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Crime
Japanese woman conned out of $30,000 by ‘astronaut’ who promised marriage but was ‘stuck’ in space
A 65-year-old woman in Japan’s Shiga prefecture was conned out of millions of yen by a fraudster who claimed to be a Russian astronaut work...
Carl Samson
‘The Thai Frank Abagnale’: Chicken vendor fakes being a lawyer for years and wins several cases
Pornthep Kachenpak, a chicken vendor, successfully faked his license to practice law and won several cases in court. Kachenpak was arreste...
Michelle De Pacina
News
54-year-old Vietnamese American man scammed out of $139,000 by online lover
A 35-year-old woman in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is being investigated for allegedly scamming a Vietnamese American man out of $139,000. Do...
Rebecca Moon
Feature
Former Democratic California representative TJ Cox faces decades in prison if convicted of fraud charges
The FBI arrested Terrance John "TJ" Cox, a former congressional representative of California, at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday on m...
Bryan Ke
China
Prominent Peking University professor accused of faking doctoral degree and work experience
A professor at Peking University in China has been accused of pretending to be a military adviser for Huawei and faking a doctoral degree f...
Business
Reports: CEO who fired over 900 employees via single Zoom call has history of fraud, mistreating workers
Better.com Chief Executive Officer Vishal Garg, who is currently making headlines after firing over 900 people before the holidays, has a hi...
Japanese Man Arrested for Tricking 35 Girlfriends to Give Him Gifts for Fake Birthdays
A man in Japan allegedly dated 35 women at the same time just to manipulate them into giving him lavish gifts for made-up birthdays. Takashi...
Ryan General
Woman Arrested After Making $100,000 Using Loophole in Amazon’s Return Policy
A 32-year-old woman from Tampa, Florida, was arrested for taking advantage of a loophole in Amazon’s return policy and earned more than $100...
Chinese Mom Pays $400,000 to Get Son Into UCLA as a Fake Soccer Player
A Chinese mother from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada was arrested for bribery to get her son into the University of California, Los Angele...
Fake California Pastors Scam Vietnamese Churchgoers Out of $25 Million
A pair of “pastors” who operated a “virtual church” that allegedly scammed millions of dollars from Vietnamese worshipers is now under inves...
U.S. Formally Charges Huawei and CFO with Fraud, Obstruction and Conspiracy
The U.S. filed a slew of criminal charges against Chinese tech giant, Huawei and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on Monday. T...
Malaysian Man Who ‘Lost’ His iPhone Every Year for 5 Years Arrested By Police
A Malaysian man who suspiciously ‘loses’ his iPhone every year was recently arrested after local authorities uncovered his...
Asia
Yakuza Member Who Ran $724,000 Scam Arrested in Thai Airport
A member of the biggest yakuza organization Yamaguchi-gumi was arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport last week as he attempted to b...
Thai Woman’s Fake Trip to Japan Scam Leaves 2,000 Customers Stranded at Bangkok Airport
Thia police have arrested Pasit Arinchayapit who allegedly scammed thousands of tourists by promising a trip to Japan for the Songkran Festi...
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