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2 weeks ago'Fraudsters stole 2,400 from my Revolut account while I was asleep - but they still told me I must have authorised it myself'
Small-business owner Johnny Carroll only got refund after a year of pleading and the company eventually said it had been a 'malware incident'
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fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 month agoOakland man accused of serving as courier in Bay Area cash scam
A man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of serving as a courier in a cash scam that targeted Windsor residents, authorities said. Investigators said scammers posed as federal officials and told victims their bank accounts had been compromised, instructing them to withdraw cash that would then be collected by a courier. Detectives with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office organized a sting operation and arrested 56-year-old Zhengning Chen, of Oakland, when he arrived to pick up money from one of the victims, officials said.
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1 month agoEx-Bank of Ireland employee who stole 200k before trying to set branch on fire should have been jailed, State argues
A former Bank of Ireland employee stole nearly €200,000, attempted to set the branch on fire, and the DPP argues a fully suspended sentence was inappropriate.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 month agoI Got a Fraud Alert Text From My Bank, Then a Phone Call. I Can't Forgive Myself for What Happened Next.
Even financially responsible people can fall for convincing bank-impersonation scams; banks may initially miss fraud, recovery can take months, and victims should avoid self-blame.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months agoSouth Bay woman sentenced in pandemic relief funds fraud case
SANTA CLARA - A South Bay woman was sentenced Wednesday to 1½ years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $2.8 million in pandemic relief funds, prosecutors said. Cassie Will-Darnall, 53, of Santa Clara, previously pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud stemming from a pair of Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loans she secured, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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fromNewsday
2 months agoFederal judge issues arrest warrant for defendant charged with stealing millions from missing couple from Old Brookville
A federal judge issued an arrest warrant for Yinye 'Roy' Wang after he skipped his federal court appearance accused of stealing more than $2.8 million.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months agoTD Bank joins Anti-Scam Coalition, but tells customer she's responsible for $10,000 lost in phone scam | CBC News
"Awareness campaigns are important, but they only go so far," said Jessica Fraser of Timmins, Ont., who lost $10,000 in a TD bank scam in June. TD Bank, which is listed as a "champion" on the coalition's campaign website, refused her request for a refund. "They're supposed to be the gatekeepers of my money and I trusted them to safeguard me," she said. "Instead, I'm left carrying the burden."
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2 months agoEx-California letter carrier who stole more than $10 million in checks gets 5 years
A former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 8, to five and a half years in federal prison for stealing over $10 million in checks from the mail, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Rashad Deon Stolden, a 34-year-old Huntington Beach man, worked in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles. From 2020 to 2024, he stole mail with high-value checks and debit cards from the California Employment Development Department, the agency that handles unemployment and disability benefits, according to the DOJ.
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