LOS ANGELES—A Southern California brother-and-sister team were arrested April 6 on federal charges alleging they orchestrated a $6 million real estate fraud scam in which they listed homes without the owners’ consent and collected money from multiple would-be buyers for each of the not-for-sale homes. Adolfo Schoneke, 43, of Torrance, and Bianca Gonzalez, also known…
Australian Businesses Lose $14 Million to Cyber Scams: ACCC
The ACCC is reporting that Australian businesses have lost more than $14 million as a result of payment redirection scams, with the average losses in 2021 more than five times higher than average losses in the same period last year. The scams, also known as business email compromise scams, impersonate businesses or employees via email…
Arizona Man Sentenced for Scamming Millions From the Elderly
An Arizona man was sentenced to serve 16 years in jail for scamming millions of dollars from the elderly, officials announced in a Monday press release. Kent Maerki, 78, misrepresented two companies he founded while on the radio, including in a presentation of a “wireless spectrum he called ‘Money From Thin Air’” and in other…
Kind Plumber Offers Free Services to Disabled and Elderly After Hearing of Scam Contractors
Sadly, it isn’t unheard of for contract workers to scam unsuspecting clients. When those clients are elderly or on fixed incomes, it’s even more disheartening. Still, there are plenty of kindhearted people out there. One plumber in the UK has garnered public attention for his efforts to set right some of that injustice. After learning…
UK Cybercrime Center Warns Public to Beware Vaccine Scams
The UK’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime has cautioned the public to be alert for fraudsters criminally exploiting the CCP virus crisis by pretending to be signing people up for vaccines. “If you receive an email, text message, or phone call purporting to be from the NHS and you are asked to provide…
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