One in eight (16%) of wealthy individuals have been victims of financial crime in the past six months, losing an average of just under £13,000 each to scammers, Saltus has found.
The Washington County Sheriff s Office became aware of the scam in late October. Sexton said the victim sent numerous gift cards along with three checks totaling $87,500 to the suspects.
India News: NEW DELHI: Major financial scams, ponzi schemes, cyber crimes, vehicle theft, land grabbing and contract killing will come under the ambit of organise.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by BJP MP Brijlal observed that the existing laws were inadequate to tackle many serious offences like organised kidnapping, land grabbing, contract killing, extortion as also many major financial scams and human trafficking, and lauded the proposed punishments as "very effective addition". Parliamentary Panel Lauds Move To Bring Financial Scams, Cyber Crimes and Car Theft Under Ambit of Organised Crime.
The Malaysian banking industry is stepping up its scam awareness campaign and you can take this quiz to find out if you're well-prepared to fight online scams.