Tag: scam

Beware the “Free Ticket” Trap: SriLankan Airlines Warns of Viral Scam

Aviation Asanga Divulweva -
SriLankan Airlines has openly warned Sri Lankans against what appears to be a “golden-ticket giveaway promotion” featuring glossy promotional...

Man, 83, Guilty of Killing Uber Driver Over Scam Belief

Global Senuri Vithanage -
An Ohio jury has found an 83-year-old man guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of an Uber driver...

Vanishing Vessels: Inside Mumbai’s $36 Million Shipping Scam

Maritime and Trade Asanga Divulweva -
A multimillion-dollar scam has shaken Mumbai’s cargo corridors, and the exporters who witnessed two ships disappear from their routes...

Hospitality scam exposed

Europe S De Silva -
Europe, UK (Commonwealth Union) – Authorities have stated that a company that provided half-price hospitality at sold-out sports events...

Velupillai Manoharan exposes scam

Commonwealth Diaspora S De Silva -
Diaspora (Commonwealth Union) _ Velupillai Manoharan, the elder brother of LTTE founder leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, has taken a firm...

Hotel booking scam in Singapore

Asia Valentina Bowling -
SINGAPORE - Since September, at least 30 people have fallen victim to a hotel booking scam with losses that...
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74-year-old man downloads third-party app to…

Asia Valentina Bowling -
SINGAPORE –a 74-year-old man chatted for six hours online, with a friendly roast duck seller he met on Facebook,...

A scam Investment fraud…!

CUDFN Suraj Atapattu -
Australia (Common Wealth) _   According to recent Scamwatch data, Australians lost almost $205 million to scams between 1 January...

Sophisticated scam looking to dupe investors

Business & Trade Veronica Elishya -
AUCKLAND (CU)_Over the recent past New Zealanders have been experiencing a heightened wave of scam attempts, particularly amid the...

As the ATO steps up surveillance, here’s how to avoid crackdown on SMSF early withdrawal scam

Money Veronica Elishya -
CANBERRA (CU)_Over the recent months, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has been looking out for self-managed super funds (SMSFs)...

Customers lose $400k to ‘Hope Business’ app scam, Ponzi scheme

Science & Tech Michael Alfonsia -
Consumers targeted by fake 'wealth creation' app. Australian consumers have lost at least $400,000 to a scam smartphone app, with...