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The Scam Script Hasn't Changed. The Money Route Has.
The scripts used in telecom and online fraud have barely changed. At its June press conference, the Ministry of Public Security said ten scam types account for 85% of cases: brushing-for-rebate, fake shopping and services, fake investment and wealth management, fake e-commerce and logistics customer service, loan and credit-reporting, fake game trading, romance and dating, impersonating police, prosecutors, and courts, impersonating superiors and acquaintances, and flight refund and change scams. Most “new scam” warnings on your phone break down into one of these ten.
By Jinabout 20 hours ago in Criminal
Catch Me If You Can (Greek Edition)
Many of you might have seen Catch Me If You Can , the 2002 American biographical crime comedy-drama directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. The screenplay, written by Jeff Nathanson, was based on the book of the same name, published in 1980, in which Frank Abagnale claimed that, before his nineteenth birthday, he had successfully carried out a series of extraordinary frauds worth millions of dollars. According to his account, he managed to impersonate a Pan American World Airways pilot, a doctor in Georgia, and a Louisiana prosecutor, although the accuracy of several of these claims has since been challenged.
By Sergios Saropoulos5 days ago in Criminal
400 Clients. 3,000 Yen a Day. 100,000 Retweets for Her Abuser.
I. A Single Tatami Mat In Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on the second floor of a mixed-use building, behind a shop with a "girls' bar" sign, there was a storage room.
By Jin8 days ago in Criminal
He Was Forced to Take Out a Loan in Myanmar. Does He Have to Pay It Back?
I On that afternoon in the Myanmar compound, someone took Wang Xing’s phone. A hand pressed his shoulder. Another hand turned his face toward the screen. Facial recognition passed. The loan application went through. The money arrived and left before he could see the balance.
By Jin12 days ago in Criminal
The Family That Had Its Own Army: Inside the Wei Crime Group’s 122 Billion Yuan Empire
On October 13, 2026, the Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court and the Nan’an People’s Court in Fujian Province delivered first-instance judgments in the Wei family criminal group cases. Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei, and Liao Jingfang received death sentences. Wei Qingtao, Kang Min, and Xiong Hengxing received life imprisonment. Su Hongxiang, Deng Zida, Chen Longjiang, and 52 others, 55 defendants total, received fixed-term sentences from 24 years to 3 years and 3 months.
By Jin12 days ago in Criminal
He Left at 3 A.M. to Beat the Rain. A Gunshot Ended His Life.
On October 13, Mr. Cheng of Jingmen, Hubei, told reporters that his 64-year-old brother, also named Cheng, was shot and killed by an airgun while working in his own field in the early hours of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
By Jin12 days ago in Criminal
She Sold Six-Yuan Fried Potatoes. Then the Internet Killed Her.
How many potatoes go into a paper bowl should have been something a single sentence could settle: “Give me a little more next time.”
By Jin12 days ago in Criminal
Christa Pike Latest: What Happened at Her Execution and What Happens Next
Tennessee officials attempted to execute Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday 30 September 2026, but the execution failed. As of 1 October 2026, she is alive and receiving care at an off site medical facility following two doses of pentobarbital, according to court filings submitted by her attorneys. A death penalty expert described the event as an unprecedented failure. Readers should check for ongoing developments as the situation unfolds.
By Dadson Wanjohi 25 days ago in Criminal
Europe’s Pickpockets Aren’t Hiding. They’re Clocking In.
Paris Metro Line 1, Châtelet station. 7 p.m. A man in a gray hoodie steps into the car. He grips the pole with his right hand. His left hand hangs at his side. The doors close. His left hand brushes the zipper of a tourist’s backpack. The zipper opens three centimeters. The tourist stares at a phone map. Next stop, the man gets off. The wallet is gone. The tourist looks up at the station sign. He pinches the screen. He does not notice.
By Jin25 days ago in Criminal
I Searched Xianyu for a Treadmill. I Found a 14-Year-Old Girl Instead.
A secondhand app. You go there to sell an old treadmill, a scratched desk, a phone that no longer holds a charge. In the visible corners, people bargain over furniture and sneakers. In the corners you do not see, someone is selling something else. Someone is selling a 14-year-old girl.
By Jinabout a month ago in Criminal
She Thought He Loved Her. He Was Running a Script.
The Ferrari Key on the Table Zhang worked at a bar in Suzhou. Zou arrived in a Ferrari. He said he owned the bar. They became a couple. Then he borrowed money.
By Jinabout a month ago in Criminal
She Paid $6 Million to Free Him From His Agency — Then Found the Note in the Pothos Pot
Marianne first met Greggory in the hallway of a clinic in Milan. She sat on a plastic chair, holding a prescription slip, waiting for her number. Greggory stood outside the door, smoking. He wore a dark gray cashmere coat. His silver hair was neatly combed. The lines of his abs showed through his sweater. He didn’t come in. Later she would think: that was the only time he didn’t come in.
By Jinabout a month ago in Criminal