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20+ arrested in U.S. as thousands, including Canadians, defrauded in global scam op

  • Matthew Mountjoy--MobileSyrup
  • published date: 2026-05-04 18:12:58 UTC

A federal jury in the U.S. has convicted 25 people for running an international hacking scheme that defrauded more than 1,000 victims in dozens of U.S. states and 19 countries (including Canada) out of nearly US$215 million (approx. C$292 million). In a news …

A federal jury in the U.S. has convicted 25 people for running an international hacking scheme that defrauded more than 1,000 victims in dozens of U.S. states and 19 countries (including Canada) out … [+1981 chars]