nigerian government’s commitment to eradicating online criminals/cybercriminals from Nigeria. And the hiatus of the last 3 weeks is not speaking well of their efforts. Read More …

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-14T20:57:55-04:00July 14th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • ARTICLES & REPORTS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: Arrested Scammers, EFCC, Law Enforcement, Nigerian|

Major Ivory Coast Scammer Kingpin of OPERA1er Group Arrested

Major Ivory Coast Scammer Kingpin of OPERA1er Group Arrested By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions from Interpol Ivory Coast’s DITT Arrests A Senior “OPERA1er” Group Kingpin Linked To Cybercrime Around The World An alleged senior member (kingpin) of the cybercriminal group “OPERA1er” linked to attacks on financial institutions across Africa, Latin America and Asia, has been arrested in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. To achieve this arrest, Côte d’Ivoire’s Directorate of Informatics and Technological Traces (DITT) worked with INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) Singapore, AFRIPOL, Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-07T21:40:54-04:00July 7th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: AFRIPOL, Côte d'Ivoire, Directorate of Computer Science and Technological Traces, DITT, Group-IB, Interpol, Ivory Coast, OPERA1er, Scammer Kingpin|

Stalking Law Gutted By The U.S. Supreme Court

Stalking Law Gutted By The U.S. Supreme Court By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Stalking Is Free Speech? Supreme Court guts protections for cyberstalking victims! Critics say the 7-2 decision will protect those stalking who are merely delusional about the consequences of their actions. Stalking law was gutted by the Supreme Court when it ruled on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023, that in order to find someone guilty of making a “true threat” courts must first determine that the person recklessly disregarded the fact that their words Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-04T13:30:30-04:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • VICTIM ADVOCACY, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023|Tags: Cyberstalking, First Amendment, Free Speech, Stalkers, Stalking, Supreme Court|

Canadian Man Convicted in Multimillion-Dollar Psychic Mass-Mailing Fraud Scheme

Canadian Man Convicted in Multimillion-Dollar Psychic Mass-Mailing Fraud Scheme By U.S. Department of Justice A Federal Jury in the Eastern District of New York convicted a Canadian man today for perpetrating a decades-long mass-mailing Psychic fraud scheme that stole more than $175 million from victims in the United States. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Patrice Runner, 57, a Canadian and French citizen, operated a mass-mailing Psychic fraud scheme from 1994 through November 2014. As part of the scheme, Runner sent Psychic letters to millions of U.S. consumers, Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-06-25T21:37:38-04:00June 25th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: Department of Justice, Fake Psychics, Mass-mailing Fraud, Psychic Fraud, Psychic Scams, U.S. Court|

Nigerian National Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison for International Scheme That Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims

Nigerian National Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison for International Scheme That Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims By United States Department of Justice A Nigerian national, who was previously extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom, was sentenced to 82 months in prison on June 21, 2023, for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme. According to court documents, Emmanuel Samuel, 39, a Nigerian, was part of a group of fraudsters that sent personalized letters to elderly victims in the United States, falsely claiming that the sender was a Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-06-25T21:38:42-04:00June 25th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: Nigerian Convicted, Nigerian Scammer, Sentenced to Prison, U.S. Court|

Dear Police Officers: Write An Email

Dear Police Officers: Write An Email Make The Extra Effort For Your Transnational Scam/Fraud Victims By Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Attention Police Officers & Leadership Concerned With Fraud As a local police officer, you probably never considered this, but YOU CAN send a local victim’s complaint to police agencies in other countries on behalf of your local victims! Read More …

SCARS Editorial Team2023-06-25T21:43:23-04:00June 23rd, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY, ♣ FEATURED ARTICLES, 2023|Tags: Fraud, Investigators, Law Enforcement, Local Police, Police Officers, Scam Victims, Scams, Transnational Crime|

FTC Victim Predators

Attn: Federal Trade Commission

There is a WAR going on against scam victims!

A war where for-profit companies are exploiting and deceiving the victims of scams and financial fraud!

WE ASK THE FTC TO STOP EXPLOITATION OF SCAM VICTIMS NOW!

This war is being led by predatory for-profit companies that want more of these desperate and panicked crime victims\' money or to lead them away from legitimate support!

These companies claim they can get the victim\'s money back or that they will investigate the crime and have the criminals arrested - neither they can do. The victim usually receives a document or two and nothing more for the thousands of dollars they pay in advance for these services. Services that within the United States these companies must be licensed as private investigators to even provide any crime investigations or money recovery services, yet almost all of these companies lack state licenses.

There are cryptocurrency tracing companies that use automated tools to generate a paper report and charging scam victims thousands of dollars in advance for this service! These victims are desperate for help and looking for answers, and instead of sending them to real victims\' assistance providers they are pulling them in and costing them more of the precious little money they have left! What the scammers do is bad enough, but these real companies are exploiting victims one more time!

We call on the Federal Trade Commission to begin exploring this exploitation of crime victims - specifically scam or financial fraud victims by private investigating, money recovery, and other for-profit companies service companies!

We believe that this falls under the Commission\'s authority to regulate deceptive trade practices.

This is despicable and deceptive trade practice that should be banned in the United States without proper state licensing and full and complete disclosure about what they can and cannot do. We also believe the companies and their principals operating without proper legal licenses now should be banned from these activities permanently.

Please do what YOU can to bring this to the attention of the FTC Chair and staff!

Thank you!

Vianey Goes and Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., Directors,
Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
A crime victims\' assistance & crime prevention nonprofit supporting scam victims worldwide for free!
contact@againstscams.org

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