Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Govt rejects calls to tackle online scam adverts in bill: The government has rejected calls from MPs to force internet giants to stop investment fraud facilitated through online advertisements as part of its Online Safety bill …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Six months on from the Capitol riot, a third of GOP candidates push election fraud claims: Six months after the January 6th riot fencing remains up around Capitol, authorities are searching for 300 suspects, and a third of Republican candidates push false claims of election fraud.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Andover man fined for issuing fraudulent MOT certificate: AN ANDOVER man has been fined after making a fraudulent MOT test certificate for his vehicle. Gary James McCabe, of Lingdale Close, in Weyhill Road, pleaded guilty to fraud after issuing an MOT test …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Warning after fraudsters impersonate Police officers to steal cash near Peterborough: Police have issued a warning after a resident near Peterborough was scammed out of cash by fraudsters impersonating Police officers.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Epping Forest residents warned following scam calls: Police are urging Epping Forest residents to be vigilant of scam calls that appear to be coming from numbers similar to their own.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Lukashenko critic sentenced to 14 years in Belarus prison camp: A court in Belarus has sentenced one of President Lukashenko’s most prominent critics to 14 years in a maximum security prison camp on fraud charges that were widely viewed as politically motivated.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Cigarette smugglers jailed for 11 years: Three men who smuggled more than 20 million illegal cigarettes in the country have been jailed for a total of 11-and-a-half years.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Federated Learning and the Future of ML: By sharing ML models and training data, organisations can power-up their ML projects. Now there’s a way to do it without compromising data privacy or security …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Bitcoin Banco Group Leader Arrested for 0M Crypto Fraud: Brazilian authorities arrested Claudio Oliveira, leader of the Bitcoin Banco group. Police arrested the self-proclaimed “Bitcoin King” in connection with a $ 300 million embezzlement scheme. According …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Don’t believe promises of easy money. If someone claims that you can earn money with little or no work, get a loan or credit card even if you have bad credit, or make money on an investment with little or no risk, it’s probably a scam. Oftentimes, offers that seem too good to be true, actually are too good to be true.