FraudInfohttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/en-US2012-02-23T08:46:35ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)It Takes Two to Swindlehttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/2/20/it-takes-two-to-swindle.htmlMandy Moody2012-02-20T17:21:51ZPonzi Schemes Ponzi scheme bernie madoff diana henriques the wizard of liesMadoff's betrayals give story its power

Arizona Daily Star

The cost of the Bernie Madoff scandal was much more than the $65 billion he ripped off from his closest friends and family members.

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Diana Henriques, author of The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, will address this topic and more at the ACFE Annual Fraud Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., June 17-22.

]]>International Fraud Uncoveredhttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/2/17/international-fraud-uncovered.htmlMandy Moody2012-02-17T20:22:17ZSecurities Fraud international fraud us treasury bonds vancouver sun

Italian fraud investigation stumbles on $6-trillion in counterfeit U.S. bonds

The Vancouver Sun

Italian police said on Friday they had seized about $6 trillion of fake U.S. Treasury bonds in Switzerland, and issued arrest warrants for eight people accused of international fraud and other financial crimes.

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]]>Take the Sugar with a Few Grains of Salthttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/2/14/take-the-sugar-with-a-few-grains-of-salt.htmlMandy Moody2012-02-14T14:01:57ZGeneral Fraud fraud mashable online dating fraud valentines dayLove-Seekers Beware: Online Dating Fraud Rose 150% Last Year

Mashable

Lonely hearts seeking love this Valentine’s Day, be wary. Online dating fraud rose by 150% percent in 2011 as scammers and hucksters turned up the false charm and predatory trolling.

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]]>Largest Joint Federal-State Civil Fraud Settlement in History Reachedhttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/2/9/largest-joint-federal-state-civil-fraud-settlement-in-histor.htmlMandy Moody2012-02-09T19:19:39ZMortgage Fraud ally financial bank of america barack obama bloomberg citigroup eric holder jpmorgan chase mortgage fraud washington post wells fargoLandmark settlement announced on foreclosure, mortgage fraud

The Washington Post

State and federal officials on Thursday announced a settlement of more than $25 billion with five of the nation’s banks over their flawed and fraudulent foreclosure practices. It is the largest government-industry settlement in more than a decade.

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]]>3 Ways to Spot a Liehttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/2/7/3-ways-to-spot-a-lie.htmlMandy Moody2012-02-07T16:51:04ZGeneral Fraud fraud gerald jellison liespotting pamela meyer wired magazine. wired ukHow to spot when someone lies

Wired.co.uk

Psychologist Gerald Jellison claims the average person tells 200 lies a day. Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting, explains how to spot a whopper.

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Meyer will address this topic and more at the ACFE Annual Fraud Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., June 17-22.

]]>Fraudster Aids Federal Agents in Undercover Internet Stinghttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/2/2/fraudster-aids-federal-agents-in-undercover-internet-sting-1.htmlMandy Moody2012-02-02T21:17:39ZComputer Fraud ad words fox news fraud google google inc.Jailed con artist describes role in Google case

Fox News

When federal investigators decided to look into whether Google Inc. was letting rogue pharmacies from overseas target American consumers with advertising, they turned to a convicted con artist with experience pushing pills on the Internet.

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]]>'Let Us Prey'http://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/1/30/let-us-prey.htmlMandy Moody2012-01-30T14:41:21ZGeneral Fraud Ponzi Schemes SEC affinity fraud economist fraud madoffFleecing the flock: The big business of swindling people who trust you

The Economist

With a nudge from their pastor, the 25,000 members of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta opened their hearts, and their wallets, to Ephren Taylor. And why not, given his glittering credentials? Mr. Taylor billed himself as the youngest black chief executive of a publicly traded company in American history.

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]]>Conned by a Conhttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/1/25/conned-by-a-con.htmlMandy Moody2012-01-25T17:57:07ZGeneral Fraud american greed con artist eric stein forbes fraudConvicted felon out on supervised release arrested in lost pet fraud

Forbes

If the name “Eric Stein” rings a bell, it’s likely because you saw him featured on CNBC’s  “American Greed.” Stein was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his role in a 1990s television commercial scam that victimized some 1,750 investors out of an estimated $50 Million.  

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]]>The Many Lives of Minkow: Keep the Camera Rollinghttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/1/23/the-many-lives-of-minkow-keep-the-camera-rolling.htmlMandy Moody2012-01-23T14:34:16ZGeneral Fraud Securities Fraud barry minkow cnn fortune fraud james caan securities fraud zzzz bestBarry Minkow: All-American con man

CNN Money

In 2009 a writer named Jon Meyers was hired to furnish a screenplay for what soon became the strangest movie project of his life. The film was to star a number of well-known actors -- James Caan, Talia Shire, Mark Hamill, Ving Rhames -- and it would chronicle the life of Barry Minkow.

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]]>Using Secret Information as Currencyhttp://fraudinfo.com/fraud-info/2012/1/19/using-secret-information-as-currency.htmlMandy Moody2012-01-19T16:20:28ZDell Insider Trading insider trading new york times wall streetU.S. charges 7 for insider trading of Dell stock

The New York Times

Sandeep Goyal was a small-time stock analyst with a big connection. In 2008, while working at a mutual fund company, Mr. Goyal received illegal tips from a Dell employee about the company’s financial results, federal authorities say.

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