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Yahoo News
yahoo.com > news > videos > nelson-county-sheriffs-office-warn-224031300.html

Nelson County Sheriff's Office warn public about jury duty scam

13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (51+ words) The Nelson County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of a scam involving legal documents sent to homes. The moves by the Houthis make it easier for the Iran-backed rebels to target ships... The Nelson County Sheriff's Office is warning…...

Yahoo Finance
finance.yahoo.com > technology > ai > articles > navy-federal-harnesses-ai-confront-080848231.html

How Navy Federal harnesses AI to confront scam activity

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (541+ words) Although the financial services industry has gotten better at thwarting fraud, it "squeezes the crime balloon," spurring criminal effort and energy to be directed toward harder-to-detect scams, a Navy Federal Credit Union executive said. "The puzzle for fraud is really…...

@BangkokPostNews
bangkokpost.com > thailand > general > 3318580 > police-rescue-student-after-178m-baht-call-centre-scam

Police rescue student after 1.78m baht call centre scam

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (330+ words) PUBLISHED: 13 Sep 2026 at 05:35 Police have rescued a 22-year-old student who was manipulated by a call-centre gang into fabricating a story about winning a scholarship to study in the United States before transferring more than 1.78 million baht to the scammers..yadsendeW…...

townhall.com
townhall.com > news > scott-mcclallen > 09/12/2026 > missouri-bank-vp-pleads-guilty-to-94-million-cattle-fraud-scheme-n2682878

Missouri Bank VP Pleads Guilty to $9.4 Million Cattle Fraud Scheme

8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (623+ words) A Butler, MO, man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Craig Johnson, 45, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., to multiple federal charges. Court records say that Johnson was hired at Community First Bank in 2022 as a Vice President…...

Hoodline
hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > chatham-county-man-used-ai-made-accounts-to-fake-delivery-pickup-police-say

Chatham County Man Accused of AI Delivery Driver Scam

10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (332+ words) A 20-year-old Georgia man was booked into the Chatham County Detention Center after police say he used artificial intelligence to create fake accounts designed to make phony delivery orders look legitimate. Store managers at a major national retailer noticed something…...

The Daily Hodl
dailyhodl.com > 09/12/2026 > entrepreneur-accused-of-posing-as-god-in-texts-to-defraud-investor-of-60000000

Entrepreneur Accused of Posing as God in Texts to Defraud Investor of $60,000,000

16+ hour, 28+ min ago   (0+ words) ...

Just The News
revolver.news > 2026 > 09 > six-nigerians-to-be-extradited-to-us-for-swindling-women-out-of-6-million-in-romance-scams

Six Nigerians to be extradited to US for swindling women out of $6 million in romance scams

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (19+ words) The six men have been accused of defrauding more than 100 American women through online romance and love scams....

News18
news18.com > agency-feeds > 11-booked-in-rs-4-87-crore-street-light-project-fraud-in-gurugrams-sohna-10325426.html

11 booked in Rs 4.87-crore street light project 'fraud' in Gurugram's Sohna

15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (16+ words) ...

The Daily Hodl
dailyhodl.com > 09/12/2026 > scammers-drain-20000-from-texas-womans-wells-fargo-account-report

Scammers Drain $20,000 From Texas Woman's Wells Fargo Account: Report

17+ hour, 14+ min ago   (0+ words) ...

SFGATE
sfgate.com > news > world > article > us-to-extradite-6-nigerians-from-south-africa-for-22426894.php

6 Nigerians being extradited to US for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (275+ words) The men, who were arrested in the South African city of Cape Town in 2021, are set to be handed over to officials from the FBI on Friday and transported to the U.S. to face wire fraud and money laundering charges. They…...