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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
California woman enrolled in college by scammers using AI to collect $9,000 in financial aid—she’s only one of 223,000 suspected fake enrollments in the state
Finance

California woman enrolled in college by scammers using AI to collect $9,000 in financial aid—she’s only one of 223,000 suspected fake enrollments in the state

By Sharon Lurye and The Associated Press
June 10, 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
‘47 Ronin’ director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11 million he used on crypto, a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari
Finance

‘47 Ronin’ director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11 million he used on crypto, a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari

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March 19, 2025
Myanmar scam center workers plead to ‘escape this hell’ and go home: ‘Help me, help me, help me’
Lifestyle

Myanmar scam center workers plead to ‘escape this hell’ and go home: ‘Help me, help me, help me’

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February 27, 2025
Myanmar frees 1,000 scam center workers as crackdown widens
Finance

Myanmar frees 1,000 scam center workers as crackdown widens

By Khine Lin Kyaw and Bloomberg
February 17, 2025
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Tech

Meta is warning lonely hearts to beware of romance scams on Facebook and Instagram around Valentine’s Day. Watch out for these red flags

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February 12, 2025
Business people shaking hands in the office.
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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Finance

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

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October 17, 2024
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Tech

OpenAI says China-linked group tried to phish its employees

By Seth Fiegerman and Bloomberg
October 9, 2024
Fyre Fest 2 tickets on sale for $1.1 million include scuba diving with disgraced founder Billy McFarland
Success

Fyre Fest 2 tickets on sale for $1.1 million include scuba diving with disgraced founder Billy McFarland

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September 10, 2024
Amazon Prime Day is a big shopping event for scammers too, experts warn
Retail

Amazon Prime Day is a big shopping event for scammers too, experts warn

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
July 16, 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

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