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Authorities say an Australian woman who fell in love online was duped out of nearly $50,000 by a Nigerian man who said he was her "Mr. Right."
A federal judge has sentenced a suburban Detroit man described as one of the world's most prolific senders of spam e-mail to more than four years in prison for his role in a 2005 stock fraud scheme that netted him $2.7 million.
Three South Carolina men have been found guilty of bilking thousands of investors out of more than $80 million.
The president of a Florida consulting firm convicted in a massive fax blast scam blinked back tears Friday as he was sentenced to 68 months in prison for his role in defrauding thousands of small business owners across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Three South Carolina men accused of bilking people out of more than $80 million lied about how they would invest their money, so it doesn't matter if investors knew it was risky, prosecutors said Thursday.
A foreign currencies trader who cheated investors in more than 20 states to support a lavish lifestyle and buy presents for a girlfriend has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
A New Jersey-based financial adviser has admitted operating a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $9 million.
A federal grand jury in West Virginia has linked five more people to an international scam that allegedly tricked government agencies in several states into paying at least $3.3 million to bogus companies with names that sounded like legitimate firms.
Three South Carolina men accused of bilking investors out of millions made anyone with ties to law enforcement or attorneys leave their seminars, and threatened investors with $1 million in fines if they told anyone about the massive returns they were making, a former bookkeeper testified Tuesday.
A former college staffer convicted of ripping off the school raised money to repay it by roping far-flung investors into funding a fictitious online fitness magazine, prosecutors said.
Federal authorities said twin sisters from the Detroit area sold their children's Social Security numbers to people who claimed the kids as dependents on their tax returns. Karhonda and Kashaunda Prophet were charged Thursday with assisting the preparation of false returns over a two-year period.
A former telemarketing company official admitted Friday that he scammed small businesses out of millions of dollars by duping them into paying for Internet services without their consent.
A former executive of a Northern California investment firm has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding about 150 investors, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Sgt. Jason Hawk and his bride met for the first time when he picked her up at a bus stop near his Army base a day before their wedding. Prosecutors say the speedy romance was echoed by a fast honeymoon: Ayna Ivanova returned to New York soon after.
A convicted bigamist posing as a veteran immigration lawyer scammed thousands of dollars from Guyanese immigrants and gave them advice so bad they now face deportation, prosecutors said Thursday.
An Ohio sheriff's deputy who committed suicide last week pretended for years that he had cancer while scamming his family and colleagues out of thousands of dollars in charitable donations to pay for phony medical bills, authorities said Wednesday.
Federal regulators are suing a Detroit-area man who is accused of soliciting millions for the leader of a $250 million financial scam.
The former administrator of a Manhattan cosmetic surgery clinic where a man died while undergoing liposuction pleaded guilty to fraud charges Friday, a decade after authorities uncovered a fraud they said cost insurance companies more than $900,000.
A Missouri woman was tricked into wiring about $4,000 to someone in England after receiving faked messages from a friend on Facebook asking for help, police said Wednesday.
Police say they have arrested former University of Kentucky basketball star Edward Davender in a scam to sell fraudulent season tickets for the upcoming season.
The Securities and Exchange Commission says a San Diego man accused of securities fraud used millions of dollars from investors to buy luxury properties and cars.
The Securities and Exchange Commission says a San Diego man who raised $70 million from 300 investors was running a scam.
A Florida woman was duped into changing diapers and providing care for a man she met through Craigslist who feigned disabilities. Turns out the man who hired Janet Schulte to look after an adult brother with diminished mental capacity was the same guy she bottle-fed and treated like a child for 3 months.
Travelers to Thailand have braved a variety of hazards in recent years but foreign governments are now warning about a new and different one: duty-free shopping at the airport.
A 24-year-old woman who allegedly ran a cancer donation scam that netted her thousands of dollars and gifts from celebrities has been found dead of an apparent suicide.
Life After Overdraft Fees: 'Advances' At 120% Interest! Consumer groups that have been fighting the costly "courtesy overdraft protection" fear that banks have hit on a replacement that might be even worse – a crop of products with names like "Direct Deposit Advance" that are being pushed by lenders such as U.S.
ACORN Dumped Sensitive Documents as Probe Began, Private Investigator Says - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.comI cannot believe these SCAM ADS continue to show up on legitimate News Sites such as FOX NEWS, MSNBC, CNN, etc. This one, pasted from a Fox News site, actually claims that a FOX NEWS Reporter tested the product and lost weight, no strings attached. No strings attached, my ass.
You Know Those "A Mom's Secret To Whitening Teeth" Ads You Saw On Newsvine? Google Banned Those Guys; Says They're ScammersAt last, someone has taken a stand against the tooth whitener ad menace. It's no tiny or obscure ad network: it's Google.
Beware 12 Scams of Christmas - Online schemes take advantage of the holiday spiritFake friend requests: If these come by email, steer clear. Best to friend someone directly on Facebook or whatever service you're using. Christmas carols: Or at least, searching for them.
Police warn about pregnant con artistLt. Mike Hennessy said the woman, who appears to be about eight months pregnant, has been knocking on doors and telling residents that her car has broken down and that she needs to use a telephone to call for help.
FTC: BlueHippo pocketed $15 million, only shipped one PCHow sleazy could any company be with an adorable blue hippo for a mascot? Baltimore-based BlueHippo provides the answer: really, really sleazy.
Balloon Boy Parents Plead GuiltyWow! that was quick. Seems like just yesterday the dad was calling everyone in the media "pathetic."
Canoe fraudsters to pay £600,000The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin has offered to return more than half a million pounds of money the couple obtained fraudulently.
Veterans warn of donation scamsHAVERHILL, Mass. -- Authorities are investigating a cruel scam in which criminals are preying on U.S. veterans. In light of the recent tragedy at Fort Hood and with Veterans Day just one day away, many people are eager to donate to the armed services.
Are you getting scammed by Facebook Games?Facebook games — Mafia Wars, FarmVille, Restaurant City — have become surprisingly effective at diverting time wasters among the social-networking crowd. More than 63 million people alone play FarmVille.
'3 Hebrew Boys' Fraud Trial to StartJury selection is scheduled to start today in the federal case of three Columbia-area men accused of running the $82 million "3 Hebrew Boys" investment scheme.
VIDEO: Swine Flu Government Data ScamEmployees are being told they have to receive the Swine Flu vaccine or lose their jobs. Schools are giving children the vaccine against their parents wishes.
Have you ever wondered if any of those online dating services actually work? Do shy people with busy lives really find the perfect match utilizing a complex (or not), scientifically tested (or not), proprietary (or not) technology which charges comparatively high monthly premium …
The spirited feud that not even the psychics saw comingBefore all the talk of embezzlement and bikies taking over, and before the allegations of vandalism, abuse and computer hacking, the Enmore Spiritualist Church was just your average suburban home where people performed seances and channelled the dead.
Public Sees A Tilted Playing FieldWhen Peter Hart Associates asked registered voters recently who they felt was benefiting from the government's economic policies, the resounding answer was that the hundreds of billions poured into the economy have done far more to help those at the top of the economic food chain …
Nonprofits launch loan modification scam education campaignA partnership of local, state and national government agencies, nonprofit organizations and financial institutions launched a new national public education. for more...
Long-term care insurance program gains in Houseouse health care legislation expected within days is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and disabled people stay out of nursing homes, senior Democrats say. The voluntary program would begin to close a gap in the social safety net overlooke …
The Death of Baby EinsteinThe New York Times reported Thursday that Disney is offering a refund to buyers of its ubiquitous "Baby Einstein" videos, which did not, as promised, turn babies into wunderkinds.
Man staged nearly 100 car crashes in cash scamA Briton who cost the insurance industry some 1.6 million pounds by staging almost 100 car crashes as part of a scam to win fraudulent payouts, was jailed for 4-1/2 years on Wednesday.
Feds Use Facebook to Catch FugitiveSEATTLE - By the time Federal Investigators went looking for Maxi Sopo, he was gone. The 26-year-old Cameroonian-native is linked to a bank fraud scheme where investigators say he befriended people on Seattle's nightclub scene and then convinced some to take out phony car loans.
So, one morning I rose up early to head to the beach for some fun in the not so hot early morning sun. On the way I was stopped by an English man who asked if I too spoke English. Thinking he might be lost and I might be able to help I replied that I did.
Why Authorities Haven't Stopped the Foreclosure 'Rescue' BoomDuring the go-go years of the real estate bubble, shady mortgage brokers [3] thrived, thanks to the sluggish response of regulators and law enforcement agencies.
Parents to be tried in child's prayer deathWhen 2-year-old Kent Schaible became ill in January, his parents did what they always did: They prayed. Herbert and Catherine Schaible prayed for 10 days, and when Kent did not improve, they called their pastor to pray with them. When that failed, they called the funeral home.
Adoption Ponzi-Scam Allegedly Ran by New York Lawyer Kevin Cohen Breaks HeartsThe Josephs are one of at least 16 couples who say they were duped into paying thousands of dollars into an alleged adoption scam run by Roslyn, N.Y., lawyer Kevin Cohen, the founder of the Adoption Annex, a now-defunct, nonprofit adoption services organization.
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