Google finds 10,000 fake listings on Google Maps, sues alleged network of scammers
A small business owner flagged a possible impersonator on Google Maps. Google's investigation found it was just the tip of ...
WSB Radio16h
From catfishing to catphishing: The evolution of a romance scam
Spokeo explains how catfishing + phishing leads to catphishing, which happens when the grift goes from messing with your ...
KTNV Las Vegas14d
Scammers steal nearly everything from Las Vegas senior
Her golden years have taken on a tarnish after scammers thousands of miles away targeted her and the nest egg she'd put away. Life has thrown Theda Giles some serious curve balls but the 72-year ...
Forbes16d
8 Common Bank Scams (And How To Avoid Them)
Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Bank scams are a common way for criminals to gain access to people’s personal and financial information. In 2020, the Federal ...
Larry Brown Sports16d
NBA’s official social media page gets hacked by crypto scammers
Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports So we’re not gonna talk about how the NBA tried to launch a Crypto scam and deleted the post like a minute after making it pic.twitter.com ...
SBS18d
Australians warned of new 'hijacked' pop-up SMS scam that can disable phones
NAB has described the pop-up SMS scam as a new trend that has "hijacked" a legitimate system used to share emergency warnings. The fake pop-up SMS can temporarily disable the device, according to ...
Sydney Morning Herald20d
‘I can’t buy food for my children’: Facebook profits from charity scams costing taxpayers
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Social media giant Meta has been profiting from hundreds of Facebook scam advertisements preying on Australians experiencing ...
The New York Times21d
On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives
They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they were ensnared in a 21st-century scourge — online scam mills that have used forced labor to bilk tens of billions of dollars out of victims worldwide.
Moneyweb21d
Luno impersonation scammers suck R700k from victim
Like most victims of these scams, he came across the Luno impersonation ... but there [were] no Gmail addresses on this list. “Whenever they asked for additional funds, I would pay more than ...
USA Today21d
'Abhorrent scheme': Scammers towed vehicles in LA while wildfire burned, official says
Barger expressed her concerns days after the California Department of Insurance issued a public warning for California drivers about an increase in scams involving tow truck companies targeting ...
New York Post21d
Scamming grandma admits to plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family and sell Graceland estate
Greene County, Missouri Sheriffs Office The career scammer, of Kimberling City, Missouri, falsely claimed that Presley’s late daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, had pledged Graceland to her as ...
WOOD-TV21d
8 years in prison for Rockford-area contractor, investment scammer
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — A federal judge on Tuesday sent a Rockford-area builder to prison for eight years, the harshest term possible under sentencing guidelines. Matthew Mencarelli, 39, is ...