Virtual kidnapping is a form of extortion in which scammers use fear, urgency, and emotional manipulation to trick people into sending money for a loved one who may not be in any danger. GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville Police Department…
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity for their roles in North Korean IT worker schemes that defraud U.S. businesses and generate revenue for the country's weapons programs, the department said on Wednesday. Today, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…
An elderly New York woman has lost about $310,000 to a caller who pretended to work for her bank’s fraud department. The NYPD says it is looking for Luis Irahera, 34, in connection with the grand larceny on Staten Island, reports SILive.
The construction of tourism facilities, housing, and infrastructure has surged in parts of Nepal and India's Uttarakhand. A group called the Department of Peace released information on more than 41,000 DHS staff. Violet Hay was located at a residence, where a…
Officers responded to Otis Street in East Jackson after a wi… A Jackson man faces charges after police say he forced his w… Police are warning the public about a mail scam following reports of suspicious letters across West Tennessee.
Police have launched a new search for a man accused of taking part in a Chase Bank impersonation scam that cost a grocery store worker $73,000. Breider Iriarte Campomar failed to show up for court after a Cook County judge released…
LAUDERHILL, Fla. — A South Florida police officer accused of using a deceased man’s identity and acquiring his home without legal authority resigned from his position on the force. According to a news release from the City of Lauderhill, Brian Louis…
A Brooklyn woman is out $35,000 after what police say started as a phone call about an iPad purchase and ended with two strangers walking away with $35,000 in cash. The NYPD is now searching for the two men accused of pulling…
Oct 28, 2026, 07:57 ET General consumer scam victims report thoughts of suicide at more than triple the rate of traditional identity theft victims (80.5% vs. 24.5%). Download the ITRC 2026 Consumer Impact Report "This report is a powerful reminder that identity theft and scams can…
A Jamaican has pleaded guilty in a $6 million money laundering conspiracy that in one case ran from the Caribbean through Japan and culminated in Dutchess County. Oshane Mullings, also known as “Ghost” and as “Zola,” pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…
Identity theft: stolen identities and personal data used to open accounts, take over bank accounts and file false claims.
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