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Cisco suffers two alleged frauds
News A computer helpdesk technician has been charged with trying to defraud Cisco of more than $10m (£5.18m). Michael Kyereme was arrested on Friday on charges of trying to defraud Cisco by cheating one of the company's programs that replaces broken or...
[March 7, 2007, 13:56]
Two charged with Web fraud
News Two people are to appear in court in London on Monday to face accusations that they attempted to defraud holidaymakers over the Internet. Evangela Liogka, aged 38, and Christakis Philippou, aged 62, are both due to appear at City of Westminster...
[August 21, 2006, 15:25]
Net fraud site details credit card crime
News An online guide to fraud -- which outlines ways to steal credit card details over the Internet and re-use them to defraud Net businesses -- has caused concern among banking experts who fear that the service could inspire criminal activity.
[March 5, 2001, 10:22]
Clink for DrinkorDie software counterfeiters
News Alex Bell, 29, of Essex was sentenced at the Old Bailey to two-and-a-half years for conspiracy to defraud. Steven Dowd, 39, of Merseyside, was sentenced to two years for conspiracy to defraud, and Mark Vent, 30, of Essex pleaded guilty to...
[May 6, 2005, 17:20]
Domain owners could face the slammer
News Whoever knowingly and with intent to defraud provides material and misleading false contact information to a domain name registrar, domain name registry or other domain name registration authority in registering a domain name shall be fined.or...
[May 7, 2002, 9:09]
Six arrested over 'Nigerian email' frauds
News South African police believe that the six people are part of an international fraud and drug-dealing cartel, and have been sending out many thousands of email and letters in an attempt to defraud. Six people were arrested in South Africa last...
[May 21, 2002, 14:13]
Not a Federal Case
Talkback Until they attack Federal installations or actually manage to use the information to defraud, its purely a commercial matter. Unfortunately having somebody's Social Security Number and using it as an ID number is supposed to be a crime whether or...
[July 20, 2009, 9:52]
Cybercops score against football fraudsters
Blog The Police Central e-Crime Unit, which launched earlier this year, has notched up a series of wins against websites aimed to defraud sports fans. The success could play well for the unit, which has carried out three major operations since being set...
[August 11, 2009, 15:03]
Sellers sue eBay over double-billing
Talkback I have been shouting for years at the conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to steal angle but have had no luck in getting anyone to take any notice so I am pretty much dealing with it myself and I have started a one man war.
[August 6, 2006, 12:59]
British Internet fraudsters jailed
News Five Britons were sentenced on Friday to a total of eight and a half years' imprisonment, for conspiring to defraud several leading Internet banks. The Internet fraudsters were arrested by the National Crime Squad (NCS) in August 2000, following a...
[December 7, 2001, 17:16]
US spam scams slammed
News Ninety percent of spam that tries to defraud Web users originates in the United States, an international anti-fraud campaign reported this week. The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which is leading a coordinated "Internet sweep" for people who...
[February 24, 2005, 14:50]
Six face sentencing for Internet fraud, ID theft
News Six men will be sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, after pleading guilty to using the Internet to defraud UK banks to the tune of £350,000. The six men, aged between 21 and 39, obtained false identities over the Internet and used them...
[November 21, 2003, 10:50]
Teenager detained for eBay fraud
News A teenager who used Internet auction site eBay to defraud over one hundred people was sentenced to twelve months detention and training on Wednesday. Phillip Shortman, 18, of Pontypool, South Wales, obtained over £45,000 by selling goods that didn...
[May 4, 2005, 13:55]
Web vigilantes launch attacks
News Internet vigilantes have launched a 48-hour bandwidth attack against spammers who defraud people online. The 419 Flash Mob, supported by Artists Against 419, has declared war on criminals who host fake bank Web sites in the hope of luring victims...
[February 10, 2005, 12:20]
Flooz.com collapse linked to massive credit card fraud
News American federal investigation officers are thought to be investigating the possibility that credit card thieves managed to defraud Flooz.com out of over £200,000. US-based Flooz.com, which sold online gift certificates, closed down its operations...
[August 28, 2001, 14:24]
FBI charges 100 in largest ever phishing case
News The FBI said it uncovered a sophisticated phishing operation that was designed to swipe personal information and then use the data to defraud banks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday announced that 100 people have been charged in...
[October 8, 2009, 12:42]
Internet fraudsters sentenced to 15 years
News Six men were sentenced for a total of 15 and a half years in jail at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, after pleading guilty to using the Internet to defraud UK banks to the tune of £350,000. The six men, aged between 21 and 39, obtained false...
[November 21, 2003, 16:15]
Police bust £50m software piracy ring
News After an eight-and-a-half-month trial the men were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. Four men have been sentenced to lengthy jail sentences after the discovery of a £50m piracy ring involving Microsoft software.
[September 6, 2002, 13:50]
EU to launch scam crackdown
News The scheme, called the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network, is an Europe-wide network designed to help law-enforcement bodies tackle crooks who defraud victims in one country while operating in another.
[February 26, 2007, 15:06]
DrinkorDie two convicted of software piracy
News Alex Bell, 32, of Grays, Essex, and Steven Dowd, 42, of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, were both found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. Two men who were accused of taking part in a massive global software piracy ring were convicted at the High...
[March 17, 2005, 15:10]
