Philippine government orders 20,000 mostly Chinese to be deported after shutting down online gambling and scam center using kidnapped workers
Florida enacts new law against crooked movers; can’t use brokers; must give accurate estimates; half of complaints about movers involve Florida companies; not clear if there is a private right of action
Meta takes down tens of thousands of Facebook and Instagram sites in Nigeria that were used in extortion scams filming and blackmailing young men
Illinois: Owner of Florida telemarketing fraud operation that sold fake health insurance gets 25 years prison
UK shuts down platform that let scammers call impersonating banks; three arrested; at least 170,000 victims; 1.3 million calls; millions lost
Fraud Trend to note: It is becoming clear that groups from China are handling the money collection for scammers from India. I’ve seen this in a number of recent cases, but it has not been commented or reported on so far. Sometimes it involves gift cards; at other times it does not. Let me know if you have seen or know more about this.
Full report here
