Archives for 03/12/2019

7-Year Sentence for SARS Fraudster

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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed the seven-year sentence recently imposed on a KwaZulu-Natal woman convicted of defrauding the revenue collector of approximately R4 million. On Thursday last week, the Durban Regional Court sentenced Saraspathie Vallee (47) after pleading guilty to Value Added Tax fraud and contraventions of the Prevention of Organised Crime […]


Police: Suspect sought after using app to commit bank fraud

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Today’s Fraud News from around the world: Police: Suspect sought after using app to commit bank fraud: CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program wants the public to help solve a bank fraud.: Google Alert – Fraud Musk's Lawyers Say Tweet Complied With SEC Fraud Settlement: Attorneys are telling a federal […]


FTC says taxpayer voice phishing scams are up nearly 20x

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Have you gotten a (fake!) call from a (not!) US Social Security Administration rep? Maybe one in which you’re told that your Social Security number (SSN) has been suspended because of “suspicious” activity, or because it’s been involved in a crime? Sometimes, the real Social Security Administration (SSA) phone number – or a number that’s […]