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1 month ago | bbc.com | Catrin Nye |Ed Main |Jamie Bartlett

Arrest warrant issued for member of cult exposed by BBCCatrin Nye, Ed Main & Jamie BartlettLighthouseShaun Cooper is the first senior member of the group that the authorities have taken this kind of action againstAn arrest warrant has been issued for a senior member of Lighthouse, the life-coaching group which was the subject of the BBC podcast series, A Very British Cult.

Oct 17, 2024 | sg.news.yahoo.com | Elaine Chong |Ed Main

Tuyet van Huynh (left) is campaigning to track down the scammers [BBC]Chinese communities are being targeted by scammers who trick older women out of their valuables by persuading them their loved ones are in danger. After a wave of cases on the streets of the UK, US, Australia and Canada, police are investigating and victims' families are trying to find the perpetrators. The blessing scam is an elaborate piece of criminal street theatre.

Oct 16, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Elaine Chong |Ed Main

Tuyet van Huynh (left) is campaigning to track down the scammers [BBC]Chinese communities are being targeted by scammers who trick older women out of their valuables by persuading them their loved ones are in danger. After a wave of cases on the streets of the UK, US, Australia and Canada, police are investigating and victims' families are trying to find the perpetrators. The blessing scam is an elaborate piece of criminal street theatre.

Jul 6, 2024 | msn.com | Elaine Chong |Ed Main

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Jul 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Elaine Chong |Ed Main

Chinese people around the world are being targeted by an elaborate scam in which criminals pretend to be Chinese police. A British-Chinese woman has told the BBC that she handed over her life savings to con men who wore uniforms in video calls and gave her a virtual tour of what appeared to be a police station. Helen Young still has nightmares about the fortnight that she was made to believe she was on China’s most wanted list.