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After an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, four men were sentenced for defrauding victims of over £2 million. David Farrah-Tunnicliffe received the longest sentence of seven and a half years for multiple frauds and money laundering, using various aliases and companies. The fraudulent activities included exploiting
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Dodzi Kordorwu, a 37-year-old from the north metro area, pleaded guilty to participating in a romance fraud scheme that netted millions of dollars by primarily targeting elderly victims. Between May 2018 and June 2022, Kordorwu and others lured victims through emails and social media, using false personas to build trust
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The SEC charged Peter L. Coker Sr., Peter L. Coker Jr., and James T. Patten for market manipulation schemes, including inflating the share price of Hometown International, a New Jersey deli. The deli, with less than $40,000 annual revenue, saw its share price rise from $1 to nearly $14,
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Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schoolsRecent studies have shown fraud is an even bigger problem than people realise.The ConversationStacey Wood
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Nottinghamshire woman loses £35,000 to courier fraudstersPolice say the woman, in her 70s, was tricked into handing over bank cards to a courier.BBC News
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A British man, Stephen Burton, has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges in an alleged $99 million wine fraud scheme. He was arrested in Morocco with a fake passport and is charged with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy, to which he has pleaded