A CON artist posing as actor Colin Firth has scammed three sisters out of thousands of pounds. The trickster is said to resemble the Pride and Prejudice star on video calls and mimicked his posh accent. 2A con artist posed as actor Colin Firth and scammed three sisters out of thousands of poundsCredit: Getty The…
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VANCOUVER — Police say criminal charges have been filed against a former Burnaby resident who was allegedly involved in international telephone scams, including some in which the callers purported to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. Haoran Xue has been charged with nine counts of fraud-related offences, according to a news release issued by the…
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As business consultant Peter Drucker once said, “You cannot predict the future, but you can create it.” Many businesses strive to create the future, but few understand what it takes to get teams to create new and innovative ideas in a repeatable manner.Over the last 25 years of my career, I’ve found that organizations big…
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Home » Business » Suspects behind $54M AI-based digital currency scam in Japan arrested Four people who allegedly scammed $54 million have been arrested by police in central Japan. Authorities said the suspects recruited investors by promising very high returns, claiming to be relying on artificial intelligence to optimize profits. According to reports in Japan,…
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KUALA LUMPUR: The public is reminded to be careful of fraudulent support calls, text messages or e-mails, as well as fake recruitment advertisements, claiming to be from Pos Malaysia. Pos Malaysia, in a statement today, said these scams were widespread and also faced by other postal services worldwide, with the aim to illegally acquire information…
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BARRIE, ONT. — Police say scammers are trying to take advantage of those impacted by the Barrie, Ont. tornado by going door-to-door posing as hydro employees seeking payment to inspect homes. Alectra Inc. says the scam involves notices on doors asking residents for cash to check their homes. “This is not Alectra. Residents are advised…
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U.S. offers bounty for cybercrooks, Facebook cuts links to spy group and beware of this LinkedIn scam.Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday July 16th, I’m Howard Solomon, contributing writer on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com.Washington has warned other governments not to allow cybercriminals to operate in their territories. Now it’s offering millions of dollars to people…
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SRINAGAR: The CBI on Friday conducted searches at the residence of nine former bureaucrats, including the residence of former IAS officer Mehboob Iqbal, in Srinagar and Jammu in connection with a case pertaining to a real estate scam. The agency raided the premises of two then divisional commissioners of Kashmir (including Iqbal); then deputy commissioner,…
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Please try another search Economy15 hours ago (Jul 15, 2021 05:42AM ET) By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial watchdog said on Thursday it will become more assertive to get onto the front foot in weeding out bad firms and tackling “an epidemic” of online scams. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has come under heavy…
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Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time.More infoA woman who allowed £12,000 of cash stolen from an…
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