Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Report: Scott Perry at center of Justice Department ‘crisis’ over election: Congressman Scott Perry introduced former President Donald Trump to a sympathetic Justice Department attorney, and the trio discussed a plan to cast doubt on the 2020 election results, according to a …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Maria Bartiromo to Guest Host This Week’s ‘Fox News Primetime’ (Exclusive): Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo will guest host the network’s new 7 p.m. show, “Fox News Primetime,” this week beginning on Monday, a network spokesperson told TheWrap. After a schedule reshuffling that …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Trump asked Justice Department to go to Supreme Court to overturn election: WSJ: Trump considered replacing the acting attorney general with an official willing to pursue unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and he pushed the Justice Department to ask the Supreme Court to inv …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Arizona GOP narrowly reelects Chairwoman Kelli Ward, a Trump loyalist who spread false election fraud claims: The closely watched result offers an early, state-level indication that Trump retains sway over the activist GOP base, though it is more tenuous.: “Fraud” – BingNews
2 former lawmakers running again as mayors in Mississippi: Two former Mississippi lawmakers are seeking reelection as mayors, while leaders of some other cities will not be back on the ballot this year.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Salt-N-Pepa’s Spinderella slams group for cutting her out of biopic and claims ex-bandmates ‘disempowered’ her: SALT-N-PEPA star DJ Spinderella has hit out at her ex-bandmates for working to “disempower” her with a biopic that saw her “wrongful” exclusion. Spinderella, real name …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraudster jailed for Stolen Bank Card Plot worth £460k: A fraudster from Rochdale has been jailed for running a scheme involving stolen bank cards. The scam was worth around £460,000.: “Fraud” – BingNews
‘I forgot income details’ – trial told: Olive McIntosh-Stedman – the county councillor on trial for benefit fraud – told a jury she “simply forgot” to give all the details of …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Covid scams targetting residents during pandemic: Here’s a round-up of some of the latest pandemic scams you may need to watch out for… With people out of work due to the disruption of Covid-19 and a surge in demand for delivery services, job …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘The over 70s are to receive their vaccine date’: The first minister says “we are on track” with vaccinating over 80s, and the over 70s are to start receiving their appointments on Monday. FM: ‘Over 70s are to receive their vaccine date’ Video, 00:01 …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: The Friendly Foe – Mind boggling as it seems, normal everyday people have known to carry out this type of scam, just because there was a loophole that was available for them to exploit. In this type of scam individuals carry out online transactions through their credit or debit cards and then once they receive their goods or are done using a service they report it as an unauthorized transaction that they did not carry out, resulting in charge-backs to the business that provided the service or goods.