Ransomware – Ukraine Gets Serious About Combatting Homegrown Cybercrime 2023

Ukraine Gets Serious About Combatting Homegrown Cybercrime Authors: •  SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., and •  EUROPOL Dismantlement Of Ransomware Group In Ukraine Amidst Ongoing War – An International Collaboration Success The Ukraine ransomware gang is behind high-profile attacks that created losses of hundreds of millions of euros In an unprecedented effort, law enforcement and judicial authorities from seven countries have joined forces with Europol and Eurojust to dismantle and apprehend in Ukraine the key figures behind significant ransomware operations wreaking havoc across the world. The Read More ...

2023-11-28T03:49:28-05:00November 28th, 2023|Categories: • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, Europol, SCARS Editorial Team|Tags: , , , , , , |
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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 ...

2023-11-24T18:22:48-05:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • VIDEOS, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023, SCARS Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice|Tags: , , , , |
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Crypto Seizure Breaking News: Major Romance & Pig Butchering Scam Organization Disrupted 2023

Crypto Seizure Breaking News: Major Romance & Pig Butchering Scam Organization Disrupted Author: •  U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Department of Justice Cyber Scam Organization Disrupted Through Seizure Of Nearly $9M In Crypto Government Seizes Crypto For The Victims The Justice Department announced today the seizure of nearly $9 million worth of Tether, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar. These seized funds were traced to cryptocurrency addresses [wallets] allegedly associated with an organization that exploited over 70 victims through romance scams and cryptocurrency confidence scams, which are widely known as “pig Read More ...

2023-11-22T04:23:47-05:00November 22nd, 2023|Categories: • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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Euro Phishing Gang Shut Down Europol & Partners – 2023

Euro Phishing Gang Shut Down By Europol & Partners Author: •  EUROPOL Europol And Eurojust Support Czech And Ukrainian Police In Taking Down Multi-Million Euro Voice Phishing Gang The Czech and Ukrainian police have disrupted, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, a prolific phishing gang believed to have defrauded victims across Europe of tens of millions of euros. In Czechia alone, the damage caused by this criminal group is estimated at over EUR 8 million (CZK 195 000 000). Read More …

2023-11-16T22:58:02-05:00November 16th, 2023|Categories: • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, Europol|Tags: , , , , , , |
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China Arrests 706 Chinese Scammers Involved In Phone & Internet Scams From Myanmar

China Arrests 706 Chinese Scammers Involved In Phone & Internet Scams From Myanmar Author: •  SCARS Editorial Team - Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Chinese Coordinated Efforts Across Various Fronts Have Resulted In A Significant Decrease In Reported Cases of Chinese Scammers In Northern Myanmar* *Reported cases is not necessarily a reduction in actual numbers of Chinese Scammers operating in Myanmar and elsewhere in Southeast Asia According to Vice-Minister of Public Security Wang Zhizhong, reported cases of telecom and online fraud have dropped by 24 percent since August, Read More ...

2023-11-06T00:53:47-05:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, SCARS Editorial Team|Tags: , , , |
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Chinese Arrest 417 Phone Scammers In The Philippines

Chinese Arrest 417 Phone Scammers In The Philippines By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Chinese & Philippines Police Arrest 417 Phone Scammers In The Philippines – Shipping 36 Back To China Part of a Phone Scam Shut Down Campaign that Arrested more than 31,000 criminals The Chinese Public Security Ministry escorted of 36 suspects who committed cross-border telecommunication network fraud from the Philippines to China, 417 suspects of telecommunication network fraud arrested by the Chinese police and the Philippine police through police law enforcement cooperation Read More ...

2023-11-05T14:23:58-05:00November 5th, 2023|Categories: • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, SCARS Editorial Team|Tags: , , , , , |
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Cryptocurrencies – Europol Takes A Major Step Forward

Europol Takes A Major Step Forward By Europol Criminal Misuse Of Cryptocurrencies – Shaping An International Response A Europol co-organized hybrid international conference on the Criminal Misuse Of Cryptocurrencies attended by 1,300 participants has concluded that tackling the criminal use of cryptocurrencies is a race against time. Law enforcement agencies that collaborate in joint task teams and proactively collaborate with the private sector are getting ahead of the criminals. In contrast, countries that do not take the risks seriously are in danger of becoming a haven for crypto-enabled scams, money laundering, and Read More ...

2023-10-28T01:25:09-04:00October 28th, 2023|Categories: • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • NEWS, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023, Europol|Tags: , , , |
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Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Taken Down 2023

Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Taken Down By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions by EUROPOL Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Taken Down By Major International Police Operation Against Cybercriminals Law enforcement and judicial authorities from eleven countries delivered a major blow to one of the most dangerous ransomware operations of recent years. What is Ragnar Locker Ransomware Ragnar Locker Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim’s files and demands a ransom payment in order to decrypt them. The ransomware is Read More ...

2023-10-20T14:21:57-04:00October 20th, 2023|Categories: • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, Europol, SCARS Editorial Team|Tags: , , , |
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Scam Slavery Comes To Peru – 43 Malaysians Freed From Scam Center

Scam Slavery Comes To Peru – 43 Malaysians Freed From Scam Center By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., Portions by Associated Press Peru Has Become A Hub For Scam Slavery In Recent Years, With Criminals Using Increasingly Sophisticated Methods To Lure Victims Into Their Traps 44 Asian migrants (43 Malaysians) were held captive as scam slaves by the Taiwanese criminal organization Red Dragon, who were used to extort money from victims abroad via telephone calls from Lima, This type of scammers in Read More ...

2023-10-12T00:14:28-04:00October 12th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, SCARS Editorial Team|Tags: , , , , |
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China Cracks Down On Scammers – Chinese & Myanmar Police Arrests 1207 Scammers In Myanmar

China Cracks Down On Scammers Part 3 – Chinese & Myanmar Police Arrests 1207 Scammers In Myanmar By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. China Public Security Strengthen Cooperation In Police Law Enforcement Along The Southwest Border With Myanmar (Burma) – This Time Capture 1207 Suspects Police in China and Myanmar detain an additional 1207 in a cyber scam crackdown in a joint operation that brings down 11 criminal call center bases in northern Myanmar in one of the biggest stings of cybercrime gangs in this Read More ...

2023-10-02T08:14:32-04:00October 2nd, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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China Cracks Down On Scammers – Chinese & Myanmar Police Arrests 269 Scammers In Myanmar

China Cracks Down On Scammers Part 2 – Chinese & Myanmar Police Arrests 269 Scammers In Myanmar By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. China Public Security Strengthen Cooperation In Police Law Enforcement Along The Southwest Border With Myanmar (Burma) Police in China and Myanmar detain 269 in cyber scam crackdown in a joint operation that brings down 11 criminal call center bases in northern Myanmar in one of the biggest stings of cybercrime gangs in this Southeast Asian country. It is the latest in Beijing’s Read More ...

2023-10-02T08:15:36-04:00October 2nd, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Federal Trade Commission Partners with Latin America To Combat Fraud

Federal Trade Commission Partners with Latin American Countries to Combat Fraud By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., and the Federal Trade Commission The U.S. Federal Trade Commission Enters Into A Multilateral Agreement Enhances Consumer Protection Cooperation With Chile, Colombia, Mexico, And Peru The Federal Trade Commission signed a cooperation agreement with the consumer protection authorities of the four Latin American countries —Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru – to combat fraud both inside and outside the United States. The Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) promotes cooperation across Latin America, including Read More ...

2023-10-04T15:23:48-04:00September 30th, 2023|Categories: ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • NEWS, 2023, Federal Trade Commission, SCARS Editorial Team|Tags: , , , , , , |
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China Cracks Down On Scammers – Chinese & Indonesia Police Arrests 88 Sextortion Scammers In Indonesia

China Cracks Down On Scammers – Chinese & Indonesia Police Arrests 88 Sextortion Scammers In Indonesia By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. The Chinese Police And The Indonesian Police Carry Out International Law Enforcement Cooperation Successfully Arresting 88 Fraud Suspects Engaged In Cross-Border Sextortion Scams To effectively enforce the directives laid out in the Chinese national conference addressing emerging illegal activities within telecommunications networks, specifically focusing on the severe crackdown of cross-border fraud crimes in accordance with both Chinese and international law, the Chinese and Read More ...

2023-09-21T23:49:46-04:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Fraudsters Steal $135 Billion In Fake COVID19 Jobless & Unemployment Claims

Fraudsters Steal $135 Billion In Fake COVID19 Jobless & Unemployment Claims By SCARS Editorial Team, portions Washington Post Fraudsters Stole $135 Billion in Unemployment Benefits During the Pandemic A fraudster’s picnic! The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread economic disruption, leading to millions of Americans filing for unemployment benefits. Unfortunately, this also created an opportunity for fraudsters to steal billions of dollars in government aid. According to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), fraudsters may have stolen as much as $135 billion in federal unemployment aid during the pandemic. This represents Read More ...

2023-09-12T16:04:40-04:00September 12th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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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 ...

2023-09-08T17:27:10-04:00September 8th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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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 …

2023-09-07T22:05:18-04:00September 7th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, 2023|
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Israel Police Bust Major Investment Fraud Organization

Israel Police Bust Major Investment Fraud Organization By SCARS Editorial Team, portions from Jerusalem Post and Finance Magnates Israeli Police Bust Massive Online FX Investment Fraud, Arrest Six Israeli police have arrested six people in connection with a massive online foreign exchange (FX) investment fraud that is estimated to have cost victims millions of dollars. The suspects, who are all Israeli citizens, are accused of running a scam that involved setting up fake websites and social media accounts that purported to offer high-yield FX trading opportunities. They allegedly lured victims into Read More ...

2023-09-07T22:44:25-04:00September 6th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, 2023|Tags: , , , |
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88 Chinese Scammers Arrested In Indonesia

88 Chinese Scammers Arrested In Indonesia By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Indonesian Law Enforcement Arrests 88 Chinese Nationals Working In Call Center Over Online Romance Scams Indonesian police have arrested 88 Chinese nationals on suspicion of running online romance scams. The suspects, who were arrested in a raid on a rented house in Jakarta, are accused of using fake profiles to befriend people on social media and then conning them out of money. The suspects allegedly targeted victims in Indonesia, China, and other countries. Read More ...

2023-08-31T09:59:14-04:00August 31st, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Qakbot Botnet Infrastructure Shattered After An International Operation Led By FBI/Europol Takes It Down

Qakbot Botnet Infrastructure Shattered After An International Operation Led By FBI/Europol By Europol, U.S. Department of Justice and SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Qakbot Malware Victimized 700 000+ Computers, With At Least EUR 54 Million Paid In Ransoms Since 2007 The Qakbot action represents the largest U.S./Europol-led financial and technical disruption of a botnet infrastructure What is Qakbot Malware? Qakbot is a ‘banking trojan’ type of virus or malware that has been around since 2007 Read More …

2023-08-30T07:55:28-04:00August 30th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Indian Scammer Call Center Shut Down 84 Arrested

Indian Scammer Call Center Shut Down 84 Arrested By SCARS Editorial Team, Portions by The420 A Major Bust For Indian Cybercrime Police In Shutting Down A Large Scammer Call Center In Noida India A total of 84 scammers/call center workers were arrested! About Indian Scammer Call Centers Scam call centers in India are a major problem, and they have been for many years. These call centers prey on people all over the world, using a variety of techniques to scam them out of their money. Some of the most common scams Read More ...

2023-08-27T13:30:16-04:00August 27th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Cybercriminal Mole – UK Police Arrest One Of Their Own!

Cybercriminal Mole – UK Police Arrest One Of Their Own! By U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) and SCARS Editorial Team Operation Venetic: Corrupt Police Worker Admits Tipping-Off Criminal Over Secret Nationwide Investigation A corrupt police employee illegally accessed sensitive information and tipped off a criminal friend about a massive, secret investigation into serious and organized crime. SCARS Note: It is estimated that organized crime has infiltrated nearly every police jurisdiction in the UK and throughout Europe! UK Police Officer Arrested Natalie Mottram, 24, from Warrington, was employed by Cheshire Police but Read More ...

2023-08-25T18:11:13-04:00August 25th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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INTERPOL Identified Networks Linked to Financial Losses of More Than USD $40 Million

INTERPOL Arrest Cyber Criminals In $40M Financial Losses By INTERPOL and SCARS Editorial Team 14 Arrests, Thousands of Illicit Cyber Networks Disrupted in Africa Operation Networks identified linked to financial losses of more than USD 40 million INTERPOL and AFRIPOL have coordinated an operation across 25 African countries that enabled investigators to arrest 14 suspected cybercriminals and identify 20,674 suspicious cyber networks, highlighting the surge in digital insecurity and cyber threats in the region. The networks identified were linked to financial losses of more than USD 40 million. Read More ...

2023-08-25T07:20:29-04:00August 25th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Loren Esse of Des Moines – Police Arrest A Money Mule

Loren Esse of Des Moines – Police Arrest A Money Mule By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Loren Esse was Scammed into scamming? Police say a Des Moines, Iowa man was tricked into stealing around $200,000 Loren Esse of Des Moines Became A Money Mule But When Notified By The Police He Refused To Stop! Read More …

2023-08-20T03:11:44-04:00August 20th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Major Offensive Against African Black Axe Criminal Cartel By Irish Garda Police

Major Offensive Against African Black Axe Criminal Cartel By Irish Garda Police By SCARS Editorial Team, portions by: Garda, Irish Times Taking On The African/Nigerian Black Axe Gang! Irish Garda Plays A Key Role In Taking Them On A major Garda Síochána enforcement action was conducted in conjunction with INTERPOL and Law Enforcement Agencies across 21 countries around the world under Operation JACKAL. Closing ranks on West African organized crime: more than EUR 2 million seized in Operation Jackal In the most recent series of actions Gardaí identify almost 1,000 people with Read More ...

2023-08-15T14:29:56-04:00August 15th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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16shop Phishing-As-A-Service Platform Taken Down

16shop Phishing-As-A-Service Platform Taken Down By Interpol & SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizems Against Relationship Scams Inc. Interpol Coordinated Takes Down 16shop Phishing-As-A-Service Platform Used By 70,000 People 16shop Notorious phishing platform shut down, arrests in international police operation In a remarkable triumph over cybercriminal activity, the curtains have fallen on the nefarious phishing-as-a-service platform known as 16shop. This decisive outcome emerged from a comprehensive international effort led by Interpol. Read More …

2023-08-14T12:35:37-04:00August 14th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Cybercriminals Operating Major Ransomware Hosting Service Arrested In Poland

Cybercriminals Operating Major Ransomware Hosting Service Arrested In Poland By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions Department of Justice and Europol Cybercriminals Running ‘Bulletproof’ Webhosting Domain Charged in Connection with Facilitation of ‘NetWalker’ Ransomware U.S. Authorities, along with Europol Announce Court-Authorized Seizure of LolekHosted.net 5 European cybercriminals were also arrested! An indictment was unsealed yesterday in Tampa, Florida, USA charging a Polish national with computer fraud conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and international money laundering in connection with the provision of “bulletproof” web hosting services Read More ...

2023-08-13T06:12:09-04:00August 12th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Interpol Operation Jackal – Arrested Over 100

Interpol Operation Jackal – Arrested Over 100 By Interpol & SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Interpol & Partners Target West African Cybercriminals In Major Raid Seizing Million Of Euros! Interpol closing ranks on West African organized crime: more than EUR 2 million seized in Operation Jackal – tackling the global footprint of Black Axe and similar West Africa-based organized crime groups Read More …

2023-08-08T21:26:52-04:00August 8th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Cryptocurrency Home Invasion Armed Robbery

Cryptocurrency Home Invasion Armed Robbery By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., and third-party sources A Significant New Escalation In The Theft Of Cryptocurrency – Violent Home Invasions Durham, North Carolina Police & The FBI Are Investigating A Terrifying Home Invasion Involving Cryptocurrency Theft A Durham, North Carolina couple endured a harrowing ordeal during a recent home invasion, where they were targeted for their cryptocurrency holdings. According to authorities, two armed men, disguised as construction workers, approached the couple’s Wells Street residence. Once inside, the assailants, Read More ...

2023-08-06T10:19:30-04:00August 6th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , |
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U.S. FCC Imposes Record Penalty Against Transnational Illegal Robocalling Operation

FCC Issues Historic $300 Million Fine Against The Largest Robocalling Scam It Has Ever Investigated By Federal Communications Commission & SCARS Editorial Team U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Imposes Record Penalty Against Transnational Illegal Robocalling Operation Robocalling Scammers Who Placed Five Billion Auto Warranty Robocalls Fined Nearly $300 Million for Robocall and Spoofing Violations The Federal Communications Commission today issued a record-breaking $299,997,000 fine for auto warranty scam robocalling made by the largest illegal robocall operation the agency has ever investigated. An international network of companies violated federal statutes and the Read More ...

2023-08-04T21:10:01-04:00August 4th, 2023|Categories: ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • NEWS, • REGULATORY / LEGAL REVIEW, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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U.S. Cyber Force Moves Forward

U.S. Cyber Force Moves Forward By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions The Record U.S. Senate Opens Path For A Cyber-Focused Military Branch The possibility of a U.S. Cyber Force moved one step closer to reality this last week after the Senate approved its version of a massive defense policy bill. The $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act passed in an 86-11 vote. The Republican-led House narrowly passed its version of the legislation earlier this month, mostly along party lines. The two chambers will now Read More ...

2023-07-29T17:58:27-04:00July 29th, 2023|Categories: • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , |
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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 …

2023-07-26T16:38:43-04:00July 26th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • SCAM/FRAUD VICTIMS, • VICTIMS & VICTIMOLOGY, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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U.S. FedNOW Is Launched

U.S. FedNOW Is Launched By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. U.S. Federal Reserve Launches Long-Awaited FedNOW Instant Payments Service, Modernizing System The United States Federal Reserve announces that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow® Service, is now live The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow® Service, is now live. Banks and credit unions of all sizes can sign up and use this tool to instantly transfer money for their customers, any time of the day, Read More ...

2023-07-23T11:59:30-04:00July 23rd, 2023|Categories: • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , , |
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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 …

2023-07-19T21:01:22-04:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , |
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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 ...

2023-07-14T21:42:29-04:00July 14th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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UK Identifies Meta As Responsible For 61% Of APP Fraud

UK Identifies Meta As Responsible For 61% Of APP Fraud By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. & portions Financial Times UK Finance, A Banking & Finance Lobby Group In The UK, Is Raising Concerns About Meta Meta Is The Company That Owns Social Media Sites Facebook, Facebook Marketplace, Instagram, And Whatsapp, Regarding Its Connection To Digital Payment Scams In Britain According to UK Finance, 61% of reported authorized push payment (money transfer) fraud by volume is linked to Meta’s platforms. The lobby group has written Read More ...

2023-07-13T04:25:24-04:00July 13th, 2023|Categories: ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Facebook Is Using Your Tax Data!

Facebook Is Using Your Tax Data! By AP – Associated Press / reprinted 3 Major Tax Prep Firms Shared ‘Extraordinarily Sensitive’ Data About Taxpayers With Meta, Lawmakers Say Three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook’s parent company Meta over the course of at least two years, a group of congressional Democrats reported on Wednesday. They say some of that data was then used by Meta to create targeted advertising to its own users, other companies, and to train Meta’s algorithms. The Read More ...

2023-07-12T18:40:27-04:00July 12th, 2023|Categories: • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • NEWS, • PRIVACY, • REGULATORY / LEGAL REVIEW, • SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH PLATFORMS, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Family Takes Legal Action Against Banks After Navy Veteran Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme

Family Takes Legal Action Against Banks After Navy Veteran Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions NBC Family Files Lawsuit Against Banks After Veteran Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme The family of a veteran who fell victim to a devastating wire fraud scheme has taken legal action against multiple banks involved. A Navy veteran’s family is pursuing legal action against banks and credit unions in Virginia, claiming they should have taken stronger measures Read More ...

2023-07-11T17:43:55-04:00July 11th, 2023|Categories: • VICTIMS & VICTIMOLOGY, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, • VICTIM ADVOCACY, • VICTIM STORY, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Hong Kong And Mainland Chinese Police In Major Raid

Hong Kong And Mainland Chinese Police In Major Raid By SCARS Editorial Team Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions SCMP Hong Kong, Mainland Chinese Police Arrest 17 Suspects In Connection With 149 Online Fraud Cases, Including Writers Of Scripted Scam Dialogue/Scripts Joint Hong Kong & PRC operation breaks up a major group believed to have carried out online scams, including so-called naked chat blackmail, cheating victims out of HK$68.2 million. Writers of scripted dialogue for scammers among those arrested in Hong Kong Hong Kong and mainland Chinese police have Read More ...

2023-07-08T19:51:03-04:00July 8th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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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 ...

2023-07-07T21:40:54-04:00July 7th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Google Updated Its Privacy Policy To Include AI

Google Will Use Everything You Publish To Feed Their Generative AI By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Google’s New Privacy Policy Opens the Door to Web Scraping Google has updated its privacy policy to allow the company to scrape any publicly available data for use in its artificial intelligence (AI) projects. This means that Google could potentially collect and analyze everything you post online, including your social media posts, blog articles, and even comments on public websites. Read More …

2023-07-06T01:15:47-04:00July 6th, 2023|Categories: • NEW TECHNOLOGY / AI, • NEWS, • PRIVACY, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Social Media Prohibition!

Social Media Prohibition! US Judge Blocks Biden Officials From Contacting Social Media Sites By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. A Major Blow To The Biden Administration’s Attempts To Control Social Media The Attorney Generals for Louisiana and Missouri have filed a lawsuit alleging that the federal government is unlawfully censoring conservative viewpoints in violation of the First Amendment. A federal judge, Terry A. Doughty, has ruled that several Biden administration officials are prohibited from contacting social media companies regarding the moderation of posts protected by Read More ...

2023-07-06T00:29:02-04:00July 5th, 2023|Categories: ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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Reginald Fowler – Ex-NFL Football Team Own Convicted Of $700 Million Scam

Reginald Fowler - Ex-NFL Football Team Own Convicted Of $700 Million Scam By SCARS Editorial Team -  Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions AP Reginald Fowler - Ex-Part Owner Of Minnesota Vikings Gets Over Six Years In Cryptocurrency Scam Scams Come In All Forms! So Do Scammers Such As Reginald Fowler! Reginald Fowler, a former part-owner of the Minnesota Vikings who defrauded a short-lived professional football league known as the Alliance of American Football in a $700 million cryptocurrency scam was sentenced Monday to over six years in prison. Reginald Fowler, 64, of Chandler, Read More ...

2023-06-30T20:35:57-04:00June 30th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , |
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Jerry Moran Senate Campaign Scammed Out Of $690,000

Jerry Moran Senate Campaign Scammed Out Of $690,000 In BEC Scam By SCARS Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions AP Kansas Senator Jerry Moran’s Reelection Campaign Scammed Out Of $690K - A Classic Business Email Compromise Scam Someone scammed U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran’s reelection campaign out of $690,000 by getting the Kansas Republican’s accounting firm to wire the money to fraudulent bank accounts, Jerry Moran’s office said. Jerry Moran’s campaign treasurer, Timothy Gottschalk, notified the Federal Election Commission by email on Dec. 8 of “fraudulent activity by a third-party cyber-criminal.” Read More ...

2023-06-30T20:22:54-04:00June 30th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Europol Arrests 70 Phone Scammers Plus Kingpin

Europol Arrests 70 Scammers Plus Kingpin By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Europol & Police Unplug International Phone Scam Network The Kingpin and over 70 scammer associates were arrested by Europol and police partners; the network used pleas of “fake relatives” to extort victims for over EUR 5 million in damages Read More …

2023-06-30T20:00:29-04:00June 30th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • NEWS, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: , , , |
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2,700 Scam Slaves Rescued In The Philippines [VIDEO]

2,700 Scam Slaves Rescued In The Philippines [VIDEO] By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. 2,700 People (Scam Slaves) Tricked Into Working For Cybercrime Syndicates Rescued In the Philippines Philippine police backed by commandos staged a massive raid this week and said they rescued more than 2,700 scam slaves – workers from China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and more than a dozen other countries who were allegedly swindled into working for fraudulent online gaming sites and other cybercrime groups. Read More Read More ...

2023-06-30T20:02:45-04:00June 29th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • NEWS, • VIDEOS, 2023|Tags: , , , |
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EncroChat Dismantling Led To Over 6,500 Arrests

EncroChat Dismantling Led To Over 6,500 Arrests By Europol & SCARS Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Dismantling EncroChat Encrypted Criminal Communications Network Leads To Over 6,500 Arrests And Close To Eur 900 Million Seized European Judiciary and law enforcement present the first overview of the results of EncroChat investigations! The dismantling of the encrypted communications tool EncroChat, widely used by organized crime groups (OCGs), has so far led to 6 558 arrests worldwide. 197 of those arrested were High-Value Targets. This result is detailed in the Read More ...

2023-06-28T11:35:59-04:00June 28th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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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 ...

2023-07-04T13:30:30-04:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • VICTIM ADVOCACY, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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Pedophile Extortion Scam

Pedophile Extortion Scam By West Africans By French & Belgium Police, and SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Extortion Scam: West African Scammers Accuse Men Of Being Sexual Predators – Some Took Their Own Life! Police in France and Belgium say they have arrested 19 members of gangs involved in this extortion scam who sent people fake court summonses that accused them of viewing images of children being sexually abused. People who received the extortion messages were threatened with prosecution and tricked into paying thousands of Read More ...

2023-06-27T20:39:22-04:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, • NEWS, • SCAM/FRAUD VICTIMS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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Organized Criminal Network – 43 Members Arrested by Europol

EUROPOL Arrests 43 Members Of An Organized Criminal Network In Italy By EUROPOL 43 Members Of An Italian Organised Criminal Network Arrested The large-scale law enforcement operation clamped down on a poly-criminal network abusing public offices in Calabria and engaged in numerous types of crime, including hacking and cybercrime, fraud, and money laundering. 43 members of the criminal network ‘Ndrangheta were arrested in the early hours of 27 June in a joint operation supported by Europol and Eurojust. Over 1 000 officers from Italian, German and Austrian law enforcement authorities cracked Read More ...

2023-06-27T16:31:54-04:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • NEWS, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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49 Scammer Nigerian Gang Taken Down

49 Scammer Nigerian Gang Taken Down By SCARS Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. 49 Scammers Arrested In Another Major Raid In Nigeria - Another Gang Taken Down The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Arrests 49 Internet Fraud Suspects in Ekiti, Oyo, Nigeria In a typical week, the Nigerian EFCC is taking down 2-3 small-medium-sized gangs a week. Unfortunately, almost never large-scale organizations. Operatives of the Ibadan, Nigeria Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 47 (forty-seven) suspected internet fraudsters, plus Read More ...

2023-06-26T21:11:17-04:00June 26th, 2023|Categories: • POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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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 ...

2023-06-25T21:37:38-04:00June 25th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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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 ...

2023-06-25T21:38:42-04:00June 25th, 2023|Categories: ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , , |
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This Fraudster Is No Dummy

This Fraudster Is No Dummy By SCARS Editorial Team | Source São Paulo Police, Brazil This Fraudster Figured Out How To Defeat The Bank’s Facial Recognition With A Cut Out Dummy! To avoid facial recognition and apply for loans on mobile banking applications, a fraudster “taped photos of his victims’ faces onto a DUMMY,” according to police. Read More …

2023-06-25T21:41:53-04:00June 23rd, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINALS - SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, ♠ CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Putting DNA Companies to the Test – Privacy and Security of Genetic Information

Privacy and security of genetic information: Putting DNA companies to the test By Lesley Fair, Federal Trade Commission – reprint Some secrets are so secret that no one knows about them. Until recently that described the secrets locked within our DNA. But a key to consumer confidence in the burgeoning genetic testing marketplace is the extent to which people can depend on a company’s promise that “Your secret’s safe with us.” Read More …

2023-06-25T21:53:23-04:00June 21st, 2023|Categories: • PRIVACY, • NEWS, • REGULATORY / LEGAL REVIEW, 2023|Tags: , , , , |
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Scammers Impersonate Funeral Home Staff to Prey on Mourning Families.

Scammers impersonate funeral home staff to prey on mourning families. Can it get any lower? By Alvaro Puig, U.S. Federal Trade Commission - reprinted There’s a new funeral home scheme that involves imposters preying on people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. The imposters pretend to be from the funeral home and say that, unless the family pays more money immediately, the funeral will be canceled. Can you imagine anything more despicable? That’s why we want to alert members of the funeral industry about the scam and hope other businesses will warn their employees and Read More ...

2023-06-25T21:54:41-04:00June 21st, 2023|Categories: • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, • NEWS, 2023|Tags: , , , |
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