The Pirate Bay co-founder Goddfrid Svartholm Warg has been charged with hacking several Swedish companies and stealing their personal data. He and three others are also accused of attempting to make illegal online money transfers. The 27-year-old’s charges include aggravated fraud, attempted aggravated fraud, and being an accomplice to attempted aggravated fraud, according to The […]
Just hang up
This week is National Consumer Protection Week, a fitting backdrop for a story I’ve been working on that has become deeply personal. For years, I’ve heard stories from friends — mainly senior citizens — who have received stacks of suspicious mail promising riches from lotteries that no one has ever heard of. Some would even […]
‘Massive’ $200M Credit Card Fraud
Eighteen people have been charged in what federal prosecutors in New Jersey called one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever uncovered by the U.S. Department of Justice, spanning 28 states and eight countries. “The defendants are part of a massive international fraud enterprise involving thousands of false identities, fraudulent identification documents, doctored credit reports and more than $200 […]
Common Signs of Email Fraud Letter
Look at this real letter sent to me that is simply asking me for a mere $35 in order to receive 4.5 million dollars. Little risk for me right? Wrong! First read this and see how many signs you can find that the email is NOT authentic. Sender: “Western Union Office” <westernunionoffice@gmail.hu> Happy new year […]
MSI Detective Services President Perry Myers Featured on Latest Crime, Inc. Episode
Myers appears towards the tail end of the show and is shown in a good light as he successfully follows the suspect to a coffee shop to document how and when he sends these emails. The suspect is caught with enough evidence to prove that he indeed is the person responsible.
