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Steve Bannon Attends New York Hearing In Border Wall Fraud Case
Politics

Steve Bannon pleads guilty to border wall scam that defrauded people out of millions

By Michael R. Sisak and The Associated Press
February 11, 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
Worried concerned girl in Christmas Santa hat having problems
Tech

Avoid holiday scams in 2024: Red flags and recovery strategies

By The Conversation and The Associated Press
December 19, 2024
Computer hacker wearing santa hat while working on laptop late at night
Tech

There’s been a 900% increase in Holiday scams with new tech: ‘Nearly anything can be faked with AI’

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December 3, 2024
FBI finds $8.3 million embezzled by ‘pure evil’ Kansas banker in a cryptocurrency account
Finance

FBI finds $8.3 million embezzled by ‘pure evil’ Kansas banker in a cryptocurrency account

By Martha Mendoza and The Associated Press
November 5, 2024
Vietnam real estate tycoon sentenced to death for $27 billion fraud begins appeal of ‘too severe and harsh’ sentence
Finance

Vietnam real estate tycoon sentenced to death for $27 billion fraud begins appeal of ‘too severe and harsh’ sentence

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November 4, 2024
Election warning: Zelle CEO says elderly Americans and their families need to be on ‘heightened state of alert’ against scams
Finance

Election warning: Zelle CEO says elderly Americans and their families need to be on ‘heightened state of alert’ against scams

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October 31, 2024
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
£300,000 worth of posh cheddar stolen in the great London cheese heist
Lifestyle

£300,000 worth of posh cheddar stolen in the great London cheese heist

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October 28, 2024
A Coinbase logo on a phone in front of a background of zeros and ones that says "Virus Detected"
Regulators

Con artist who used fake Coinbase sites to steal $20 million sentenced to prison

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October 21, 2024
The exterior of the new headquarters of Google is seen at 550 Washington Street in Hudson Square on January 09, 2024.
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
A laptop keyboard and ChatGPT on AppStore displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo.
Tech

OpenAI says China-linked group tried to phish its employees

By Seth Fiegerman and Bloomberg
October 9, 2024
Southeast Asia scammers stole up to $37 billion in 2023, UN says
Tech

Southeast Asia scammers stole up to $37 billion in 2023, UN says

By Philip J. Heijmans and Bloomberg
October 7, 2024
Fake Brad Pitt swindles €352,000 from two Spanish victims
Lifestyle

Fake Brad Pitt swindles €352,000 from two Spanish victims

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September 24, 2024

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