Four men indicted in $80 million ‘pig butchering’ scheme
Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors have disrupted a so-called pig-butchering scheme that cost victims ...
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Expecting a package this holiday? If so, don’t fall victim to delivery scams
Andresr | E+ | Getty ImagesAre you expecting a package delivery this holiday season?If so, scammers may try to dupe ...
QR codes may be a gateway to identity theft, FTC warns
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesYou may want to think twice before scanning that QR code.The codes — a digital ...
How Innovation Refunds cashed in on the Employee Retention Credit
The Employee Retention Credit was intended to be a financial lifeline to small businesses struggling to make ends meet during ...
Read the secret encrypted text messages that could help put Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars
Sam Bankman-Fried appears at federal court in New York on Oct. 4, 2023, in this courtroom sketch.Artist: Claudia JohnsonMuch of ...
‘Phantom hacker’ scams that target seniors’ savings are on the rise, FBI says
South_agency | E+ | Getty ImagesThere has been a nationwide increase in "phantom hacker" scams, a type of fraud "significantly ...
Bankman-Fried was very concerned about his image, including his big hair, ex-girlfriend Ellison testifies
Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, exits court in New York on Oct. 10, 2023.Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | ...
Kazakh fintech Freedom Holding is being investigated by DOJ, SEC, documents show
Freedom Holding CEO Timur Turlov speaks during a press interview in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2019.Maxim Shemetov | ReutersFreedom Holding, ...
Student loan borrowers at risk of scams as payments restart, says FTC
Juan Algar | Moment | Getty ImagesStudent loan payments are restarting in October after a pause of more than three ...
Amazon AI scammers blew millions on Lake Como wedding and cars, FTC alleges
Lake Como in northern Italy's Lombardy region.Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesJohn and Roman Cresto made millions of dollars selling ...
