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How is the Dzing payment system connected with Russian structures and the scandalous Ukrainian banker Denys Horbunenko?
Denys Horbunenko, the former chairman of the board of the notorious Rodovid Bank, is linked to the fintech company Dzing, which was recently subject to restrictions by the UK authorities over suspected fraud.
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Namecheap cooperates with Russia and deceives its customers, having Ukrainian management
Namecheap has a reputation for being one of the most competitive domain name registration options. According to Statista, Namecheap is the second-largest registrar in the world, registering approximately 8% of all domain names.
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UK court orders global asset freeze for ‘Cryptoqueen’ and OneCoin associates
ICIJ previously found that OneCoin’s founder Ruja Ignatova and some of her associates had bought properties worth millions in Dubai while promoting the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
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Reuters: OnlyFans’ porn juggernaut fueled by a deception
Many top porn stars on OnlyFans hire ‘chatters’ to impersonate them online and entice subscribers into splurging on explicit content.
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Warning issued: Thomas Signorelli and WS Capital Series Fund LLC involved in scam
Thomas Signorelli has allegedly defrauded multiple sellers and fled town with their money. He reportedly scammed them out of $80,000 and $75,000 in known cases.
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Bosnian-American biofuel fraud case progresses in Belgium
Two Bosnian-Americans accused of being “ringleaders” in a US$3.4-million biofuel fraud case should be released on bail set at 50,000 euro (US$54,245) each, a court in Antwerp ruled on Tuesday.
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India targets traffickers exploiting young people in Southeast Asia
Indian authorities announced Wednesday a crackdown on four suspects involved in a massive human trafficking and cyber fraud case across Laos and other Southeast Asian countries.
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Moyn Islam: Is he involved in fraudulent activities?
Moyn Islam has received multiple allegations of being involved in Ponzi schemes. Is he a scammer? Find out here.
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'Britain's Bill Gates' cleared of fraud after US extradition over £8.6bn sale
The 'Bill Gates of Britain' Mike Lynch was cleared of all US fraud charges this week. He faced up to 20 years in prison if convicted on the charges that related to the inflation of his company's worth
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Fortune teller 'convinced mayor to fund her lavish life with taxpayers' money'
Agde, a coastal town of 30,000 residents in southern France, has been engulfed by a major scandal involving local psychic Sophia Martinez and mayor Gilles d'Ettore
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'I lost my life savings to Tinder swindler who convinced me to invest in crypto'
Natalie Foster, 42, was convinced by a scammer to upload money and 'trade' crypto after matching with him on Tinder. She ended up losing her £6,000 life savings
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'Uncontrollable' Trump is 'impossible' to prepare for hush money testimony
Experts believe Donald Trump's lawyers may be pressuring him not to testify in his hush money trial playing out in Manhattan for fear that he might implicate himself and derail the defence's case
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Trump too 'weak and feeble' for presidency, congressman says
Former President Donald Trump is too "weak and feeble" for the presidency, a congressman said during the hearing for Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday as he detailed Trump's courtroom snoozes
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Top chef who cooked for Paul McCartney defrauded nursing home out of thousands
Jamie Parker-Evans was head chef at Capel Grange Nursing Home in Newport, Wales, when he 'signed for items for the home' but kept them for himself, a court heard
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Gran, 79, scammed out of £250k after her WhatsApp dating 'with Mamma Mia! actor'
Super-bright Elizabeth Ferguson had been a senior university manager before running a successful business - but a man posing as a lovelorn telecoms expert tricked her in just months into handing him her savings
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Nurse who faked GP sick note caught on holiday - after posting snaps on Facebook
Sarah Oakes, 44, forged the doctor’s note to be granted leave, before she faked a reference from her employer to get a second job and was caught posting holiday snaps to Facebook
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Dad's odd reaction after being jailed for faking DNA test to avoid child support
William Boswarva, from Vauxhall, Liverpool, sent another man to complete the test after the baby's mother fell pregnant following a one-night stand and was jailed this week
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Woman 'pretends to go to ATM before dodging £151 bill' in new dine and dash row
Footage sent to The Mirror by The Yard, a pizzeria in Cowbridge, south Wales, shows the woman "do a runner" after allegedly asking staff where the nearest cashpoint was
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Schools warning as person 'posing as doctor' offers injections to 'cure autism'
The Metropolitan Police told The Mirror it is investigating the identity of the person offering the bogus autism cure which stated children would receive an injection to the brain
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Half of potential jurors in Trump hush money trial dismissed for presumed bias
Over half of the potential jurors summoned to the Manhattan courtroom on Monday, where former President Donald Trump will face 34 felony charges in his hush money trial, were dismissed for admitting potential bias in the case
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Donald Trump 'appears to sleep' during hush money trial with 'head dropping'
On the first day of the historic hush money trial, the first of four felony indictments Donald Trump faces, the former president appeared to sleep in the courtroom as his lawyer urgently passed notes to him
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'I took a phone call from unknown number - then lost £700,000 to Mexican cartel'
James ended up losing hundreds of thousands of dollars after falling for a complex timeshare scam that began with just one phone call and has been linked to a notorious Mexican cartel
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Trump could have to disclose collateral used to secure £140m fraud bond
State Attorney General Letitia James’ office filed papers giving Donald Trump’s lawyers or the bond underwriter 10 days to “justify” the bond — essentially, to show that the company can make good on it
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Convicted murderer fails polygraph as part of plea agreement for host of crimes
Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh failed a polygraph test which was carried out as part of his plea agreement - which now violates the deal which required his truthfulness
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'Incredibly kind' £61m EuroMillions winning couple being used in elaborate scam
Crooks set up Facebook pages posing as Richard and Debbie Nuttall, who scooped £61million. They offer to help the needy but their real aim is to pressure people into handing over bank and ID details.