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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

online scams

Peaches Sturgo, 36, who defrauded an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of his life savings from 2017-2021. (US Justice Department)
April 17, 2023, 11:23 am
Florida woman admits robbing $2.8 million from Holocaust survivor in dating scam
Peaches Stergo, 36, met elderly man online in 2017, convinced him to transfer funds, which she used to live extravagantly while victim lost apartment
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative. A criminal in handcuffs. (Yakobchuk Olena/ iStock, by Getty Images)
March 5, 2023, 7:52 pm
Egypt arrests 29, including 13 foreigners, over alleged cryptocurrency scam
Prosecutors says HoggPool lured in clients with ‘fraudulent’ means, promised large returns, then abruptly stopped operations in February and disappeared with $620,000
By AFP
Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 9, 2022, 5:12 pm
Israeli extradited to Germany over alleged part in massive investment scam
Authorities say Yuri Dashevsky is part of an organized gang that from 2015 to 2019 persuaded investors to invest in fictitious financial instruments
By ToI Staff and Simona Weinglass
A sample biometric 'smart card' (photo credit: Lior Mizrahi/Flash 90)
March 14, 2019, 1:45 am
Central Elections Committee warns of identity theft effort committed in its name
Scammers said pretending to represent committee, asking for targets’ personal details on trumped up pretexts
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative photo of electric grid wiring (Photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash 90)
September 25, 2018, 12:26 pm
Scammers posing as Electric Corporation reps try to steal credit card info
IEC warns customers against responding to fraudulent emails requesting they update their financial details online
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo (iStock)
November 19, 2017, 3:45 pm
‘I met a guy on the internet, but he keeps asking me for money’
Romance scams are soaring globally, including in Israel. Here’s the lowdown on how one woman got fooled, how and where the scammers operate, and how to avoid getting duped yourself
By Simona Weinglass
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