The FTC settled with Alex Mashinsky for $10M — but none of that reaches former Celsius customers. Your real recovery runs through the bankruptcy estate. Here’s how.
6.8M Crunchyroll users had their names, emails, and support history exposed. The phishing wave hits in 60-90 days. Here’s how to get ahead of it.
Every investment fraud follows the same 5-pattern playbook — hidden identity, industry cover, guaranteed returns, referral distribution, and regulatory arbitrage. Here are the checks that would have stopped each one, documented across $6.5B+ in cases covered.
Par Funding raised $547 million from 1,200+ investors. Its founder used a fake name to hide two felony convictions. All eight defendants pleaded guilty. Here are the five red flags that were there from the start — and how to spot the same pattern.
Eli Weinstein received presidential clemency in January 2021 after serving eight years of a 22-year sentence for a $200 million Ponzi scheme. Eleven months later, he was stealing again. This is the affinity fraud playbook — and what to watch for.
Credit washing fraud is surging in auto finance — up 162% — as social media and AI make the scheme accessible to anyone. Auto finance fraud hit $9.2B in 2024 and is expected to exceed $10B in 2026.
The SLO County Sheriff’s Office warns that scammers are spoofing their caller ID, claiming you have an arrest warrant, and demanding gift cards to make it go away. Real law enforcement never works this way. Here’s what you need to know.
Five members of a Miami criminal ring pleaded guilty to stealing $1.7 million through check washing and mail theft using stolen USPS arrow keys. The case highlights a national surge in mail theft-related check fraud, with suspicious activity reports rising 139% since 2020.
Quick Answer: Charlie Javice’s fraud means investors and consumers must verify company claims independently, as she received 85 months in prison for fabricating 4.25 million Frank users when only 300,000 existed to secure JPMorgan’s $175 million acquisition. This case demonstrates how inflated user metrics can deceive major financial institutions and highlights the importance of due …
Quick Answer: Andris Pukke was sentenced to eight years in prison for operating the “Sanctuary Belize” real estate scam that defrauded approximately 300 retirees of $77 million. The repeat fraudster used aliases like “Marc Romeo” and “Andy Storm” to sell undeveloped lots in Belize that victims could never actually use.United States Attorney for the Southern …
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