Scams
FinanceSix women thought they found love online. It was a married father of 2 scamming them out of millions
By Amanda GerutJuly 6, 2025
Cybersecurity‘Ghost’ students are hijacking millions from colleges—and locking real human students out of classes
By Amanda GerutJune 12, 2025
FinanceCalifornia 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 PressJune 10, 2025
ConferencesAI deepfakes pose ‘significant’ risk to ‘identity systems upon which our entire economy relies,’ warns fintech CEO
By Steve MollmanMay 29, 2025
FinanceTexas 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 PressApril 23, 2025
CybersecurityAsian 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 PeckApril 21, 2025
FinanceDOGE’s staffing cuts to the IRS could mean a heyday for scammers this tax season. How to protect yourself and your money
By The Associated Press and Wyatte Grantham-PhilipsMarch 25, 2025
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
By The Associated PressMarch 19, 2025
FinanceThailand pushes to repatriate 1,500 Chinese workers freed from Myanmar scam centers each week
By AFPMarch 6, 2025
LifestyleMyanmar scam center workers plead to ‘escape this hell’ and go home: ‘Help me, help me, help me’
By AFPFebruary 27, 2025
By Khine Lin Kyaw and BloombergFebruary 17, 2025
By Jennifer Allen and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2025
TechMeta is warning lonely hearts to beware of romance scams on Facebook and Instagram around Valentine’s Day. Watch out for these red flags
By The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2025
By Michael R. Sisak and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2025
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