Posts Tagged ‘scams’
Despite Arrests, Phone Fraud Continues To Spike With Americans Proving To Be Easy Pickings
It appears we are a wealthy and gullible nation. And those bent on exploiting our gullibility in order to get sizable chunks of that wealth are still doing a land-office business despite our rising rancor and some global law enforcement. Having been around a little and come up in the analog world we have seen…
Read MoreFormer Walnut Creek Resident Convicted Of Commercial Bribery In Housing Scam Targeting Russian Immigrants
A former Walnut Creek resident has been convicted of commercial bribery after subletting affordable apartments at market prices and extracting payments from immigrants eager to find local housing. Aziz Artykov, 50, a former resident of the Avalon Bay Walnut Creek Apartments, was found guilty of bribing a former Avalon Bay employee in charge of Avalon’s…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Residents Fall Prey To Sweepstakes Scam; Suspect Arrested
A Louisville, KY man is facing theft charges for allegedly running a sweepstakes scam that reached into multiple states and bilked victims – from as far away as Miami, Fla. and as close to home as Walnut Creek – out of thousands of dollars. Investigators in Kentucky said 42-year-old Ekpendu Kingsley mailed letters to the…
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