#scamsandfraud — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #scamsandfraud, aggregated by home.social.
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Crime gangs use bots to lure young men in sextortion scams
By Matthew Ward AgiusCriminal gangs continue to have Australian men and boys in their sights as targets for sexual extortion, with more than $200,000 defrauded from victims in one state.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/crime-gangs-target-young-men-in-sextortion/107079802
#ScamsandFraud #CyberCrime #SexualOffences #YoungPeople #CrimePrevention #MatthewWardAgius
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Judge declares mistrial as sharp-eyed juror discovers evidence error
By Conor ByrneCopies of evidence given to two jurors contained "irregular" redacted material deemed inadmissible in the trial of a Cape York Peninsula traditional owner accused of defrauding his community of mining royalties more than a decade ago.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/mistrial-declared-in-larry-joe-woosup-fraud-case/107072050
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #ScamsandFraud #NativeTitle #ConorByrne
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'Liar loans' leave property market open to criminal exploitation
By Daniel ZifferHundreds of millions of dollars worth of property, largely in Sydney, has been bought by people who have submitted fake incomes statements and other fraudulent documents to support their borrowing.
#Mortgages #ScamsandFraud #RealEstateIndustry #PropertyPrices #Banking #DanielZiffer
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Japan could be experiencing the dark side of the Pokémon obsession
Pokémon cards have spawned into a multi-billion-dollar unregulated industry, which a lawyer fears could be used for money laundering, and its homeland is now considering clamping down.
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Billionaire Andrew Forrest scores win against Meta in scam ads case
By Blake KagiA US Federal Court has ruled against the social media giant in an ongoing legal dispute with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, who is suing Meta over scam ads that feature his likeness without his permission.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/andrew-forrest-meta-scam-ads-case/107025146
#LawCrimeandJustice #MiningandMetalsIndustry #SocialMedia #ScamsandFraud #BlakeKagi
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Europol Raids Disrupt Black Axe Cybercrime Ring in Spain https://hackread.com/europol-black-axe-cybercrime-ring-spain/ #ScamsandFraud #Cybersecurity #RomanceScam #CyberCrime #BlackAxe #Europol #europe #Spain
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$15 Billion Pig Butchering Scam Boss Chen Zhi Extradited to China https://hackread.com/pig-butchering-scam-chen-zhi-extradit-chin/ #ScamsandFraud #Cybersecurity #PigButchering #PrinceGroup #CyberCrime #Cambodia #ChenZhi #China #Fraud #Scam
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Ghanaian Nationals Extradited to US Over $100M, BEC, Romance Scams – Source:hackread.com https://ciso2ciso.com/ghanaian-nationals-extradited-to-us-over-100m-bec-romance-scams-sourcehackread-com/ #1CyberSecurityNewsPost #CyberSecurityNews #cybersecurity #ScamsandFraud #RomanceScam #CyberCrime #Hackread #Fraud #Ghana #BEC