Scammers who fled Stoke pawn shop in fake gold case caught on CCTV

This was the moment surveillance cameras captured two smartly dressed con men making off with cash after defrauding a pawnbroker with a daring, fake gold swap. Paul Wood, owner of Church Street Gold Pottery and Furniture in Stoke, was devastated when he was tricked into buying counterfeit gold bars by a man and woman who … Read more

Crypto Scammers Circle Back, Posing as Lawyers, and Steal an Additional $10 Million in a Truly Devious Scheme

The FBI says rogues stole around $10 million from crypto fraud victims in just 12 months after posing as helpful lawyers offering to get their lost tokens back. Between February 2023 and 2024, scammers preyed on American victims while they were already in dire straits, taking advantage of their financial vulnerability to scam them a … Read more

Social media scammers ‘imitating every major airline in Britain’

One of the researchers who posted a message on Wizz Air’s official account asking if a flight was delayed received responses “almost immediately” from two fake accounts. “Both used almost identical language, apologizing for the inconvenience, stating that they had ‘already escalated this matter to the relevant department’ and asking via DM for a ‘reachable … Read more