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Stories about: telecom fraud

Telecom Fraud Ring Dismantled in France French authorities have arrested nine people suspected of participating in an operation that involved selling unlock codes for operator-restricted mobile phones.Mobile operators are in the habit of selling phones at very low prices or even giving them away for free to customers who are willing to sign long-term contr... 30 September 2010 05:49 GMT UK Police Dismantles International Telecom Fraud Ring Police raided several locations in London and arrested nine people suspected of being members of a criminal ring, which stole millions of pounds from telecommunications companies.It looks like the ring was part of an international fraud network built around fraudulently acquired iPhones, inside which multiple gangs h... 21 August 2010 05:19 GMT Venezuelan VoIP Hacker Extradited to U.S. A 26-year-old Venezuelan man was extradited to U.S. last week in order to stand trial for instrumenting a complex scheme that used hacked networks to freely route VoIP traffic. The alleged hacker fled the country back in August 2006, after being indicted in New Jersey.Edwin Pena used to be a resident of Miami and ope... 20 October 2009 05:47 GMT