Tag: crime

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars
Enviado por Fabio
On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities.

07/12/22 | hace 698 días | www.wired.com

Gary Bowser Pleads Guilty To Piracy Charges After Nintendo Pursuit
Enviado por Juan Pablo
The members of Team-Xecuter had been pursued by both Nintendo and the US government

02/11/21 | hace 1098 días | kotaku.com

Grave Robbers Once Held Charlie Chaplin’s Body For Ransom
Enviado por Fabio
Months after his death, thieves stole the actor’s body in hopes of a $600,000 payout; it didn’t turn out as they had hoped

12/09/21 | hace 1150 días | www.smithsonianmag.com

Delirante, la ciudad donde la gente se reventó un brazo o pierna para cobrar un seguro
Enviado por Fabio
Nub City: Vernon, Florida\'s Decade-Long Insurance Scam. The town conned insurance companies out of millions in the 1950s. It only cost an arm and a leg (or dozens).

29/06/21 | hace 1224 días | www.mentalfloss.com