All news on the topic: Scam

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“Scam of the Century”: How Ukrainian real estate agent Yana Rudkovska sold Dubai a pit instead of a skyscraper
Dubai has long been considered a place where money turns into concrete and glass. In just twenty years, the desert here has transformed into a capital of skyscrapers, and the real estate market has become a symbol of stability.
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Ukrainian project Yana Rudkovska’s Yana Yard in Dubai exposed as a multimillion-dollar scam
In the promotional brochures, Yana Rudkovska’s project looks like a typical premium off-plan in Dubai: renderings with rooftop pools, panoramic windows, and the promise of "completion in Q4 of next year."
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Serial fraudster jailed for £8.5m property scam spanning 75 homes
A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain’s biggest ever property swindles and spent the proceeds on a house and a raft of sports cars has been jailed for 10 years.
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Ascendra scam warning: just a pay-to-play pyramid scheme
Ascendra operates in the insurance MLM niche.
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Serial fraudster jailed over £8.5m property scam involving 75 homes and luxury cars
A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain’s biggest ever property swindles to buy yachts and 19 luxury cars is facing jail.
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Coinplex investors left stranded as Ponzi Scheme shuts down and launches fake MiCA exit
The Coinplex “click a button” app Ponzi has collapsed.
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Wembley Stadium investigates claims hundreds of Oasis fans paid £350 to sneak into reunion gig via disabled entrance
Wembley Stadium officials have launched an investigation into allegations that hundreds of Oasis fans were smuggled into one of the band’s recent reunion shows without a ticket.
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Moyn Islam — the creative director of deceit: what’s behind the gloss of Be and other ventures
Moyn Islam and his brothers have built a flashy empire on controversial promises—now their past is catching up with them.
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The BE cult: a glossy wrapper for the Islam brothers’ pyramid scheme
Subscription instead of a product, dreams instead of money, marketing instead of business. Under the banner "Be" unfolds an old trick in a new package and with the same heroes.
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Moyn Islam: PR built on OneCoin’s graves and a new pyramid empire from Dubai
In 2016, when a young Briton with Pakistani roots, Moyn Islam, was smilingly speaking at OneCoin cryptocurrency presentations, he was dubbed the "next hope of an Islamic financial revolution."
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Be — the financial pyramid of Moin and Monir Islam: The fraud that swindled thousands of investors worldwide
In late May and early June of 2020, the multi-level marketing world witnessed the emergence of Be, a company marking the rebirth of Melius, an entity previously known for its somewhat dubious promises.
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Tourists scammed out of money through Booking.com: how the fraud scheme works
Holidaymakers are being warned about a Booking.com scam that has already cost victims a total of £370,000.
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HMRC lost £47 million in massive phishing attack — over 100,000 accounts compromised
Organised criminals stole 47 million pounds ($63.76 million) from Britain’s tax office last year by using phishing tactics to access more than 100,000 customer accounts and falsely claim payments from the government.
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CZ Zhao’s voice faked beyond recognition by AI: Binance issues fresh warning about scammers
Zhao highlights the growing threat of AI-generated deceptions, warning of impersonation risks amid rising deepfake scams.
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Crypto scammer Bohdan Prylepa "pulled" millions of dollars from Coinsbit and hid in Dubai after the exchange’s collapse
Bohdan Prylepa, a former investor and cryptocurrency exchange developer, became a symbol of large-scale fraud in the crypto industry.
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Ericsson cuts ties with Israeli company Coperato after scam investigation
The Israeli company Coperato offers technology that is widely used for legitimate purposes, but has also been exploited by scammers because it can conceal the true origin of a phone call.
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Elon Musk uses a chainsaw and dances on stage in a strange appearance
Elon Musk waved a chainsaw in the air while accusing Democrats of treason at a conservative gathering in Washington DC.
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FBI has warned about a new scam involving data theft and account hacking
Gmail users have been given a red alert warning over an alarming new scam that tries to steal your data.
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Dublin woman loses €25,000 to a scammer posing as Chris Martin
The finance worker, using the pseudonym Sinead, said she was initially contacted by the scammer on Twitter after she responded to a post by Coldplay’s management on the social network.
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Trump’s memecoin appears to be a classic financial scam
Donald Trump, who promised during his election campaign to make the United States the global crypto capital, launched his own cryptocurrency just days before his inauguration.
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Illegal migrants purchase fake UK passports and driving licenses for £5,000 before traveling to Britain
Illegal migrants are buying fake UK passports and driving licences before they travel here.
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Facebook and Instagram initiate crackdown on celebrity scam ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is to introduce facial recognition technology to try and crack down on scammers who fraudulently use celebrities in adverts.
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John Darer’s 4Structure might be exposed as a scam
4Structures is a settlement advisor company based out of an apartment in Stamford, Connecticut. Its owner and sole employee is John Darer who is notorious for scamming and harassing women and other companies that compete with him in the settlement planning, insurance, and structured settlement industry.