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...Soon another liar backed up Oates’s story — William Bedloe, “a Bristol-born counterfeiter, swindler, petty thief and jail bird”, writes Stater....
...Although he has embraced the creative possibilities of iPad art, the 83-year-old Hockney last week denounced NFTs as a market for “international crooks and swindlers”, in a podcast hosted by Bendor Grosvenor...
...James Murdoch has confirmed plans to become an anchor investor in Switzerland’s MCH Group, owner of the Art Basel fair and majority owner of London’s Masterpiece....
...Deepfakes are an El Dorado for online swindlers. Cyber security companies are trying to combat the ingenuity of techniques such as “face swaps”....
...Sophisticated swindlers What makes this type of fraud particularly tough to investigate is the level of detail fraudsters use to impersonate trusted professionals....
...When the money goes through to the swindler’s account, it is quickly withdrawn or moved to offshore accounts that are hard to trace....
...There is nothing to stop a clever swindler posing as a fake “owner” on the phone, but most are looking for a quick gain and will be reluctant to spend time answering detailed queries about a fake or “spoofed...
...Henry Foy is the FT’s central Europe correspondent Illustration by James Ferguson...
...says James Cox, law professor at Duke University....
...He called Bud Fox “sport” in an echo of Jay Gatsby, another charismatic swindler....
...Also on the board of the London-based company were his wife, Amanda, James Stewart, head of research and a TV commentator on economic issues, and Chas Dabhia, chief operating officer....
...Monday begins offering hedge fund investors cover for fraud losses, as Integro, a New York insurance broker, and Amber Partners, a risk rating agency for the industry, aim to capitalise on the fear of swindlers...
...The group’s DJ, DJ Lord, plays club and radio dates, and one of the S1Ws, James Bomb, has instigated a Public Enemy comic book which is on the verge of securing a potentially money-spinning link-up with...
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