A man holding up a smartphone with the Uber transport app visible on screen, while taxis queue in the background, on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Olly Curtis/Future via Getty Images)Olly Curtis | Future | Getty ImagesLONDON — Uber won its legal fight to continue operating in London on Monday, as a judge overturned a ban on…...
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A crisis creates opportunities for fraudsters and an example is with the coronavirus pandemic. As more people gravitate towards using on-line services, the digital culture presents more opportunities for bad actors. As an example of the types of services most vulnerable to digital fraud, a recent survey found that telecommunications, e-commerce and financial services industries…...
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An advocate for seniors in Saskatoon is advising others to trust their gut when an email or phone call seems off.Author of the article:Amanda ShortPublishing date:Sep 27, 2020 • • 2 minute readA Saskatoon woman says she was the victim of a scam that led to people close to her sending hundreds of dollars in…...
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A precious metals dealer who sold overpriced gold and silver to older conservatives was sued by the US federal government and 30 states this week for alleged large-scale fraud.The lawsuit alleges Metals.com and its parent company TMTE defrauded $185 million from at least 1,600 investors and most are elderly—$140 million of the allegedly defrauded money…...
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New Delhi: The CAG has found that the Union government in the very first two years of the GST implementation wrongly retained Rs 47,272 crore of GST compensation cess that was meant to be used specifically to compensate states for loss of revenue. In its audit report of government accounts, the Comptroller and Auditor General…...
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Two persons, Motunrayo Olasebikan and Abideen Adefisayo Tijani have been arraigned before Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan for alleged involvement in a visa scam.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the suspects on a seven-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and uttering.This was disclosed in a statement issued…...
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A report from Variety has indicated that Samuel L. Jackson has been tapped to reprise the role of Nick Fury for an upcoming Disney+ series. But where’s Luke Cage? Despite the popularity of the Fury character, Disney+ may be better served resurrecting Luke Cage, which was canceled by Netflix in 2018. It is believed that…...
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When Conor McGregor last retired in June, few took him seriously, and it now appears as if they were right to do so. In some recent tweets, McGregor made it sound like he’s been trying to schedule another UFC fight. He might have even scheduled another boxing match. But with everything he has going on…...
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Mobil’s dividend yield recently hit double-digit levels. The supermajor’s dividend payments are currently debt-financed. The losses and revenue declines are likely to force the oil giant to rethink its dividend policy. This has been an eventful year for Exxon Mobil. Last month, the oil giant was booted from the Dow index despite being the largest…...
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Sony has confirmed PS4 owners of Marvel’s Spider-Man will need to pay for an upgrade to the remastered PS5 version. The news once again highlights the lack of clarity in the gaming giant’s backward compatibility messaging. Spider-Man: Remastered may be illustrative of what to expect from PS5 versions of other major first-party PS4 titles. In…...
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