A Georgia man who pretended to be a member of the Wu-Tang Clan to scam businesses out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. 53-year-old Walker Washington was sentenced to 100 months in prison by a federal judge Thursday. He was also ordered …
Read More »New Study Ranks Where You’d Most Likely Get “Catfished” in the U.S.
The website SocialCatfish.com examined data from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and the Federal Trade Commission released earlier this year to rank states with the most “catfish” dating scams. Catfishing is defined as luring someone into a relationship using a fabricated online persona. California and Texas were ranked numbers one …
Read More »Georgia Woman’s Bank Account Emptied Through Cash App Scammers, Police Warn App Users
Many Cash App customers are claiming they are getting scammed using fake accounts and numbers. A woman from Columbus, Georgia said that she was trying to send money to her son using Cash App, which is a quick and easy way to transfer money. According to WTVM, Mildrea Shorter’s transaction …
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