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A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer
Authorities in Hong Kong put out a warning that a group claiming Elon Musk developed its crypto-tra…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Crypto scammers are masquerading as lovers on dating apps like Hinge and conning victims out of their entire life savings
FTC data shows romance scams involving bogus crypto investments hit a record-high in 2021, totaling…
Hannah Towey
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A 33-year-old woman was swindled out of $300,000 worth of bitcoin after her Hinge romance turned scam
She thought the funds were going into a legitimate crypto exchange. Instead, the money went into th…
Natasha Dailey
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After the 'Tinder Swindler', the FBI is now warning about the rise in romance scams, while a survey showed 1 in 3 Americans are more likely to date someone who talks about crypto
Romance scams increasingly involve crypto, as 33% of Americans say they're more likely to date some…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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Romance scammers are bilking Americans out of $1.3 billion a year
Be careful who you trust online: more people are getting scammed out of thousands of dollars by peo…
Eve Upton-Clark
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Crypto market loses $670 million in Q2 globally
"The majority of these funds was lost by four specific projects, Beanstalk known as a decentralized…
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Crypto scams conned thousands of people out of over $1 billion since 2021, the most of any type of currency, according to new FTC report
About half of the more than 46,000 people who reported being the victim of a scam said it began wit…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The FTC is warning people to be wary of romance scams this Valentine's Day after record $547 million in losses reported
The Federal Trade Commission reported a record of $547 million in losses due to romance scams last …
Katie Balevic
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I'm a relationship coach who almost got duped into an online crypto scheme by a guy I met on a dating app and it's more common than you'd think
Relationship expert Sarrah Rose said a man on an exclusive dating app tried to squeeze her for $50,…
Doree Lewak
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Big brands like Facebook and Starbucks are going to take crypto to the next level, and they could leave ICO projects in the dust
Soon, user-generated photos taken in six major U.S. stadiums will be instantly loaded to the KodakO…
Frank Chaparro
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Here's why Gen Z loses more money to online scams than boomers
Gen Z reported losing the most money over average to online scams last year. Boomers lost less on a…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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An engineering giant behind Apple's HQ and the Sydney Opera House lost $25 million when scammers tricked an employee with a deepfake of a senior exec
Scammers used deepfakes to scam an employee in the Hong Kong office earlier this year, costing UK-b…
Alexandra Bacon
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Inside the tech industry's 'broletariat revolution' against the media
Tech elites hate the media. So they're taking a page from Fox News.
Insider Inc.
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Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are begging a judge to keep him out of prison, warning their son's social awkwardness could put him in 'extreme danger'
Sam Bankman-Fried's family said his inability to read social cues could get the FTX founder into vi…
Jacob Shamsian
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All I wanted was a swimming pool. What I got was a $31,000 lesson in Zelle fraud.
In search of a status symbol, I wound up getting ripped off big-time. But the real scam is how Amer…
Devin Friedman
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10 things before the opening bell
Wall Street's biggest names discuss the Ukraine crisis, an inflation-fund manager shares secrets to…