A warning has been issued by UK watchdogs of a rise in clone company scams targeting those looking for investment opportunities to recover financially from COVID-19. On Wednesday, the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued an alert to the public concerning "clone company" scams which appear to be claiming not…...
Continue readingTwo Sydney men have been extradited to the US over their alleged role in a $US50 million ($65 million) scam to rort mobile phone users in a premium messaging service, while a BRW rich lister worth an estimated $100 million awaits an extradition hearing in a Perth jail over his alleged role.Allegations against eight members…...
Continue readingBank boss calls for cross-industry cooperation to reduce scams that trick people into making instant payments online By Karl Flinders, Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly Published: 25 Jan 2021 14:05 A digital bank boss has called for social media companies to share responsibility for losses to consumers duped into transferring money to fraudsters when buying…...
Continue readingTroops under the auspices of Operation Thunder Strike on Saturday conducted a joint ground and air patrols to Chikwale village, along the Polewire-Mangoro-Sarkin Pawa Road in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State as military jets killed several bandits during the operation.The patrols followed credible reports of the bandits’ movement from a neighbouring state,…...
Continue readingGame Theory is a regular series where we speak with a professional with insight into China’s business and tech scene.As a counsel specializing in employment law in China, Jeffrey Wilson has unique insight into how the law works here. Below, he shares with That’s his experience working in a large PRC law firm and common misconceptions…...
Continue readingBy embracing a dubious legal theory, the Senate GOP sets a bad precedent and keeps Trump as the 2024 GOP front-runner. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE S hortly before senators were sworn in for Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial (the fourth such trial in history), Kentucky senator Rand Paul spoke to reporters about his effort to dismiss…...
Continue readingAccess to legal cannabis stores was linked with fewer opioid deaths in the U.S., a new analysis suggested. The number of marijuana dispensaries in a county was negatively related to log-transformed opioid mortality rate, adjusted for age (β -0.17, 95% CI -0.23 to -0.11), reported Balázs Kovács, PhD, of Yale University School of Management in…...
Continue readingMods do not delete, this is important to me, please readI was in my early teens during the '08 crisis. I vividly remember the enormous repercussions that the reckless actions by those on Wall Street had in my personal life, and the lives of those close to me. I was fortunate - my parents were…...
Continue readingIt was the end of April — just as the U.S. confirmed its millionth covid-19 case and 50,000 deaths — when White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci announced “highly significant” news about a drug called remdesivir. That was surprising because the antiviral drug, owned by Gilead Sciences and developed with investment from the federal government,…...
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