The Postal Police has concluded a vast operation against online scams, seizing over 114 million euros. Here are the most common types of scams and tips for protecting yourself from cyber scams
Consob recently closed another 6 websites that offered financial services abusively, bringing the total to 1.110 sites blocked since 2019. Financial abusiveness refers to illegal or unauthorized practices in the investment sector, which…
The investigations concern various Italian regions and also European countries, with the involvement of the Slovak, Romanian and Austrian police forces. At the base there would be a phenomenon of organized crime even if not of a mafia nature
It is one of the largest financial frauds in US history - The 31-year-old founder of Ftx found guilty of all 7 charges - The former crypto king will appeal
A perfect Ponzi scheme: the company promised earnings of 10%. The founders would have lost track of themselves. Investors: "Losses of 100 thousand euros"
E-commerce continues to grow unstoppably, but with it the offenses committed by criminal organizations are also developing - The Italian Association of Specialized Appliances Retailers explains how to avoid scams
On Tuesday 28 May "Beware of scams" will go on stage at the Pime Theater. A show promoted by Consob for financial information. It is inspired by the scheme of the famous con man Charles Ponzi.
How to check if the insurance company that makes us a super offer is reliable? Here are some indications from the Institute for Insurance Supervision to avoid being scammed
The company warns its customers: the alarm is given by emails received from the address "no_reply.enelenergia@enel.com". Enel's procedures do not provide for the request to provide bank details or personal codes via external links. Enel announces…
Berneschi will be subjected to probation for the entire duration of the sentence. The Court also ordered the confiscation of 26 million and the payment of a provisional amount for the civil parties (also owed by the accountant Andrea Vallebuona, equal to…
The Postal Police confirms that a phishing campaign has been underway for some time, i.e. computer scam attempts designed to get hold of confidential information and convince citizens to make undue payments - Beware of…
The accused will have to answer for a financial fraud of 50 billion yuan (7,6 billion dollars) against almost a million investors - The mechanism was the classic one of the Ponzi scheme.
Taking advantage of the trust of thousands of consumers intending to buy their Christmas gifts online, two sites received the requested amount even for products that were not available or that took a long time to find. The Antitrust suspends its activity.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has already talked about it with German Chancellor Angela Merkel: he is asking for severe punishment for the Volkswagen "swindle" - "We are not dealing with an environmental disaster but a scam" which, as such, goes…
A group of hackers from Russia, China and Ukraine have stolen a billion dollars since 2013 through a sophisticated system that allowed them to systematically violate the corporate networks of banks
Foreigners no longer in Italy and Italians residing abroad received 450 euros a month, money intended for over 65s in economic difficulty. The major frauds from Lazio, Lombardy and Calabria.
In the last two years, approximately 3,7 billion US dollars have been stolen from Brazilian banks - The machination targets a payment system, called Boleto, in use by all banks in the country and regulated by the Febraban,…
The scam allegedly took place through money movements on various current accounts held in the name of companies and trusts with offices in offshore countries - The charge is aggravated criminal association aimed at defrauding the Sienese bank, which is therefore…
An arrest warrant has been issued, as part of an investigation by the Milan prosecutor's office, for Fabio Riva, already involved in the investigation by the Taranto prosecutor's office on Ilva - The charge against him is aggravated fraud against purposes of the disbursement of public contributions.
According to the president of the doctors' social security institution, the crime is aggravated fraud - The investigators suspect losses of 500 million euros.
Other than Italy! The French city turns out to be much more fraudulent in home repairs, often to the detriment of the elderly. The phenomenon has taken a worrying turn, with inflated and only partially invoiced prices. It has come to…
