According To Punch, An Abuja-based businesswoman, Mrs Juliet Okpako, is currently devastated after losing N2.8m to a fraudster who posed as a bank official. The distraught woman said trouble started when a lady contacted her on the telephone and claimed to be calling from her bank. She said the caller, who identified herself as Ms. […]Read More
Patrice Runner faces up to 280 years in prison behind a decades-long fake psychic scheme that stole more than $175 million from vulnerable and elderly Americans. The New York Post reports that the 57-year-old was found guilty of multiple counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and other related crimes. Each charge holds a maximum prison […]Read More
On Wednesday, January 25th, a Florida woman was arrested for allegedly defrauding an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, The Guardian reported. “Today, we allege the defendant callously preyed on a senior citizen simply seeking companionship, defrauding him of his life savings,” said FBI assistant director Michael J Driscoll on the day of the arrest. The accused, Peaches […]Read More
Within two decades, Patrick Giblin frauded at least 100 women. After stealing over $250,000, the New Jersey scam artist has been sentenced to 66 months in prison, was given three years of supervised release, and has been ordered to pay $23,428. According to CNN, the 58-year-old told unsuspecting widows, disabled women, and single mothers on […]Read More
