In one of the most staggering Hong Kong phone cons in recent memory, a 90-year-old woman was swindled over five months.
Tag: Impostors (Criminal)
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.
Paris Court Convicts 6 in $50 Million Fake-Identity Scheme
The group used a silicone mask to impersonate a French defense minister in video calls, asking wealthy individuals and groups to pay millions for fake government operations.
Defense Minister Was on the Line, Asking for Millions to Aid France. Or Was He?
Seven men are on trial in Paris for a scam that netted over $50 million by impersonating France’s former defense minister and asking wealthy personalities to pay for fake, top-secret operations.
Facebook Connected Her to a Tattooed Soldier in Iraq. Or So She Thought.
Renee Holland sent her Facebook friend thousands of dollars. She became entwined in a global fraud that the social network and the United States military appear helpless to stop.