A man who wanted to buy a children's bicycle for five thousand crowns was cheated and lost nearly 95 thousand crowns after he provided information about his credit card to a fraudster posing as the seller. (translated)
Dokud lidé budou za podvody 50 milionů dostávat jen podmínky a pokuty 500 tisíc, nebude nám lépe. #podvody #spravedlnost #pravda
In Russia, the leaders of three drone manufacturing companies were arrested, including billionaire Valery Kustov, on suspicion of fraud and misuse of state subsidies, with investigations revealing that some companies were selling overpriced Chinese drones to the military. (translated)
The police initiated prosecution against two individuals and two companies for embezzlement and tax evasion in connection with the financing of tennis clubs, as part of an ongoing investigation related to the Czech Tennis Federation, where other prominent figures also face charges, and five people have already been prosecuted for millions in fraud involving sports subsidies. (translated)
Two women were deceived on the same day by fake sons who extorted hundreds of thousands of crowns through the WhatsApp application based on fabricated needs and assurances of quick repayment, with both realizing they had been robbed only after a warning from the bank. (translated)
In Tallinn, a new scam is spreading, where well-known presenter Erkki Sarapuu received suspicious messages about a parking fine of 1.50 euros, which were sent from a Moroccan number and urged payment through a link, while other readers also reported similar messages and warned against responding. (translated)
The founder of the bankrupt China Evergrande Group, Hui Ka Yan, was sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court for misappropriation of funds and other frauds, while the company was also fined 8.82 billion yuan in connection with its massive debts exceeding 300 billion dollars. (translated)
Today marks exactly 80 years since Orwell's Animal Farm was first published. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." For example, when someone has to go to court for subsidy fraud and another secures immunity and impunity from the government with extremists. Does this remind you of something? 🤔 (translated)
In Russia, the directors of Drone Solutions were arrested for fraud, as they resold low-quality Chinese products to the army instead of developing their own drones and enriched themselves with significant government subsidies, with losses estimated by investigators reaching 8.6 billion rubles. (translated)
‼️ Often someone tells me that those investment/"save your account" schemes are mainly targeted at older people or those who don't understand technology. But that's not true. "We have robbed doctors, lawyers, and economists." There are still more bank clients who have fallen for scammers. (translated)
Tohle je šílený. Celkové škody jdou do miliard, řada především důvěřivých důchodců přišla o své životní úspory. Tady 67letý pán přišel o 13 milionů. V jedné "platbě" dokonce předal "kurýrovi" 7 milionů v hotovosti. Myslel si, že investuje s Babišem, ale přišel o 13 mega. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ https://t.co/TC2cpqj0uN #podvody #finančnígramotnost #ochranačtenářů
A special police team KYBER from Pardubice, focusing on internet fraud, arrested four couriers in July who collected hundreds of thousands of crowns from deceived victims, with the total amount reaching 1.5 million crowns, and criminal prosecution was initiated in the case for the legalization of proceeds from crime. (translated)
During the past weekend, people in the Litoměřice area lost almost 2.5 million crowns in connection with investment fraud, as the scammers posed as trustworthy investment advisors and manipulated the victims into making further payments, highlighting the seriousness of this problem despite repeated warnings. (translated)
Jordi Arias, alias Lupin, was sentenced as the biggest cyber scammer in Spain for defrauding more than 700 people out of more than 600,000 euros through fake online stores. (translated)
The Malaysian project Forest City, originally intended as luxury housing, has turned into a place full of fraudsters after the police discovered hundreds of Chinese people employed in a fraudulent center, reflecting a broader problem with internet scams that affect tens of billions of dollars and attract victims from all over the world. (translated)
The article focuses on the phenomenon of marriage scammers, known as romance scams, and describes how these frauds develop and how victims, often women with limited social connections, lose large sums of money under the promise of love, while experts warn against losing caution in online communication. (translated)
Scammers test their victims by getting them to send small amounts to transparent accounts of non-profit organizations, thereby verifying if they are sufficiently manipulated to start investing, thus abusing the good name of these organizations. (translated)
A senior from Olomouc was deceived by an investment fraudster who deprived him of two million crowns after promising him returns on investments and urging him to transfer money to other accounts. (translated)
The Danish Ministry of Education is responding to the growing problem of cheating using artificial intelligence by introducing a requirement for students to orally defend their written work, which is intended to help teachers better assess each student's actual understanding of the topic. (translated)
Ten people have been charged in Ukraine for vishing, where scammers were robbing Czech citizens over the phone, despite their broken Czech, with the total damage potentially reaching hundreds of millions of crowns. (translated)
