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Ballantine Communications scammed out of more than $276,000

The Journal Durango 18 Jan 2026
More than $276,000 was fraudulently transferred out of a bank account last week belonging to Ballantine Communications, Inc, the parent company of The Durango Herald, The Journal and The Tri-City Reco... .
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Woman loses over RM330,000 to non-existent investment scam

The Star 18 Jan 2026
KUCHING. A 40-year-old woman has lost RM339,486 after she was allegedly defrauded by a non-existent stock investment scheme. Read full story ... .
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DOJ Seeks to Recover $200,000 Stolen in Tinder Crypto Pig Butchering Scam

BitRSS 18 Jan 2026
DOJ filed civil forfeiture to recover 200,000 USDT stolen ...
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Govt land scam in Nagamangala: Upalokayukta registers suo motu case against Tahsildar, others

The Hindu 18 Jan 2026
A criminal case has also been registered against 11 persons involved in the alleged scam after a search by the officials showed large scale manipulation of Government land records to facilitate the illegal grant of public land ....
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Readers weigh in on cellphones, scams, more

Calhoun Times 18 Jan 2026
Loyal readers of this column have kept me on my toes over the past year, pointing out flaws in my thinking along with the occasional yet much-appreciated pat on the back ....
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FIR after Gomti Nagar resident loses Rs 49 lakh in investment scam

The Times of India 18 Jan 2026
A Gomti Nagar resident has lodged a complaint with the DCP Crime after allegedly being defrauded of over Rs 49.2 lakh in an investment scam.The victim was reportedly lured into the trap through a ...
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DOJ seeks to recover $200,000 stolen in Tinder crypto scam

Cryptopolitan 18 Jan 2026
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking to recover $200,000 stolen by criminal elements in a crypto scam carried out on the mobile dating application Tinder ... DOJ seeks to recover $200k in USDT in Tinder crypto scam.
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Rights group calls for protection of migrants in Cambodia escaping “scamming compounds”

Jurist 18 Jan 2026
Amnesty International on Friday called on the Cambodian government to support the victims who escaped from scamming compounds ... The videos and statement come following a crackdown on scamming by the Cambodian government.
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Vietnam police detain suspects over $532k crypto scam

Cryptopolitan 18 Jan 2026
Vietnam police have confirmed the arrest of suspects identified in a cryptocurrency scam network ... Vietnam police claimed the suspects were arrested for carrying out scams using computer networks.
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Stress-free travel: plan now to avoid holiday scams and pitfalls

The Observer 18 Jan 2026
Some users have reported scams on Booking.com, but it says cybersecurity is a top priority ... “In the summer of 2024 and spring 2025 we searched Booking.com reviews for the word ‘scam’ and found hundreds ...
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537,877 Americans Warned After Hackers Hit Payments Firm – Names, Transaction Histories and More at Risk

The Daily Hodl 18 Jan 2026
A cybersecurity breakdown at a digital payments firm is affecting hundreds of thousands of Americans ... [adinserter block="1"] ... GSPlatformCo Inc. and its affiliates say no passwords, payment card numbers, or login tokens were accessed in the breach ... .
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