fraud
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Operation Jackal IV - which took place between November 2025 and June 2026 - investigated how the groups laundered money and how financial fraud cyber crimes, such as cryptocurrency and email compromise fraud, were conducted.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Wang and seven others are set to be tried in the southern Chinese coastal city of Beihai -- where Jin lived -- for fraud and illegally operating a business, criminal charges their families dispute.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
And then there’s that other classic Washington move: rooting out fraud.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The court also said they engaged in illegally accepting public deposits, fundraising and securities issuance fraud and failed to disclose information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
They were mostly in for white-collar crimes, money schemes, fraud and racketeering.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Banks have been grappling with a surge in scams and frauds driven by sophisticated criminal operations located in parts of Southeast Asia and Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Mr. Bryson’s pivotal summer is full of heroes, frauds, fads and marvels, but the reader is aware of what the revelers cannot yet imagine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
I need to pause here to point out that hype and urgency are key ingredients in frauds.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
"These scams were the dominant variety three or four years ago, but frauds have now moved to another level, and are far more sophisticated."
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Harsnett had been much influenced by Reginald Scot, and had set out to prove that cases of supposed demonic possession were in fact deliberate frauds.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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A Web of Lies
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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