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Sep 11, 2024 · 9 of the Biggest Financial Fraud Cases in Recent History. The tools and techniques may have changed, but financial fraud is as pervasive as ever. By Brian O'Connell. |. Reviewed by Rachel...
30 of the biggest scams in modern history. In 1849, police in New York City arrested a man named William Thompson. Charismatic and "a man of genteel appearance," according to a New York Herald report from the time, Thompson approached strangers, engaged them in conversation, and won their confidence, which he then used to convince them to part ...
Dec 22, 2022 · While that’s nearly $300 million in 2022 dollars, modern scams have dwarfed that figure. In the gallery, we take a look at 10 of the most infamous frauds of the last 25 years, ranked by the ...
Aug 7, 2024 · We’ve mapped the frequency of the biggest online scams over the past eight years to show how things have changed, as well as revealing some expert tips on how to protect yourself from online scammers.
Canada reports that investment scams were one of the fastest growing types of online fraud, from 501 reports and 16.5 million lost in 2020 to 3,442 reports and 164 million in 2021. The United...
Jan 25, 2023 · B illionaire Gautam Adani has slipped from being the world’s third richest man to the seventh, after an activist investment firm released a report Tuesday accusing his company, Adani Group,...
Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished. 23 November 2019. BBC. Ruja Ignatova called herself the Cryptoqueen. She told people she had invented a cryptocurrency to rival...
