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Man taking selfie on a beach
Lifestyle
90% of Americans have been a victim of tourist traps—here’s how to avoid them
By Jennifer Allen and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg points into the crowd while on stage
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
By The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2025
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 PressFebruary 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
By Dave SmithDecember 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 PressDecember 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’
By The Associated PressDecember 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 PressNovember 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
By AFPNovember 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
By Michael del CastilloOctober 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 PressOctober 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
By AFPOctober 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
By Catherine McGrathOctober 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 PressOctober 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
By The Associated PressOctober 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 BloombergOctober 9, 2024
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