TRUST me, I’m a doctor
October 28th, 2009 | by Eamon Dillon
Paul Bint, the UK’s King Con, got another jail sentence this week. (Read here) He’s pretended to be a barrister,
Monthly Archives: October 2009
INSURANCE fairy tales
October 21st, 2009 | by Eamon Dillon
Here’s a good story from the BBC about a guy, Mohammed Patel, setting up fake car crashes to defraud insurance
WELFARE fraud
October 21st, 2009 | by Eamon Dillon
The mundane reality of fraud made an appearance today. A report (read here) was launched by a Dail committee in
TAX scam
October 20th, 2009 | by Eamon Dillon
It’s nearly six years since the Irish Revenue Commissioners started investigating a tax-scam in the construction industry. It was a
FAKE Ritz
October 15th, 2009 | by Eamon Dillon
It’s hard to beat Victor Lustig the con-artist who twice ‘sold’ the Eiffel Tower. A possible close second could be
Anglo phish
October 6th, 2009 | by Eamon Dillon
There’s something strangely ironic about phishing for account details from Anglo Irish Bank. The Irish government have already spent €4
BBC 5 on Guzman-Betancourt
October 5th, 2009 | by Eamon Dillon
Donal MacInytre ran a short piece (eight minutes) on his BBC 5 radio show last night about Juan Carlos Guzman-Betancourt.
SKINT skimmer
October 3rd, 2009 | by Eamon Dillon
Wired have a good article on credit card skimming (read here). It is less prevalent in Ireland because unlike in
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More could be done for rape and sexual assault victims
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Trafficked woman gives a shocking account of the Irish sex trade.
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“You wanna be rich…?” Bogus investment firm on the go.
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Rathkeale trader becomes the third Irish man convicted of rhino horn smuggling in the United States
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Gypsy Empire extract from the Sunday World
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Survey of sex workers by pimps in Ireland actually got media attention
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Is there any good reason why someone would buy DVDs of naked children?
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Cop killer suspect stays out of reach in the United States
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