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fromTheregister
4 days ago

Elusive MI6 wannabe must repay 125k to romance scam victim

Acklom convinced Carolyn Woods in 2012 that he was both a Swiss investment banker and an MI6 agent, and had celebrity friends with whom he regularly spoke. In reality, the man was not an international banker, nor was he in espionage, and his fabled friendships with British celebrities such as Chris Evans were allegedly also fabricated. He also did not have a string of properties in need of renovation. He left Woods penniless.
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fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

Inside the house of crime boss 'Fat' Andy Connors sold today by Cab for six figures

Criminal Assets Bureau sold 'Fat' Andy Connors' Villa for €420,000; three Connors properties fetched €911,000 at auction.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Serious Fraud Office arrests two men over suspected 20m crypto fraud

The Serious Fraud Office arrested two men while investigating a suspected £20m Basis Markets cryptocurrency fraud and is seeking information on missing investor funds.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

The World's Biggest Overseas Tax Havens

Tax havens offer low or zero tax rates and are typically legal, but using them to evade domestic tax laws creates legal and recovery difficulties.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

UK police to upgrade illicit asset recovery system | Computer Weekly

A new cloud-based Asset Recovery IT (ARIT) system will replace JARD to improve tracking, management, international and cryptocurrency recovery of criminal assets for UK policing.
Digital life
fromAlleywatch
5 months ago

Circuit Raises $4.5M to Solve Crypto's $500B Asset Recovery Problem with Keyless Technology

Circuit provides a recovery solution for digital assets independent of private keys, addressing significant security challenges in the industry.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

NCA freezes 90m of London property linked to former Bangladesh regime

The UK has frozen £90m of luxury properties linked to associates of Bangladesh's deposed ruler amidst asset tracing efforts.
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