Do you prefer your true crime to be a little less…murder-y? Do you love a story about someone who cons people like it’s their job (because it is)? Are you fascinated by the intricacies of pulling off the perfect scam? Maybe your obsession with scamming began with fraudsters who ended…
A Queensland woman has been financially and emotionally “destroyed” after being scammed out of more than $400,000 by a man she met on a dating website. Jennifer* first contacted John through the website about two years ago. See Jennifer’s story in the video above Looking for a new job or…
Are you an armchair detective? From bizarre love scams to high-speed car chases to risky prison breaks and more, the Very Local original series “Crimes, Cons & Capers” explores some of the wildest, headline-grabbing crimes and far-fetched escapades from across the country. In each episode, legal and criminal justice experts…
Are you an armchair detective? From bizarre love scams to high-speed car chases to risky prison breaks and more, the Very Local original series “Crimes, Cons & Capers” explores some of the wildest, headline-grabbing crimes and far-fetched escapades from across the country. In each episode, legal and criminal justice experts…
Are you an armchair detective? From bizarre love scams to high-speed car chases to risky prison breaks and more, the Very Local original series “Crimes, Cons & Capers” explores some of the wildest, headline-grabbing crimes and far-fetched escapades from across the country. In each episode, legal and criminal justice experts…
SINGAPORE — A woman who was recruited by a Malaysia-based Nigerian love scammer fell in love with the criminal and had a daughter with him. Persuaded by him and “blinded by love”, she acted as his money mule and laundered more than S$356,000 in criminal proceeds for him. Singaporean Suhaili Suparjo, 32, was…
{p}Officials with the Cambria County AAA says members of international gangs overseas make fake profiles on dating websites or Facebook targeting vulnerable, lonely, older women.{/p} CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Imagine going on a dating website looking for love, but ending up falling for a scammer. The “master of disguise”…
A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle that began in Hermon ended with spike strips and a foot chase in Bangor. How Did This Incident Begin? The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office reports multiple calls were made to law enforcement just before 1:00 Sunday afternoon about a man who was allegedly…
FARMINGTON — State police are warning residents of a computer scam. Police said when logging on to a computer, people see a message telling them to contact Microsoft due to a virus. People calling a phone number speak with a person claiming to be with Microsoft’s security office, telling them…
“Pig butchering” operations run out of Asia but target victims globally, with scammers promising love and wealth to get their victims to invest their fortunes. The scam often starts simply with an unsolicited text message. Reported U.S. losses from investment scams totaled over $3.3 billion last year, according to the…
