A 68-year-old woman in the municipality of Phaistos, Crete, was scammed after receiving a phone call from someone impersonating a Greek social security employee. The scammer convinced her that she was entitled to a tax refund of 560 euros, leading…
A 69-year-old man has been arrested in north London on suspicion of fraud related to a campaign seeking justice for Yvonne Fletcher, a police officer killed in 1984. Fletcher was shot while policing a demonstration outside the Libyan embassy, and…
Authorities in Southern Corfu have solved a fraud case involving a phone scam targeting an elderly local resident. The scammer posed as a doctor, claiming a relative of the victim needed urgent surgery after a traffic accident. The victim was…
Stéphane Haussoulier, president of the Somme department council, has been convicted of embezzlement, fraud, and money laundering, resulting in a three-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of €30,000. The court found him guilty of misappropriating nearly €370,000 over a…
French telecommunications operator Free has been fined 2.2 million euros for misleading commercial practices after cancelling customer phone orders without timely refunds. The fine was imposed by the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Control (DGCCRF), which stated…
A resident of Ioannina was arrested by local police for serious offenses including involvement in a criminal organization, repeated fraud, and drug possession. The suspect was part of a scheme defrauding elderly individuals through phone scams posing as police officers,…
Two men have been charged and placed under judicial control for hacking the Uber Eats food delivery platform, allegedly causing a loss of €2.4 million. They were arrested on November 19 in Saint-Nazaire and Nanterre after being accused of fraudulently…
The Greek Fire Service has issued a warning to businesses and financial entities about a recent surge in fraudulent activities involving impersonation calls. They advise individuals to be cautious of unknown callers claiming to represent the Fire Service who may…
Natasha Harding, a former international footballer now known as Natasha Allen-Wyatt, faces allegations from up to 70 parents and businesses claiming they lost nearly £70,000 due to unpaid coaching sessions for children. Despite assertions that some sessions were cancelled due…
Lindsay MacCallum, 61, was ordered by a court to repay £70,483.48 after stealing from the cancer charity Rainbow Valley and the Anthony Nolan Trust. Over a decade, MacCallum defrauded the charities she co-founded with her friend Angela MacVicar, embezzling a…
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has initiated legal proceedings against Sywert van Lienden and two other leaders of the Hulptroepen Alliantie Foundation (SHA). The trio is charged with fraud, embezzlement, forgery, and money laundering, according to the Public Prosecution Service. Source
Sung Kook ‘Bill’ Hwang, former head of Archegos Capital Management, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fraud and market manipulation that led to the collapse of his investment firm in 2021, costing Wall Street banks billions. U.S….
