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FTC data confirms job offer text scams are 4 times more common now and have cost job seekers almost $300 million
Future of Work

FTC data confirms job offer text scams are 4 times more common now and have cost job seekers almost $300 million

By Matty Merritt and Morning Brew
November 17, 2025
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio
Success

I spoke to Bill de Blasio about being cloned—and what public figures can do when AI fakes strike: ‘All you can do is go online and deny what it is’

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November 2, 2025
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Finance

​​Inside the $99 million luxury wine scam that fooled over 100 global investors

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July 24, 2025
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Cybersecurity

‘Ghost’ students are hijacking millions from colleges—and locking real human students out of classes

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June 12, 2025
Texas lottery boss resigns amid investigations into online buying and a $95 million jackpot won by group that bought 25 million tickets
Finance

Texas lottery boss resigns amid investigations into online buying and a $95 million jackpot won by group that bought 25 million tickets

By Jim Vertuno and The Associated Press
April 23, 2025
Asian scam operations are hauling in $40 billion every year from bogus romance schemes and investment pitches. Now they’re spreading around the world
Cybersecurity

Asian scam operations are hauling in $40 billion every year from bogus romance schemes and investment pitches. Now they’re spreading around the world

By The Associated Press and Grant Peck
April 21, 2025
PayPal CEO Alex Chriss
Tech

Honey, the popular browser extension promoted by MrBeast and over a thousand YouTube channels, accused of being a scam

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December 23, 2024
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Tech

Job scams are climbing. Experts say to watch out for these red flags

By Adriana Morga and The Associated Press
October 28, 2024
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Tech

Meta, Google, TikTok take down accounts tied to Russian drone labor scheme

By Emma Burrows and The Associated Press
October 17, 2024
In this photo illustration a United Way of America logo seen displayed on a smartphone.
Finance

Former United Way VP convicted of stealing $6.7M through IT scheme

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October 17, 2024
Dara Khosrowshahi
Tech

Uber and authorities are probing hoax calls made to an 81-year old man that allegedly led him to shoot a female driver

By Mark Scolforo and The Associated Press
April 20, 2024
Hacker figure in hood sitting before an open laptop.
Newsletters

Beware of pig butchering. Romance and investment crypto scams are on the rise, says Binance

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August 23, 2023
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Newsletters

The new Coinbase blockchain is rife with scam tokens. Who should be responsible?

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August 16, 2023
Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI
Lifestyle

Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI

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March 31, 2023
Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon
The Ledger

Who is Do Kwon, the ‘lunatic’ who created a $60 billion cryptocurrency that collapsed in days?

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