But Freeman ruled that “May suffered economic harm because of third-party scammers’ fraudulent inducement, not Google’s omission or misrepresentation.” Additionally, May failed to show that Google had any duty to refund customers, after Google cited Target and Walmart policies to show that it’s common to refuse refunds. Scam victims did not use gift card “as … Read more
Vivian says her job as a financial analyst performing forensic accounting is like piecing together a puzzle. Typically, the pieces are bank statements, business records, and other official documents. It’s Vivian’s challenge to make the pieces fit. Recently, Vivian helped TDI’s Fraud Unit stop two doctors – Desi and Deno Barroga of Dallas – who … Read more
A large-scale fraud campaign leveraged fake trading apps published on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as phishing sites, to defraud victims, per findings from Group-IB. The campaign is part of a consumer investment fraud scheme that’s also widely known as pig butchering, in which prospective victims are lured into making … Read more
