All news on the topic: Fraud

Women residing in Europe have fallen victim to fraud perpetrated by a former teacher from Saratov, with damages estimated in millions of rubles.

Scammers posing as blockchain security companies target users while framing them for illicit activities.

In comprehensive raids across 52 provinces, Turkish police seized $127 million in assets and detained 423 suspects as part of a cybercrime investigation targeting fraud, identity theft, money laundering, and child exploitation.

Builder.ai, a $1.2 billion AI startup that promised anyone could build apps without writing a single line of code using its assistant “Natasha,” has filed for bankruptcy.

A German court has sentenced two former Volkswagen executives to prison and given suspended sentences to two others for their involvement in the company’s diesel emissions scandal.

HS2 states it "treats all whistleblower allegations seriously" and initiated an investigation earlier this year, while the Department for Transport asserts it will ensure any claims of wrongdoing are "thoroughly investigated".

Arto Autio has been charged with fraud for his alleged involvement in a significant embezzlement scandal in Finland.

Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, spent four years embezzling funds from her employer to finance trips to Mexico, Turkey, and Dubai, along with luxury purchases at stores such as Harrods, Selfridges, and Mercedes Benz.

South Korean police report that Huh Kyung-young exploited followers sexually and embezzled millions to finance political activities using his position as a spiritual leader.

Gurevich, who embezzled millions from the Nomad platform, was apprehended in Israel after attempting to flee the country under a new identity.

A Chinese mine manager, who was convicted last week in a shooting case in Papua New Guinea (PNG), relocated to the Pacific country shortly after completing a prison sentence in China for a series of violent crimes in Ghana, according to legal records.

An investigation by OCCRP and Lithuania’s 15min has prompted authorities to launch a probe into the founders of Bankera, a crypto-finance firm that raised over €100 million in a 2018 initial coin offering (ICO).

The sentencing concludes the federal prosecution phase, but Mashinsky still confronts bankruptcy and associated civil litigation.

The controversial owner of the manipulative Ibox Bank, Alyona Shevtsova, quickly transferred luxury real estate to her mother, Liliya Potonya, just before personal sanctions were imposed by the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.

Bounce Back Loan fraudster convicted following Insolvency Service investigations

The British government is planning to ban the supply and possession of SIM farms, in a bid to reduce mobile phone-enabled fraud.

PGI Global Ponzi scammer Ramil Ventura Palafox, also known as RV Palafox, has been arrested in California.

The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has passed half a million for the first time, figures show.

EPPO targets a criminal network accused of using shell companies and fake invoices to dodge VAT and launder millions through cross-border fuel trade.

The inconsistent handling of seized crypto assets raises concerns about potential misuse as China discusses the introduction of national regulations.

Zhao highlights the growing threat of AI-generated deceptions, warning of impersonation risks amid rising deepfake scams.

Italian prosecutors are carrying out an investigation into numerous officials and executives, including two Tirrenia-Moby employees who were interrogated on Wednesday, as part of a broad corruption case.

Kazakh businessman Shukhrat Ibragimov and his Russian partner Musa Bazhaev have established a method for diverting money from Russia via state-owned Russian banks.

Bohdan Prylepa, owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinsbit, Qmall, and several other platforms, has been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list on suspicion of large-scale fraud and embezzlement of over one billion hryvnias in client funds.