Tag: fraudster
Jan Marsalek, from fraudster at Wirecard to spy for Russia
LETTER FROM VIENNA A photo montage showing Jan Marsalek’s wanted poster and a Wirecard building. FRANKHOERMANN/SVEN SIMON / DPA PICTURE-ALLIANCE VIA AFP With his financial ace face, piercing gaze and…
Over 1,000 euros – fraudster took notes from 89-year-old’s wallet
Many fraudsters have long since delved into the digital expanses of the Internet with their criminal energy, but there are also analogue criminals. One struck on Wednesday in Carinthia. The…
Fraudster busted – lives in Switzerland, collects social benefits in Tyrol
Minimum security, unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, family allowance: the 38-year-old from the Innsbruck-Land district is said to have been collecting social assistance and ripping off the state since the middle…
Sam Bankman-Fried: Failed visionary or billionaire fraudster?
He promises to save the world – with crypto. Accumulate as much wealth as possible, then donate almost all of it. That was his mission. Its name: “effective altruism”. And…
Crypto scam: Fraudster gambles away loot in online casino
He lured his victims with guaranteed returns. But instead of the promised projects, the money ended up in the casino. Source: BTC ECHO The post Crypto Scam: Fraudsters gambled…
“Daughter trick” – Fraudster robs pensioner of her money
A messenger message for a senior citizen from Pinzgau had serious consequences. A nasty scammer stole more than two thousand euros from her pocket. The unknown crook introduced himself to…
Arrest in Belgium of a British fraudster actively wanted in France
Europe 1 with AFP 10:32 a.m., September 03, 2022 A Briton who was wanted in France for the attempted murder of two gendarmes at the end of August, after having…
Fraudster poses as Vitali Klitschko in phone call with Giffey
BBerlin’s governing mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) had doubts during a video switch on Friday as to whether she was actually connected to Kiev’s mayor Vitali Klitschko as planned. The conversation…
UK: 28 months in prison for a romance fraudster
In the UK, a “romance” scammer has been jailed after trying to scam 670 people. According to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), Osagie Aigbonohan, originally from Lagos, Nigeria, used…
Mother transferred money – brazen fraudster pretended to be a daughter via SMS
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Four-digit damage – fraudster elicits Tyrolean numbers from top-up vouchers
The employee of a shop in Uderns sat on a telephone fraud on Tuesday. In doing so, she disclosed the transaction numbers of several top-up receipts. Four digit damage! According…
Five-figure damage – Internet fraudster played captain and fooled woman
A fraudster investigated by the police, a Nigerian (29), pretended to be a Viennese ship’s captain on a dating platform and turned the head of a Salzburg woman (39). The…