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Bank Insider in Texas Allegedly Uses Fake Invoices, Income Tax Returns and Bank Statements To Obtain Loans in a Fraudulent Scheme: DOJ – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin May 28, 2026

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas has arrested a bank insider over allegations that he masterminded a large-scale fraud scheme. Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck accuses Houston resident and local banker Siupo Ernest Mo of conspiring with others to drain millions of dollars from federally insured financial institutions. Mo allegedly…

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Scammers Drain $850,000 Life Savings From Elderly Couple in Devastating Con Job: Report – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin May 23, 2026

An elderly Southern California couple may lose their longtime home after scammers posing as FBI agents stole nearly $1 million from them. The couple was contacted in February of last year by scammers who claimed the pair needed to clear their names by converting their money into cryptocurrency so the funds could be traced by…

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New Malware Builder Targets 700+ Banks Across the Globe, Allows Thieves To Steal Credentials and Take Over Accounts: Report – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin May 11, 2026

A new malware-as-a-service threat is targeting hundreds of banks around the world by giving cybercriminals tools to steal credentials and take over accounts. According to a new advisory from the cybersecurity firm iZOO Logic, the threat was identified as a Telegram-based advertisement for a malware builder known as BankGhost Builder. iZOO Logic says BankGhost Builder…

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Scammers Drain $76,000 From Truist Bank Customer, Convincing Victim To Withdraw Piles of Cash in Person – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin April 5, 2026

Authorities in Chatham County, Georgia say they’re investigating a bank fraud scheme after a woman reported losing more than $76,000 to scammers. The Chatham County Police Department says the victim received a phone call from someone she did not know on February 6th. The caller said her bank account was compromised and that she needed to…

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$3,000,000 Drained From Bank Customers on East Coast in Massive Fraud Scheme – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin March 27, 2026

A man in Pennsylvania has admitted to draining millions of dollars from people’s bank accounts in a massive fraud scheme. According to Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, 23-year-old Jeremy Antuan Boria Fraticelli, alongside his accomplices, defrauded banks and their customers of over $3 million in three counties of the Keystone State. Fraticelli and his accomplices relied on…

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Bank Insider Drains $12,500 From Deceased Customer’s Account in Series of Unauthorized Transactions: Federal Reserve – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin March 14, 2026

The Federal Reserve says a US bank employee took advantage of a customer’s death and stole more than $10,000. According to a new memo issued by the Fed’s Board of Governors, Klaus Koberstein – a senior sales associate at the East Cambridge Savings Bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts – drained $12,500 from a deceased customer’s bank…

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Citi Banker Powers $1,300,000 Scheme To Drain Customer Accounts, Books One-Way Ticket out of the Country – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin March 7, 2026

A former Citi Bank employee deployed a multimillion-dollar scheme to drain the accounts of customers and flee the country. According to new court filings, Florida resident and Citi personal banker Ana Dalila Vega and her co-conspirators used her position to make fraudulent wire transfers from customer accounts to shell companies. Vega, who worked for the…

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Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Customer After Scammer Drains $18,000 From Account, Finding ‘No Evidence of Fraud’: Report – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin February 28, 2026

Wells Fargo has denied a customer’s plea for reimbursement after a scammer drained $18,000 from his account, according to a new report. Virginia resident William Sroufe lost more than $18,000 on December 17th in a phone scam where the caller impersonated Wells Fargo, reports the local news outlet WWBT. The caller ID displayed Wells Fargo’s…

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Surgeon Drains $145,000,000 From US Government and Blue Cross in Massive Fraud Scheme: DOJ – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin February 27, 2026

An orthopedic surgeon in Texas orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that drained more than $100 million from the healthcare system, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ says 61-year-old Michael Taba accepted bribes and kickbacks from pharmacy owners to prescribe medication that was unnecessary. Between May 2014 and March 2017, prosecutors say Taba…

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Bank Insider Orchestrates $500,000 Fraud Scheme, Leaks Confidential Customer Information To Criminals: DOJ – The Daily Hodl
Byaea2ede5_admin February 21, 2026

An employee at a US banking giant has been caught orchestrating a $500,000 fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ says 31-year-old Edward Low of New York has admitted to using his position at TD Bank to steal confidential customer data and pass it to co-conspirators, who used it to take…

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