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Personal FinanceBaby boomers are losing their life savings to phone scammers claiming to provide tech support, authorities say
By Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressApril 30, 2024
CommentarySports leagues thought they hit the jackpot by partnering with the betting industry–but gambling scandals are turning Americans against them
By Will JohnsonApril 23, 2024
TechUber 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 PressApril 19, 2024
LifestyleBeware, Swifties. A major British bank just issued a warning after fans lost an estimated $1 million in Taylor Swift concert ticket scams
By Prarthana PrakashApril 17, 2024
Personal FinanceIRS taxes are due in 2 weeks. Here’s how to protect yourself from common scams this tax season
By Adriana Morga and The Associated PressApril 2, 2024
Personal FinanceScammers impersonating FTC agents are averaging $7,000 per theft—more than double what they were stealing 5 years ago
By María Soledad Davila CaleroMarch 20, 2024
CommentaryAmericans think their older loved ones are more vulnerable to scammers–but Gen Zers report having fallen for scams more than any other generation
By Michael SteinbachFebruary 9, 2024
CompaniesThe CEO of failed crypto firm HyperVerse boasted an extraordinary résumé. He may be completely made-up
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 5, 2024
RegulatorsSEC says SafeMoon executives withdrew $200 million from crypto project to spend on McLarens and luxury homes
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 1, 2023
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 1, 2023
TechYouTube’s biggest star MrBeast seemed to launch the ‘world’s largest iPhone giveaway’—but it turns out that, like Tom Hanks, he was the face of an AI scam
By Eleanor PringleOctober 4, 2023
By Diane TombSeptember 22, 2023
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