Con artists and swindlers have long captured headlines in Spain. Now the country has a novel solution: A rehabilitation program aiming to “reinsert” corrupt officials back into society.
Tag: Frauds and Swindling
India’s Black Market Preys on Desperate Covid-19 Victims
As the health care system fails, clandestine markets have emerged for drugs, oxygen, hospital beds and funeral services. Fake goods may be putting lives at risk.
British Fraud Unit Is Investigating Gupta and Greensill
The inquiry will focus a spotlight on a steel magnate and a financier whose business collapse has provoked a scandal in Britain.
90-Year-Old Hong Kong Woman Robbed of $33 Million in Phone Scam
In one of the most staggering Hong Kong phone cons in recent memory, a 90-year-old woman was swindled over five months.
$40,000 Swindle Puts Spotlight on Literary Prize Scams
The organizers of at least five British awards received emails asking them to transfer prize money to a PayPal account. One of them paid out.
Amid Slow Vaccine Deliveries, Desperate E.U. Nations Hunt for More
Countries eager to augment the troubled E.U. buying program are eyeing offers from each other, from Russia and China, and from private brokers, some of whom are fraudsters.
Nepal Seeks to Ban 2 Climbers It Says Faked Everest Summit
The Indian climbers submitted doctored photos appearing to show them atop the world’s tallest peak, Nepal says. Fake claims of Everest climbs have become common.
For Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Executive Held in Canada, an Opulent Detention
The conditions of the Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges, are even more luxurious than previously known.
Boeing Reaches $2.5 Billion 737 Max Settlement with U.S.
The company agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department.
Indian Call-Center Plot Fooled Americans Into Paying Over $14 Million
The scammers told victims that their assets and bank accounts had been linked to drug cartels and would be seized if they didn’t pay up, the authorities in India said.