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An Indiana man was arrested in Laurel County Tuesday morning accused of attempting a charity scam. 61-year-old Wasyl Taran of Greenwood Lane, Indiana, is accused of trying to scam a check of $575 from an individual saying that it would … Continue reading →

A man is in jail in Nelson County and police say his crime was heartless and his target, helpless. They say the man had been scamming an elderly Alzheimer’s patient for nearly two years. “A low point” is what people … Continue reading →

Authorities say a boast on Facebook led to the arrest of three northern New Jersey man accused of filing bogus cellphone theft insurance claims. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office says the men submitted $160,000 worth of fraudulent claims between 2009 … Continue reading →

A federal judge has sentenced a man to six months in prison for food stamp fraud. Stanley Jones was charged with lying on food stamp applications in 2008 by representing that nobody in his household had been convicted of a … Continue reading →

Citadel Malware Continues to Deliver Reveton Ransomware in Attempts to Extort Money The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have recently received complaints regarding a ransomware campaign using the name … Continue reading →

An investigation by Monmouth County’s Superstorm Sandy Fraud Task Force has resulted in a Toms River contractor being charged with working while unregistered and uninsured, Acting Monmouth Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said in a press release Friday. Shane Wood, 48, was … Continue reading →

Police in Carter County have arrested a woman and charged her with multiple counts of theft and forgery reported by the Northeast Kentucky Community Action Agency. In May, Kentucky State Police initiated an investigation into multiple counts of theft and … Continue reading →

A former California assemblyman and probation official who concocted an identity theft scheme to avoid paying his debts was sentenced Monday to a day in jail and a year of home confinement. City News Service reports that Carl E. Washington … Continue reading →

Stanford Police have arrested a man believed to be in a counterfeit money ring. Police arrested Timothy Poynter, who was charged with first-degree possession of a forged instrument. Police say he was at Walmart and tried to use the fake … Continue reading →

This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details recent cyber crime trends and new twists to previously-existing cyber scams. SPEAR-PHISHING ATTACK TARGETING THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY The following scheme has been reported … Continue reading →