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UK, US sanction southeast asian scam networks exploiting trafficked workers
Date: October 14, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and the United States on Tuesday sanctioned a Southeast Asia-based multinational network accused of operating large-scale online 'scam centres' that used trafficked workers...
German authorities nix 1,400 websites used for cybertrading fraud
Date: October 13, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) -German investigators and banking watchdog BaFin have shut down over 1,400 illegal domains in Eastern Europe that were involved in cybertrading fraud, officials said in a joint...
UK man pleads guilty in new york to $99 million wine fraud
Date: October 7, 2025
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A British man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in New York to involvement in a nearly $100 million fraud whose victims invested in loans meant for fictitious wealthy...
Ladbrokes owner's ex-CEO in UK court charged with bribery in Turkey
Date: October 6, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British betting company Entain's former CEO and other senior directors appeared in a London court on Monday charged with bribery and fraud connected to gambling in Turkey. Kenny...
Brazilian scammers, raking in millions, used gisele bundchen deepfakes on instagram ads
Date: October 3, 2025
By Debora Ely (Reuters) -A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars...
Private detectives tail French workers to root out surging sick leave fraud
Date: September 25, 2025
By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -Fabrice Lehmann caught sight of his target as he left his suburban Paris home, dressed for work. He began tailing him, trying to blend in with the commuters...