Frauds and swindling articles
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Conman who swindled $175m in ‘massive’ psychic fraud scheme sentenced to 10 years
Patrice Runner, 57, of Canada was convicted in June of multiple counts of defrauding ‘millions of older and vulnerable Americans’A Canadian conman, who swindled more than US$175m (C$241m) from his North American victims through “a massive psychic mass-mailing fraud scheme” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.Patrice Runner, 57, who holds citizenship with both Canada and France, was convicted by a jury in June of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, eight counts of mail fraud, four...
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Acadiana communities targeted by fraud and scams
LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY)-- Every spring, the Better Business Bureau along with local law enforcement and government officials host a forum to educate Acadiana residents on common scams and fraud. For the past three years the BBB along with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, the FBI, and the Louisiana Attorney General's Office unite to host a []
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Busting credit card fraud rings
Credit card scams could happen to you, especially as the world becomes an increasingly cashless global village.