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Dozens arrested in ‘courier fraud’ crackdown

More than 40 people have been arrested in a crackdown on courier fraud across England and Wales. Police say more than 3,000 people, most of them elderly, have been duped into withdrawing large sums of cash and handing it to someone posing as a courier or police officer. In October, a couple from Dorset lost […]

‘McMillions’: How ex-cop orchestrated $24 million McDonald’s Monopoly scam

Admin / February 4, 2020 / Compliance, Crime, Cybercrime, Forensics, Fraud

In 1987, McDonald’s launched an ingenious sweepstakes based on the game of Monopoly. Customers would purchase sandwiches, fries, drinks, etc., that included peel-off game pieces on the packaging — potentially rewarding them with anything from a Filet-O-Fish to a new car to $1 million. People went wild for it and business spiked by 40 percent

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