Tag: fraud
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Stingray Catches Tax Fraudster – eCrimeBytes Nibble #53
Daniel Rigmaiden was caught and sentenced for filing large numbers of fraudulent tax returns, but it was how he did it and how he was caught that makes this story interesting. Looking…
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Man Sentenced For ID Theft And Wire Fraud Using Verizon Wireless – eCrimeBytes Nibble #48
Felix Pena was sentenced to 60 months (5 years) after a plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He is also ordered to pay $404,069 in restitution. What…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 18: Anthony “Boo Boo” Gosha’s ID Theft Scheme
Sit back and listen to the story of Anthony William “Boo Boo” Gosha III’s ID theft scheme where he and 30+ other conspirators filed over 7,000 fraudulent tax returns, claiming more than…
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Chirag Patel Gets 51 Months For Stolen Credit Cards And Reward Points Fraud – eCrimeBytes Nibble #45
I’ve seen a lot of credit card theft in network breach cases, but theft of reward points to book free stays and gift certificates is a new one to me. On numerous…
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Rapper’s Cannabis Company Was Actually A Ponzi Scheme – eCrimeBytes Nibble #44
This might be another traditional Ponzi scheme when it comes to investors paying back investors, but not when it comes to the rapper name “BigRigBaby”! The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in…
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A MA Father And Sons’ Lottery Scheme – eCrimeBytes Nibble #42
This case is an interesting one. A father (Ali Jaafar) and his sons (Yousef Jaafar & Mohamed Jaafar) are accused of buying lottery winnings at a discount to make money but not…
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Georgia Man Sentenced For Cyber Fraud Theft Of Over $2 Million, His Brother Is Still At Large – eCrimeBytes Nibble #31
In this case, Christian Akhatsegbe worked with others to defraud companies through fake invoices sent via stolen corporate credentials. Apparently the invoices looked real enough for one victim to pay nearly $1…