by stefanie | Oct 4, 2019 | Around the Industry
Using government workers details, which he also obtained illegally, the hacker ordered office supplies (mainly toner cartridges) to be delivered to his associate’s address, for resell on the black market in Nigeria. Jeff Goldman, NJ Advance Media reported for...
by stefanie | Jul 29, 2019 | Around the Industry
Following the initial launch of the legal case in August 2017, four men were sentenced last week after the scope of the fraud case was lowered to $9.5 million (€8.53 million) instead of the initially thought $24 million (€21.57 million). In April this year five...
by stefanie | May 1, 2019 | Around the Industry
Australian businesses reported more than 5800 scams with losses exceeding AUS$7.2 million ($5.08 million/ €4.52 million) in 2018, a 53 percent increase compared to 2017, according to the ACCC’s Targeting scams report. ACCC explains that much of this increase is due to...
by Owen Collins | Dec 12, 2018 | Around the Industry
A Florida man has pled guilty to his part in the scam to defraud the OEM of millions of dollars. According to the Democrat and Chronicle, Jason Haynes entered a guilty plea in the US District Court in Rochester to one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one...
by Owen Collins | Dec 10, 2018 | Around the Industry
The International Fairs Directory has again resurrected its ‘Expo-Guide’ scam in advance of the Paperworld 2019 trade show, which takes place in January. The Directory’s scam letters have been seen by The Recycler and, as before, ask the exhibitor to update...
