At a rooftop police parking lot in downtown Los Angeles, a final briefing for a joint task force of the FBI and the LAPD. When the questions … and the donuts … are finished, the agents and officers mount up and fan out. Soon they are racing up the stairs at a nearby building. No, […]
Private eye accused of defrauding client of $850,000
Please remember this before reading the article: It is always important to check with the Better Business Bureau when dealing with any contractor, even private investigators. As with any profession, there are good and bad. Although the verdict for this case is far from clear, it is important to understand what a PI can and […]
25 fraud charges laid in scam worth $8M
Toronto police have charged 25 people in what they say was an elaborate fraud involving shell companies, false documents and money laundering to bilk financial institutions out of millions. Police say between March 2011 and October 2012 the accused were able to swindle GTA financial institutions — some of them major banks —out of $8 […]
Security guard ‘training’ company scammed customers during financial crisis: lawsuit
A midtown firm that billed itself as a security guard training company was actually a sham that bilked more than 15,000 customers out of $500 fees for jobs that didn’t exist, a new Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit charges. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman slapped 1st Security Preparation and Placement and its owner Allen Haft with […]
There’s A Facebook Virus Going Around That Can Empty Your Bank Account
Reuters/Beck Diefenbach A six-year-old virus that drains bank accounts is thriving on Facebook, reports Nicole Perlroth of The New York Times. The virus is spread through phishing messages. When someone has been phished , their account will automatically send messages or links to a large number of their friends. These messages or links are usually ads […]
