Category: Scams
Important security tech tips to follow when traveling this holiday season
Example: Disable location services (including those on your social media accounts and in your camera settings) that tell people where you are
Another government office in Florida crippled by ransomware cyber attack
Most, but not all police operations have been shut down due to the cyber-attack. The sheriff said his office would not be paying any ransom to have operations restored.
Can you identify the two women that drugged and robbed gambling tourist at Hollywood Casino?
The women drugged the man at the casino, took him back to his hotel room and cleaned him out after he passed out
Adult film website owners charged with sex trafficking by force
The owners and website employees convinced victims they would remain anonymous and their videos would not be posted online. In reality, the entire purpose was to post the videos on the Internet.
Arizona State Official charged in human smuggling, baby adoption scheme
The Maricopa Co. Assessor would pay pregnant women from the Marshall Islands $10K to deliver their babies in the U.S. and then charge U.S. families $40K to adopt the babies, with their health care paid for by State Medicare Services
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam pleads guilty to defrauding contributors to a youth basketball team
$87,215 that Gilliam told contributors was going toward school supplies and a basketball team for underprivileged kids instead lined his own pockets
Two women arrested in nation-wide $900,000 IRS fraud scam
Unsuspecting victims threatened with arrests if they didn’t send Target Gift Cards to the scammers
Latest defendant arrested and charged in UCLA college admissions scandal
Canadian citizen Xiaoning Sui was arrested in Spain as government seeks extradition of the 52nd defendant in this case
Troopers help prevent Maryland woman from being scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars
Maryland State Police Recover Victim’s $17,500 While Investigating Computer Scam In Cecil County
Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright resigns after pleading guilty to bribery, conspiracy and extortion
Law enforcement had been working an undercover investigation into Courtright’s nefarious activities for several years
