[Master "Scams" Thread] The SCAM Report [merged threads]

[Family 3,988]

https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/05/21/attorney-general-james-secures-2b-in-latest-crypto-scam/

 

[Family 3,988]

Two Dallas doctors who faked giving injections to patients pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud charges.

Twin brothers Desi Barroga and Deno Barroga, who operated a pain management clinic in Dallas together, each pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud.

 

 

 

The brothers required patients to visit their office monthly. The patients would receive prescription drugs, like hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine, and the doctors would bill patients' insurance companies for services they did not provide.

The Barrogas reported to insurance that they gave patients as many as 80 corticosteroid injections per patient per visit. Court documents say, in many cases, the doctor would place a needle on the patient's body without actually piercing the skin.

 

The brothers also created fake medical records.

Plea papers say the Barrogas admitted they billed insurers at least $45 million. They were paid at least $9 million.

The men each face up to 10 years in prison.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-doctors-fake-injections-desi-barroga-deno-barroga

 

[Family 3,988]

911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested in Coordinated International Operation

 

According to an indictment unsealed on May 24, from 2014 through July 2022, Wang and others are alleged to have created and disseminated malware to compromise and amass a network of millions of residential Windows computers worldwide. These devices were associated with more than 19 million unique IP addresses, including 613,841 IP addresses located in the United States. Wang then generated millions of dollars by offering cybercriminals access to these infected IP addresses for a fee.

“This Justice Department-led operation brought together law enforcement partners from around the globe to disrupt 911 S5, a botnet that facilitated cyber-attacks, large-scale fraud, child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and export violations,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “As a result of this operation, YunHe Wang was arrested on charges that he created and operated the botnet and deployed malware. This case makes clear that the long arm of the law stretches across borders and into the deepest shadows of the dark web, and the Justice Department will never stop fighting to hold cybercriminals to account.”

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The indictment further alleges that from 2018 until July 2022, Wang received approximately $99 million from his sales of the hijacked proxied IP addresses through his 911 S5 operation, either in cryptocurrency or fiat currency. Wang used the illicitly gained proceeds to purchase real property in the United States, St. Kitts and Nevis, China, Singapore, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. The indictment identifies dozens of assets and properties subject to forfeiture, including a 2022 Ferrari F8 Spider S-A, a BMW i8, a BMW X7 M50d, a Rolls Royce, more than a dozen domestic and international bank accounts, over two dozen cryptocurrency wallets, several luxury wristwatches, 21 residential or investment properties (across Thailand, Singapore, the U.A.E., St. Kitts and Nevis, and the United States), and 20 domains.

 

On May 28, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued financial sanctions against Wang, Jingping Liu, and Yanni Zheng, for their activities associated with 911 S5, and three entities for being owned or controlled by Wang.

The FBI Dallas and Denver Field Offices, DCIS Cyber Field Office, and BIS Office of Export Enforcement’s Dallas field office are investigating the case.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/911-s5-botnet-dismantled-and-its-administrator-arrested-coordinated-international-operation

[TBoneTX 45,258]

7 hours ago, Family said:

911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested

This clown needs to be drawn & quartered, killed by the neck until dead, covered in honey and staked near large mounds of fire ants, and imprisoned for multiple lifetimes in ultra-maximum security.  After that, real punishment should be contemplated.

[Family 3,988]

14 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

This clown needs to be drawn & quartered, killed by the neck until dead, covered in honey and staked near large mounds of fire ants, and imprisoned for multiple lifetimes in ultra-maximum security.  After that, real punishment should be contemplated.

Yup….😂

 

[TBoneTX 45,258]

39 minutes ago, Family said:

Yup

Good idea -- shoot off his wiener before anything.   

[Family 3,988]

'Fake' lawyer 'who won all 26 of his cases despite no legal training' is arrested in Kenya

 

The 'fake lawyer' won all 26 of his cases in various Kenyan courts - despite not having any legal training, according to local media.

 

But he has now been arrested by the Rapid Action Team of the Nairobi Branch of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) after his case caused public outrage and the branch received many complaints. 

 

While the case caused outrage, especially among legal officials, others deemed the 'fake lawyer' impressive.

Kenya's Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) told the BBC that he was a 'brilliant young mind' who made it 'without traditional qualifications'. 

Another of the man's supporters is Mike Sonko, Nairobi's controversial former governor, posted a video with the man on X. 
 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12636127/Fake-lawyer-won-26-cases-despite-no-legal-training-arrested-Kenya.html

[Family 3,988]

 

[Skyman 321]

Tried to sell a couch on fb and immediately I get a buyer call. He asks some weird question to make it seem he's interested in it and his cousin will pick it up. Then I get some bs email from zelle saying the amount was high enough I needed a commercial account.  Guy calls right back and says he's willing to send me a larger amount so my zelle account will convert to a commercial account as long as I will send back the extra. I get another email from zelle stating all is OK and the guy calls wanting his money. Of course, there is no new money in my account so, sorry Charlie. 

 

I think people are used to dealing with honest people and have no street smarts so they fall for this stuff. 

 

The above happened again so I added "No zelle scams" to my ad and it stopped.

[TBoneTX 45,258]

58 minutes ago, Skyman said:

so, sorry Charlie

Good for you for recognizing the scam, and thanks for taking the time to let us all know here.

[Ontarkie 14,216]

23 hours ago, Skyman said:

Tried to sell a couch on fb and immediately I get a buyer call. He asks some weird question to make it seem he's interested in it and his cousin will pick it up. Then I get some bs email from zelle saying the amount was high enough I needed a commercial account.  Guy calls right back and says he's willing to send me a larger amount so my zelle account will convert to a commercial account as long as I will send back the extra. I get another email from zelle stating all is OK and the guy calls wanting his money. Of course, there is no new money in my account so, sorry Charlie. 

 

I think people are used to dealing with honest people and have no street smarts so they fall for this stuff. 

 

The above happened again so I added "No zelle scams" to my ad and it stopped.

I also won't take calls, or text messages. It's all through FB messenger or they can take a hike.  Cash at pick up too. 

I would bet the email was fake from them too. 

[Skyman 321]

3 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

I also won't take calls, or text messages. It's all through FB messenger or they can take a hike.  Cash at pick up too. 

I would bet the email was fake from them too. 

Right. None of the emails from Zelle were actually from Zelle. And when I did sell it, it was paid for via Zelle but my bank confirmed payment before they carted it off.

Edited July 8 by Skyman

[Ontarkie 14,216]

11 hours ago, Skyman said:

Right. None of the emails from Zelle were actually from Zelle. And when I did sell it, it was paid for via Zelle but my bank confirmed payment before they carted it off.

Gees, good thing you caught it. 

[Family 3,988]

Hackers stole almost everyone’s AT&T call records. What should you do?

This is not a typical data breach. Here’s what you need to know.

 

Another day, another data breach. But this one is nasty.

AT&T said Friday that hackers who have hit other companies also swiped at least six months of 2022 phone records for almost everyone who had AT&T mobile service — that’s roughly 110 million customer accounts. AT&T said hackers don’t have the content of people’s calls or texts.

 

For what AT&T says is a portion of those records, the stolen data also included some people’s estimated locations.

The swiped location data is relatively unusual in a cyberattack, and it’s the part that freaked out Albert Fox Cahn, founder of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project.

 

Your phone company logs the nearest cellular tower every time your device connects to its mobile network. That data is essentially a rough timeline and map of everywhere you go with your smartphone, including your home, work, house of worship, medical appointments and more.

 

You can’t know for sure how this stolen AT&T information might be used against you.

 

 

I’ll talk you through how to know if your data was swiped, what could go wrong and how to protect yourself.

Also, take a moment to feel furious. This data theft shows the risks from America’s largely unregulated personal data harvesting. You, and generally not the companies, bear the burden when companies fail to secure your information from thieves.

How do you know whether your phone records were stolen?

AT&T said it will notify affected customers by text, email or physical mail.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/12/att-data-breach-hack-calls-texts-what-do/

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

8 hours ago, Family said:

How do you know whether your phone records were stolen?

AT&T said it will notify affected customers by text, email or physical mail.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/12/att-data-breach-hack-calls-texts-what-do/

which the hackers will be quick to send out bogus text messages and emails about..............