Fraud

Thousands of Publishers Clearing House customers set to get refund over misleading emails, FTC says

Thousands of Publishers Clearing House customers set to get refund over misleading emails, FTC says

Thousands of Publishers Clearing House customers set to get refund over misleading emails, FTC says

freshblognews April 30, 2025

Publishers Clearing House is known for giving money away in sweepstakes and other contests. Now it’s offering...

Iraqi man charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election in New York

Iraqi man charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election in New York

freshblognews April 29, 2025

ALBANY, N.Y. — An Iraqi man living in upstate New York has been charged with illegally voting...

A Detroit nonprofit’s former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

A Detroit nonprofit’s former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

freshblognews April 24, 2025

DETROIT — A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in...

Police rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast

Police rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast

freshblognews April 22, 2025

DAKAR, Senegal — Police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring in Ivory...

UN researchers warn Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world

UN researchers warn Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world

freshblognews April 21, 2025

BANGKOK — Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations...

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

freshblognews April 18, 2025

BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government...

Man upset that girlfriend went on cruise is sent to prison for ship bomb hoax

Man upset that girlfriend went on cruise is sent to prison for ship bomb hoax

freshblognews April 14, 2025

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Michigan man who was upset that he had to watch pets while his...

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

freshblognews February 18, 2025

BANGKOK — Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday...

Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump’s actions on immigration

Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump’s actions on immigration

freshblognews February 18, 2025

In Fresno, California, social media rumors about impending immigration raids at the city’s schools left some parents...

Argentine lawyers charge President Milei with fraud over cryptocurrency promotion

Argentine lawyers charge President Milei with fraud over cryptocurrency promotion

freshblognews February 17, 2025

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Argentine lawyers filed fraud charges against President Javier Milei in criminal court on Sunday...