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7 stories taggedinvestment fraud.
Dutch police dismantle €100m-a-month investment scam run out of 20 call centres
A 46-year-old suspected hacker allegedly built the tech backbone of a fraud operation that duped tens of thousands of savers worldwide.
Three Australians Plead Guilty to Helping Overseas Scammers Strip Victims of Life Savings
The trio acted as local foot soldiers for foreign criminals running fake investment schemes that robbed Australians of millions of dollars.
Interpol Arrests 58 in Operation Jackal IV, Targeting West African Fraud Networks
A 22-country sweep disrupted the money-laundering infrastructure and online scam operations behind some of the world's most prolific fraud gangs, with preliminary results pointing to a strategic shift toward dismantling criminal support systems rather than counting arrests.
Australia's Corporate Watchdog Warns Deepfake Scams Stole $7.4 Million, With the Prime Minister as the Most-Used Face
ASIC says criminals are using AI-generated fake videos of Anthony Albanese and other public figures to trick Australians into bogus investment schemes, with losses topping $7.4 million.
Malaysia's Ghost-City Scam Factories: How Criminals Turned a Failed Mega-Development Into a Fraud Hub
Police arrested 335 people running fake investment and romance scams out of empty apartments in Forest City, a $100 billion Malaysian development that was meant to house 700,000 people but never came close.
New York Duo Charged With Laundering $43 Million From 'Pig Butchering' Investment Scams
Federal prosecutors say Zhuoying Chen and Haojie Zhang ran a shell-company money mule network that moved victim funds from Queens and Brooklyn bank accounts to China.
Fake Guardian Articles Are Tricking People Into Scam Investment Sites
Criminals are building convincing copies of trusted news websites, complete with fake celebrity stories, to push victims toward fraudulent trading platforms.