Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My Aunt Minnie is 72 and has fallen in love with a scammer. She understands very little about technology. She joined a Facebook group for fans of a certain performer and met “Jack,”…
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-03-20 Sumsub’s research shows that one in every 100 users of a digital platform or service globally fell prey to a fraud ring, necessitating the need for more comprehensive fraud prevention solutions. SINGAPORE, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Sumsub, a leading global full-cycle verification platform,…
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“Why do you want to marry a Nigerian?”, a visa officer at a European embassy in Nigeria asked Helen while her partner was interviewed in a nearby room. “I’m asking this more as a father than an officer,” the man added. “Because I love him,” Helen answered. Marriages with non-European…
15 February 2024 Image source, MARISCAL/EPA Image caption, The man suspected of all four killings originally handed himself in last month after the three siblings’ bodies were found A 42-year-old man facing trial for the murder of three elderly siblings in Spain is now alleged to have killed his cellmate…
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police on Friday announced the outcome of a yearslong, multinational investigation into feuding Balkan criminal gangs behind multiple killings across Europe. The probe, assisted by police agencies Interpol and Europol, has led to the arrests of 10 suspects. Police officers in Greece, Serbia and Spain…
The European Producers Club, which represents top independent film and TV drama producers across continental Europe, has joined a rallying cry launched by Italy’s indie producers over the imminent prospect that the Italian government will lower local investment obligations for streamers. Just as the Italian parliament is set to revise…
By Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai 20 February 2023 Image source, Ruchelle Barrie Image caption, Ruchelle Barrie is trying to learn more about her family’s past Ruchelle Barrie remembers feeling out of place in school. Her name was frequently spelt and pronounced incorrectly and her fluent English made her stick…
New tests by Oxford University scientists have confirmed what many of us have long feared – cash is dirty, disgusting and riddled with bacteria. The research found that European bank notes on average contain over 26,000 bacteria. Things are much better with newer, fresher notes and coins, with just…
Every evening, about 150 people enter a building in Kyiv to work in a call centre. Their only job: to steal the life savings of Canadians through a variety of investment scams, according to a whistleblower who used to work in the industry. The building on Tarasa Shevchenko Boulevard is just…
