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By AFP
Bejing -
Hundreds of police patrolled the streets of Beijing's financial district Monday as Chinese authorities thwarted a planned protest against money lost in risky peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms and a lack of government help.
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By AFP
Harare -
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday lashed the results of the country's landmark presidential elections as "fraudulent" and "illegitimate" but signalled he would take the path of law to contest the outcome.
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By AFP
London -
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya said Tuesday he had made an "unconditional offer" to an Indian court in a bid to settle fraud charges, as he continues to fight extradition from Britain.
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By AFP
Baghdad -
Iraq will put on trial five election officials in connection with fraud, including vote buying, during the country's May legislative elections, a judicial official said on Saturday.
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By AFP
Nice -
French authorities have dropped tax fraud charges against the Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov, who was accused of illegally using middlemen to buy luxury villas on the Cote d'Azur.
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By AFP
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Tourists hiking in Nepal's Himalayan mountains are being pressured into costly helicopter evacuations at the first sight of trouble by guides linked to powerful brokers who are making a fortune on "unnecessary rescues", industry insiders say.
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By AFP
Paris -
A 32-year-old woman appeared in court in France on Wednesday accused of fraud after allegedly falsely claiming to be a victim of the Paris jihadist attacks.
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By AFP
Jerusalem -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara was charged Thursday with fraud and breach of trust after a lengthy probe into allegations she misused state funds to claim for delivery meals costing $100,000.
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By AFP
Frankfurt Am Main -
German carmaker Audi said Tuesday it had named a new interim chief, a day after prosecutors arrested boss Rupert Stadler in connection with parent company Volkswagen's "dieselgate" scandal.
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In not-so-small startup news today, Elizabeth Holmes — the founder and former CEO of Theranos — has been indicted on criminal charges by a federal grand jury.
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By AFP
Mumbai -
Indian billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted over an alleged massive bank fraud, has fled to Britain where he is seeking asylum, according to a report Monday.
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By AFP
London -
British police on Thursday said they were investigating London's fire service over their order for residents to "stay put" during the Grenfell Tower inferno that killed 71 people last year.
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By AFP
Jakarta -
An Indonesian fashion designer who shot to global fame with her Muslim-themed collection was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for a multi-million dollar fraud and money-laundering.
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By AFP
Paris -
A French appeals court on Tuesday upheld a tax fraud conviction against former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, whose hidden overseas accounts became one of the most embarrassing episodes of Francois Hollande's Socialist presidency.
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By AFP
Frankfurt Am Main -
German carmaker Volkswagen rejected Sunday a report that chief executive Herbert Diess knew of the financial risks from the firm's massive diesel cheating earlier than he has so far acknowledged.
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By AFP
Kuala Lumpur -
"Phantom" voters, electoral roll tampering, mysterious power blackouts during recounts -- Malaysian activists are gearing up to battle widespread cheating at what they fear will be the dirtiest election in the country's history.
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By AFP
Jakarta -
A luxury yacht linked to allegations that $4.5 billion was looted from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB must be returned to its wealthy owner, an Indonesian court ruled Tuesday, citing missteps by police in seizing the vessel.
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By AFP
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A woman who claimed 25,000 euros in compensation after posing as a victim of the 2015 Paris terror attacks was sentenced Thursday to four and a half years in prison.
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By AFP
Panama -
The law firm at the heart of the "Panama Papers" global tax evasion scandal that brought down two world leaders announced Wednesday it would shut down operations, citing negative press and what it called unwarranted action by authorities.
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By AFP
Apo -
The European Union launched legal action against Britain on Thursday to recover 2.7 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in lost customs duties after London allegedly ignored a scam by Chinese importers.
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By AFP
Jakarta -
A luxury yacht linked to allegations that $4.5 billion was looted from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB is being handed over to the FBI, which is probing the scandal, Indonesian police said Thursday.
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Phone scams are nothing new, and they usually focus on the elderly, but during tax season in the U.S. and Canada, the number of scams rises dramatically, and fraudsters are using the latest available technology in an attempt to get your money.
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By AFP
Lyon -
A French baker won his day in court against Facebook on Tuesday after a user created a fake page about his bakery.
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By AFP
Jerusalem -
An Israeli court on Monday extended the remands of a former aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a top businessman, both linked to cases of suspected fraud against the premier, police said.
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By AFP
Paris -
French prosecutors on Tuesday asked a court to uphold the three-year, tax-fraud sentence of a former Socialist budget minister who stashed hundreds of thousands of euros in a Swiss bank account.
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Nairobi -
In order to counter dubious land transactions, such as dual ownership, African-based startups are testing out blockchain technology in order to provide a more transparent and auditable process.
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By AFP
Vienna -
Authorities investigating a suspected bitcoin-related scam centred in Austria have asked Interpol to help determine whether there might be perpetrators - and victims - of the scheme across Europe.
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By AFP
Ottawa -
Canadian tax authorities raided locations in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver on Wednesday as part of a criminal investigation prompted by the Panama Papers leak.
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By AFP
Paris -
French police on Tuesday arrested a woman who claimed 25,000 euros in compensation after posing as a victim of the 2015 Paris terror attacks.
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Paris -
France's former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac faces a retrial starting Monday after he was handed a three-year jail sentence for tax fraud in one of the biggest scandals of Francois Hollande's presidency.
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Another shopping trip with the wife. Screen grab
A new report shows yet more corruption and fraud in private contractor abuse with relation to the occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq, costing US taxpayers "tens of billions" of dollars. Photo courtesy US Army
Mayor of Montreal Michael Applebaum is under arrest. Appelbaum is accused of corruption and fraud in municipal affairs, amounting to 14 charges in all Abdallahh
U.S. financial institutions are issuing credit cards with EMV computer chips, which are widespread in other parts of the world. They promise to be more secure than traditional magnetic stripe cards. CreditCards.com
Knight being attended by wife, Helen. She wrote a letter to the local paper in South Wales saying her husband had a doctor's certificate attesting to his illness. Screen grab
The mugshot of Martha Nicholas. Hanover County Sheriff's Office
Don't be fooled. There is NO such compulsory update from Yahoo! or anyone else. Give InboxAce a miss.
A rather primitive looking phishing attempt. Do not respond, but move to spam folder.
Official looking though this e-mail may appear, it is NOT from British Telecom.
Joann Elizabeth Wingate, 56 Pennsylvania State Police
File photo: Skating in Holland, Unknown author, Oil on canvas 31.8 x 46.4 cm. Sir Hugh Lane Bequest, 1917; on loan to the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, since 1979. Signed: Jongkind, but likely to be a forgery. National Gallery, London
A screengrab from the website of Colin Fry. The dead can speak, but apparently they don't spell so good.
Knight pretended to be a quadriplegic and subject to periods of being comatose for two years. Screen grab
Knight was caught on CCTV shopping at various Tesco stores across the country. Screen grab
A screengrab of an e-mail from Robin Dyer of the Bermuda Police - top part.
Knight and wife coming out of court on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to 19 counts of fraud, forgery and theft. Knight will be sentenced on November 7, 2014. Screen grab
Babylon is another scam search engine. Don't click the link, don't click anything, close the page and get rid of it.
A screengrab of an e-mail from Robin Dyer of the Bermuda Police - bottom part.
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