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In another instance of bogus college activity, a 2009 Home Office investigation was launched after the British newspaper The Times presented evidence that hundreds of men from Pakistan's North West Frontier had paid at least £1,000 to a gang to be admitted into bogus colleges, while some paid £2,500 for fake diplomas, attendance records and ...
Travel scams can be all too easy to fall prey to (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Any travel purchase is an act of faith. Travellers pay a lot of money upfront and take delivery only when they turn up ...
Scams and confidence tricks are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the "con artist" or simply "artist", and the intended victim is the "mark".
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau is a police unit in the United Kingdom responsible for gathering and analysing intelligence relating to fraud and financially motivated cyber crime. The NFIB was created as part of the recommendations of the 2006 National Fraud Review, which also saw the formation of the National Fraud Authority .
According to Better Business Bureau (BBB) research, victims of travel scams from 2023 in the U.S. lost a total of $265,000, with nearly one in four travelers (24%) losing $1,000 or more to a ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Thanksgiving Day is two weeks away, the countdown to Christmas continues, and if you have plans to travel out of state for the holidays — you better watch out! “About ...
UK government concerns over anti-LGBT rhetoric; has been banned from at least 34 countries. [7] [8] Jeffrey Atkins Sr. (aka Ja Rule) United States: Rapper Criminal record. [9] Lutz Bachmann Germany: Founder of the Pegida movement UK government expressed that he is "not conducive to the public good". [10] Omar Bakri Syria
Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail , if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail , if it's an important account email.