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The Kapa-Community Ministry International ( Cebuano: Kabus Padatuon, lit. 'enrich the poor'; a.k.a Kapa) was one of the biggest financial investment fraud scandals in Philippine history. An estimated five million people including Noel were duped by the religious company Kapa-Community Ministry International, which promised a 30% monthly return ...
Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a deceptive practice in the stock or commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information. [ 1] [failed verification][ 2][ 3] The setups are generally made to result in monetary gain for the deceivers, and generally ...
Microcap stock fraud is a form of securities fraud involving stocks of "microcap" companies, generally defined in the United States as those with a market capitalization of under $250 million. Its prevalence has been estimated to run into the billions of dollars a year. [1] [2] [3] Many microcap stocks are penny stocks, which the SEC defines as ...
Forty-one investors claimed they lost a total of $75,000 to the investment scheme. FrancSwiss deceived investors in the Philippines of ₱1 billion ($50 million). [65] On March 7, 2008, WinCapita Oy's Internet site was shut down due to investigation of the company. The company had collected about 100 million euros by this point.
The technology company Facebook, Inc., [ a] held its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, May 18, 2012. [ 1] The IPO was one of the biggest in technology and Internet history, with a peak market capitalization of over $104 billion.
Internet fraud is a type of cybercrime fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet and could involve hiding of information or providing incorrect information for the purpose of tricking victims out of money, property, and inheritance. [ 1] Internet fraud is not considered a single, distinctive crime but covers a range of illegal and ...
The Luffy robberies were linked to the arrest of 36 Japanese nationals in a hotel in Makati, Philippines, for running a telecom fraud and extortion scheme. [1] [2] According to Japanese police, the group victimized 1,393 Japanese nationals, causing damages estimated at around ¥2 billion (₱1 billion). [1]
Around 55 million registered voters at risk. Biggest private data leak in Philippine history. Arrests. Paul Biteng (arrested on April 20) Joenel de Asis (arrested on April 28) On March 27, 2016, hackers under the banner "Anonymous Philippines" hacked into the website of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and defaced it.