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A British woman tried to marry her Nigerian fiance, but immigration suspected fraud | #ukscams | #datingscams | #european
“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…
Spain triple murder suspect linked to romance scam held for killing cellmate | #ukscams | #datingscams | #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…
Police in Greece say a Balkan drug feud led to dozens of killings across Europe | #ukscams | #datingscams | #european
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…
New Italian Media Law Sparks Rallying Cry From European Producers | #ukscams | #datingscams | #european
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…
The young Anglo-Indians retracing their European roots | #ukscams | #datingscams | #european
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…
Europe’s dirtiest currency revealed | #ukscams | #datingscams | #european
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…
From Kyiv, with fraud: Why Canada is a main target of investment scammers | #ukscams | #datingscams | #european
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…
Eastern European B-girls in SoBe scam | News | Miami | Miami New Times | #ukscams | #datingscams | #european
Isaac Feldman raises a glass of champagne and sneers at the camera. The Russian émigré, a pudgy 49-year-old with pockmarked skin and thinning brown hair, wears a black suit as he hams through a monologue in a conference room shaded by heavy red curtains. “I do eet for the money,”…
Spain triple murder suspect linked to romance scam held for killing cellmate | #ukscams | #datingscams | #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…