Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
‘Scambaiting’: why the vigilantes fighting online fraudsters may do more harm than good: The scambaiting community aims to disrupt online scammers – but some of their activity is ethically troubling.: “Fraud” – BingNews
EFCC arrests two for ‘N768.5 million fraud’: Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Konne Israel Barieeba and Osuji Miracle Obieze, for obtaining money by …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Tech Watch: Managing the information: Mortgage fraud rose by 675% in 2020, from £9.7m to £75m, according to the KPMG Fraud Barometer. And that is just the amount that has reached the courts — the actual number is likely to be far higher.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Religious woman groomed by scammer has £1,900 bank payment returned – The Crusader: Scared, humiliated and having to sell the car she relied on to cover almost £2,000 of debt, an older lone woman was groomed by a scammer ruthlessly exploiting her religious beliefs and trust. Martha …: “Fraud” – BingNews
How can brokers avoid being blacklisted by lenders?: Since the outbreak of coronavirus more than a-year-ago, there has been a noticeable rise in the cases of mortgage fraud being identified by lenders. There are a number of reasons for this, which could …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Man Scares Off Spam Callers by Impersonating CIA Recording: Scam callers are the bane of most people’s lives. But a man has come up with a genius way of scaring them off. Watch below: While most of us would simply hang up on them, one recipient, totally fed up …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Pashinyan wins snap Armenian election as rival claims fraud: ACTING Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party won the country’s snap parliamentary elections with a clear majority on Sunday and has started the process of forming a government …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Amber list holidays without quarantine ‘from August’ for double jabbed Brits – with kids exempt: There is hope for amber list holidays from August, according to reports on Monday. British holidaymakers could be allowed to skip quarantine for amber list nations from the eighth month of the year.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Senior army officer jailed for school fees fraud: A lieutenant colonel has become one of the most senior British Army officers to be jailed after fraudulently claiming more than £44,000 in allowances to send his children to a top boarding school.Adam …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Shares linked to Gautam Adani recover after recent sell-off: Shares in companies linked to Indian tycoon Gautam Adani rebounded on Monday, halting a freefall that had. All six Adani companies recovered, with Adani Green, Adani Power and Adani Transmission …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Don’t deposit a check and wire money back. By law, banks must make funds from deposited checks available within days, but uncovering a fake check can take weeks. If a check you deposit turns out to be a fake, you’re responsible for repaying the bank.