Hundreds of thousands of dollars on broken hearts: how fraudsters ruin lonely Americans

Despite the fact that Valentine's Day is once a year, scammers who make hundreds of thousands of dollars from broken hearts are constantly looking for their victims. Scammers made $ 143 million in online love scams last year - more than any other type of scam ...

In Miami, fraudsters forged immigration documents to obtain a driver's license

Investigators have arrested more than 20 people in a fraudulent scheme that falsified immigration documents to obtain a real Florida driver's license. Valois Nunez Artelis, 47, has been charged with developing the scheme. He will appear in federal court later this month. Prosecutors ...

5 types of fraud prevalent in the US before Christmas

Christmas traditions take many forms: greeting cards, light displays, Secret Santas, adorable "ugly" sweaters. Much uglier is the annual tradition of cheating during the most beloved holidays of the year. We will tell you how not to lose money in the five most common pre-holiday fraud schemes.…

How to protect yourself from fraudsters when participating in the Green Card Lottery

From October 3 to November 6, the Consular Bureau of the US Department of State is running a green card lottery: the winners, selected at random, will receive a US residence permit in 2020. Understanding the process will help you stop fraudsters from making money for you. How to participate ...

The organization will pay $ 38 fine for selling ID cards to 'protect' from deportation

An immigrant rights organization must pay a $ 38 fine for selling cards offering protection against deportation for undocumented immigrants, an administrative judge said Monday. Nonprofit A New Beginning for Immigrants Rights ...

A group of fraudsters from the countries of the former Soviet Union are held in New York prison and are not released on bail.

Detained at the end of July in the United States, the Russians, who are suspected of committing a major fraud in the amount of 4,5 million dollars, partially admitted their guilt. They were not allowed to be released on bail pending trial, but free lawyers were provided. Russian citizens who were detained in the United States ...

The orphan posed as a Russian prince and became a multi-millionaire

An orphan named Christophe Rocancourt has managed to become a multimillionaire by pretending to be someone else. He claimed to be Rockefeller, the son of Sophia Loren, a Russian prince and ex-world boxing champion. The swindler bathed in fame and fortune, making friends with celebrities and novels with models. ...

'Robin Hoods' of the XXI century: how Ukrainian hackers stole $ 1 billion and annoyed Trump

How Ukrainian hackers stole a billion dollars and annoyed Trump. “Strana” was looking into what is known about the members of the most successful hacker group in history, what caused its leaders to get burned, and why even after the arrests were made, the “Robin Hood” case of the 21st century lives on. At the beginning of August…

How an American pensioner cheated a lottery and became a millionaire

A long, but incredibly interesting story about an American pensioner who discovered a loophole in the lottery of Michigan, and then Massachusetts, which allowed him to win $ 9 million over 27 years. All that turned out to be necessary for this was free time and ...

"Congratulations, you won": how pop-up windows infect the iPhone and Android

IPhone and Android users have been targeted by fraudulent pop-up ads claiming they have won a prize. A new wave of pop-up "greetings" promises prizes such as free Amazon gift cards, iPhones or cash in exchange for a click on a message or giving ...

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