Scam

World

SERIAL SCAMMER

Fake Franciscan friar jailed in France for fraud

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/21

The scammer had even been jailed on several occasions for the ruse, but continued to play the same role nonetheless

Lifestyle

AVOID LOSING MONEY

10 police tips to avoid scams with the Spanish Christmas lottery

The Nomad Today 11/21/21

Read in this article which are the most widespread scams on the occasion of the Spanish Christmas Lottery draw

World

INTERNATIONAL FRAUD

Interpol issues global alert of Covid-19 vaccine scams

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/16/21

Representatives of health ministries and hospitals in 40 countries have received offers to buy vaccines from fraudsters

Coronavirus

SCAM

More than 2,000 people get fake Covid-19 vaccine in Mumbai

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/25/21

The suspected scammers have been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Finland

'TRENDING CRIMINAL PHENOMENON'

Finnish residents lost almost 5 million euros to online bank fraud

The Nomad Today 6/24/21

Many people have also received calls from fake Microsoft technical support services

Finland

WARNING

Did you get this SMS in the name of Posti? Don't open it, it's a scam!

The Nomad Today 3/29/21

For those who opened it, the police recommend that they contact their bank immediately and then report the problem to the police.

World

CORONAVIRUS

US citizens lose 1 million dollars in Vietnamese hand sanitizer scam

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/18/20

Three men set up over 300 websites and hundreds of email accounts to sell products online that never reached the US.

Finland

ROMANCE SCAM

Finnish Casanova scams 1.3 million euros from women with love promises

The Nomad Today 6/22/20

Police reminds that "true love remains in spite of everything, even if one does not give money."

Finland

Russia arrests a man who built a fake border post with Finland to scam migrants

The Nomad Today 12/5/19

The scammer charged 10,000 US dollars to four south Asian immigrants for taking them to the other side of the false frontier he had built.

Finland

Police alert: don't be scammed when selling through Tori.fi

The Nomad Today 10/21/19

Frauds have recently been suffered by people selling for example technology items such as mobile phones and computers.

Finland

Finnish embassy in Bangkok informs about a payment scam

The Nomad Today 9/5/19

The requested payment amount has been more than a double of the correct residence permit application fee, the mission reported. Two further cases are suspected.

Finland

Fake police officers stole 34,000 euros from the elderly

The Nomad Today 8/12/19

The Police are investigating these scams as aggravated frauds. 

Finland

Attention: scam messages sent on behalf of Kela

The Nomad Today 7/2/19

The Finnish Social Security Institution has received notifications of phishing messages sent on its behalf offering fast loans. The objective of the scammers is to obtain the user's personal…