After returning home from a wedding in Mexico, a traveler found a huge charge on his credit card and suspected a gas station attendant was responsible. Wells Fargo didn’t believe him.
Category: Frauds and Swindling
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Help! A Gas Station Charged Me $1,500 and My Bank Won’t Believe It’s Fraud.
After returning home from a wedding in Mexico, a traveler found a huge charge on his credit card and suspected a gas station attendant was responsible. Wells Fargo didn’t believe him.
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Juror in Charity Fraud Case Received Bag With $120,000
A stranger dropped off cash at a juror’s house and offered more if she voted to acquit defendants charged with defrauding federal food programs.
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They Spent Their Life Savings on Life Coaching
Some people who wanted to improve their lives and careers through coaching found themselves trapped in what they described as a pyramid scheme.
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The Best True Crime to Stream: Digital Dating and Coercive Control
Four picks across television, film and podcasting that explore a devastating, yet slippery, type of manipulation.
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The Best True Crime to Stream: ‘Dirty John,’ ‘The Puppet Master’ and More
Four picks across television, film and podcasting that explore a devastating, yet slippery, type of manipulation.
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Who Plotted to Sell Graceland? An Identity Thief Raises His Hand.
A person using an email for the company seeking to foreclose on the former home of Elvis Presley says his ring was behind the threat to sell the beloved landmark.
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Ryan Salame, FTX Executive, Gets Seven and a Half Year Prison Sentence
Ryan Salame, the head of FTX’s subsidiary in the Bahamas, was the first of Sam Bankman-Fried’s deputies to be sentenced since the crypto exchange collapsed in November 2022.
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I.R.S. Failed to Police Puerto Rico Tax Break, Whistle-Blower Says
An insider accused the agency of failing to scrutinize a lucrative tax break in Puerto Rico designed to lure wealthy Americans to the island.
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Sean Kingston Arrested on Fraud and Theft Charges After Raid at His Home
Mr. Kingston, a singer and rapper, best known for his 2007 hit single “Beautiful Girls,” was taken into custody on Thursday. His mother was also arrested.
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Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX Founder, Transferred From Brooklyn Jail
The FTX founder’s final destination wasn’t clear, but Mr. Bankman-Fried has told people close to him that he expected to be moved to a facility in Mendota, Calif.
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Fraud Trial to Begin for Chinese Billionaire Who Allied Himself With America’s Right
Charged with defrauding thousands of investors in the U.S. and overseas of more than $1 billion, Guo Wengui could face decades in prison.