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Upstart gangsters shake Japan's yakuza
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» TOKYO - When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honour.
‘Contemplated suicide’: Ethiopians recount SE Asia scam centre horrors
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» NAIROBI - Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.
Hollywood 'Con Queen' arrested in Britain
AFP, Published on 04/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES: A con artist who allegedly impersonated top female Hollywood executives to swindle wide-eyed aspiring stars out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been arrested in Britain after a US extradition request, the FBI said on Thursday.
Suspected US teen mastermind pleads not guilty to Twitter hack
AFP, Published on 05/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - The suspected teenage mastermind of a huge Twitter hack pled not guilty Tuesday to allegations he hijacked celebrity accounts to swindle people out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme.
Morocco's '$65-million' real-estate swindle
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» CASABLANCA (MOROCCO) - "Give us our money!", demands a group of home buyers, standing on land that should by now be finished condos -- one of many fictitious projects that together comprise what is described as Morocco's biggest-ever property scam.
Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: As the new coronavirus spreads globally, the online battle to keep misinformation about the disease is also stepping up.
Coronavirus generates rash of swindlers in Italy
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» MILAN - From jacking-up the prices of disinfectant gel to scammers posing as Red Cross volunteers, Italy's battle to contain its coronavirus outbreak has been a gift to grifters of various stripes.
CRISPR, gravity waves, water on Mars: A decade of discoveries
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» WASHINGTON: From finding the building blocks for life on Mars to breakthroughs in gene editing and the rise of artificial intelligence, here are six major scientific discoveries that shaped the 2010s -- and what leading experts say could come next.
Fake heiress jailed for scamming New York
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» NEW YORK - A German-Russian fraudster who tricked New York high society into believing she was a wealthy heiress and stealing more than $200,000 was jailed Thursday for up to 12 years.