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Fed-up 23andMe users lash out at the company, accusing it of scamming them into auto-renewal
Users of the genetic testing service 23andMe allege unauthorized subscription renewals and unexpect…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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How a romance scammer defrauded 3 Tinder dates out of over $100,000
Peter Gray, 35, was jailed for 56 months in the UK after he defrauded three women. Romance scams li…
Marta Biino
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A travel agent is accused of scamming 5 people out of $25,000 for an Alaskan cruise and then going on the trip himself
Charles Johnson, the owner of Carolina Blue Tours, was arrested and accused of scamming five people…
Monica Humphries
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A millennial who'd bought 3 houses got scammed out of $60,000 buying her fourth — and it's more common than you might think
A day before Regina Smith was set to close on the house, she got an email saying to wire her $60,00…
Jordan Pandy
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7 out of 10 Indians are unable to identify AI voice call scams, and half fall for scams with monetary losses
McAfee has released a report called ‘The Artificial Imposter,’ highlighting how the rise of artific…
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What are ‘vishing scams’ that start with a Namaste and end with monetary losses
vishing is a type of phone scam where the fraudster takes advantage of human error by calling and a…
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Americans were catfished out of $547 million in 2021
Cryptocurrencies were increasingly used in romance scams, the Federal Trade Commission said. The me…
Ben Winck
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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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Crypto romance — Love in the times of blockchain
The report cites that at least $1.4 million has been stolen by way of crypto romances on Tinde…
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Trump's top prosecutor in Georgia admits dating DA Fani Willis, but says they always went halfsies on travel
Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade admitted to starting a relationship with Fani Willis, but only after…
Natalie Musumeci
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A Tinder con artist catfished women and persuaded them to give him hundreds of thousands of dollars by pretending to be a billionaire's son, according to a new documentary
In Netflix's "The Tinder Swindler," three women recount how Shimon Hayut convinced them to wire him…
Julia Naftulin
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Dating app scammers are rampant, the government warns. Here's how to avoid getting duped, according to an expert.
Before you get on dating apps, find ways to scrub your data from the internet. It can prevent stalk…
Julia Naftulin
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The Texas influencer detained in Dubai for 'screaming' may have been the victim of an elaborate scam
A UK-based human rights advocate told Insider that American citizens are easy prey for extortion am…
Katie Balevic
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Gandhar Oil IPO allotment – How to check allotment, GMP, listing date and more
Pune-based Gandhar Oil Refinery, manufacturer of white oils for the consumer and healthcare industr…
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Tata Technologies IPO allotment – How to check allotment, GMP, listing date and more
Pune-based Tata Technologies, a global engineering research and development (ER&D) company is expec…
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'Casanova Scammer' faces jail for defrauding more than 30 women of $1.3 million on dating apps
Brian Wedgeworth posed as a doctor for nearly five years, promising women on dating apps that he wo…
Ryan Hogg
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Don't be scammed by fake job listings
Some 14 million people are exposed to fictitious job postings every year. Here's advice from recrui…
Rebecca Knight,Rachel DuRose
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I fell for a Facebook Marketplace Zelle scam involving a piano that's increasingly common
A Facebook Marketplace scam victim grew wary of a free Steinway piano when the seller asked for Zel…
Jane Ridley
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People claiming to have been duped by 'Home Improvement' star's crypto scam say it was a 'gut punch'
Zachery Ty Bryan is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on "Home Improvement" and a string of le…
Hannah Getahun
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Love is in the air, but so are scammers: Protect yourself from valentines day dating app frauds
Valentine's Day is a time for love and romance, but it can also be a time for scammers to take adva…