Scammers Exploit Treasury Department

It is not unusual for cyber crooks to use various government agencies or officials to legitimize their scams, and now a scheme has emerged that misrepresents the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Victims report receiving an email claiming to be from the Treasury Department, stating their lost funds, which were stolen and diverted to a foreign account registered in…

Craigslist ‘Baby-for-Sale’ Scam Nets Nothing but Arrest

Police have arrested a woman in Missouri accused of trying to sell a baby on Craigslist, and this is not the first time the suspect has been in trouble with the law.

The suspect, 29-year-old Alice H. Sims, was previously convicted of receiving stolen property and forgery, both felonies for which she received 5- and 3-year sentences, respectively, according to KOAMTV.com.

According to a news release from the Joplin…

Infamous Foul-Mouthed Scammer Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Glasses

A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was arrested Monday for allegedly selling counterfeit eyeglasses and berating customers when they complained about the quality of the products, according to The Register.

When customers criticized the goods, Vitaly Borker, aka Tony Russo, allegedly went on foul-mouthed tirades. In an Oct. 27 email to one customer, Borker claimed he would direct an assistant to “crush” the man’s glasses and then “take the pieces of…

Alleged Scammer Convicted for Running Online Gold-Selling Scam

A federal jury last week convicted a Houston, Texas, man of 25 counts of bankruptcy fraud and mail fraud arising from an Internet scam to sell gold.

James Maceo Ramey was found guilty on all 25 counts alleged in an indictment relating to bankruptcy fraud and for running a bogus Internet gold sales company that made more than $300,000.

According to the FBI, Ramey set up and operated…