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Pensioner Gang' Convicted of $7 million Fake Bank Note Scam

Posted by digitalfever 1074 days ago, popular 1074 days ago (http://www.money.co.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: counterfeiting crime gang scam uk
Eight members of a gang, consisting largely of pensioners, have been convicted of one of Britain's biggest counterfeit bank note scams. read more »
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Internet Thieves Run a $265 Million Industry

Posted by bpinsker 1046 days ago, popular 1045 days ago (http://www.walletpop.com)
Category: Business | Tags: crime fraud identity theft
For the first time since they started keeping stats, Internet auction fraud wasn't the top item on the list. read more »
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Drag Queen Robbers Steal $100 Million in Diamonds

Posted by lovemorgul 1161 days ago, popular 1160 days ago (http://www.money.co.uk)
Category: Stocks | Tags: bank crime diam heist money robbery
Jewels worth £70million were taken from the Parisian branch of infamous jewelers Harry Winston during an armed raid. read more »
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Scam Busters: False Profits of the Aporkalypse

Posted by daltronator 1016 days ago, popular 1016 days ago (http://mainstreet.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: crime goog scams swine flu
As swine flu mania sweeps the country this week, email scammers are using the nation’s fears as a new means for electronic exploitation. read more »
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Losses from Internet crime more than doubled in 2009

Posted by amabaie 697 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: crime fraud internet
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that the total dollar loss from all cases referred to its Internet Crime Complaint center was $559.7 mill[...] read more »
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A Look At Ponzi Schemes In Canada

Posted by CanadianFinance 841 days ago (http://canadianfinanceblog.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: crime fraud investing money
With the current condition of the economy, there have been a couple ponzi schemes that have unraveled, leaving investors wondering what happened to t[...] read more »
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Next in the Financial Crisis: Possible Criminal Charges

Posted by sunnyspeaks 1204 days ago (http://www.cnbc.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: crime crisis economy finance market
Investors and taxpayers angry about the government bailout of seemingly mismanaged financial firms can probably count on a wave of criminal indictmen[...] read more »
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Feds, states announce major action against scams with 'hundreds of thousands' of victims

Posted by AmyVernon 954 days ago (http://www.walletpop.com)
Category: Business | Tags: crime scams
Targeting scams that prey on people vulnerable because of the down economy, federal and state officials announced a laundry list of legal actions inc[...] read more »
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Conman Hypnotizes Jeweler and Steals $160,000 of Diamond Jewelry

Posted by divinedonna 1028 days ago (http://www.money.co.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: crime news weird thief
Posing as the owner of an upmarket hotel, a conman has managed to steal £110,000 worth of diamond jewellery from a store in Mumbai by hypnotising a j[...] read more »
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Market News Live: Video: Madoff 'may not' stay behind bars

Posted by MediaMan 1062 days ago (http://marketnewslive.blogspot.com)
Category: Business | Tags: crime fraud investors madoff ponzi
Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to swindling billions and could get up to 150 years in prison. But a former assistant U.S. Attorney says he foresees a [...] read more »
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5 Worst Cases Of Lottery Disasters

Posted by mrmunchies 1074 days ago (http://www.cosmoloan.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: buisness crime lottery money
Biggie had it right when he said “Mo’ money mo’ problems”. Finding yourself up to your eyeballs in cold hard cash may seem like the answer to all you[...] read more »
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Market News Live: Video: Craigslist CEO warns crooks who use site

Posted by MediaMan 1022 days ago (http://marketnewslive.blogspot.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: advertising craigslist crime web
The chief executive of Craigslist has a message for people who try to use the popular Internet advertising site to commit crimes: You're going to ge[...] read more »
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10 Scams that Everyone Should be Aware Of

Posted by divinedonna 1093 days ago (http://www.money.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: crime economy fraud internet scam
Keep your wits about you because, whilst a recession is bad news for most of us, it is all just more ammunition for the ID fraudsters and money scammers. read more »
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Market News Live: Video: Bernard Madoff gets maximum 150 years in prison

Posted by MediaMan 956 days ago (http://marketnewslive.blogspot.com)
Category: Videos | Tags: crime fraud madoff
Convicted Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud that the judge called so "extraordinarily evil[...] read more »
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Market News Live: Video - Lawyers: Madoff plea could occur next week

Posted by MediaMan 1070 days ago (http://marketnewslive.blogspot.com)
Category: Business | Tags: crime fraud madoff ponzi scheme
Bernard Madoff has taken steps that suggest he could plead guilty as early as next week to charges that he carried out one of the biggest financial f[...] read more »
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