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'The Dr. Oz Show' advisory board had people with no medical training who promoted fake treatments
Dr. Mehmet Oz had a "medical advisory board" to support claims made on his show, which included peo…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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As people look for ways to make extra income, fraud experts worry 'parcel mule' scams are on the rise. Here's how to avoid falling for one.
"Parcel mules" receive and send illegal packages, often under the guise of employment. One person w…
Jake Safane
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'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin is being released from ICE custody after more than a year and a half behind bars
Anna Sorokin, known for a scam in which she pretended to be a German heiress named "Anna Delvey," w…
Kelsey Vlamis,Michelle Mark
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Scammers are posing as fake recruiters, conducting staged interviews - and hiring - as part of an ID theft scheme. Here's how to avoid getting swindled.
A recent MBA graduate went viral on LinkedIn after she was targeted by scammers who pretended to hi…
Bethany Biron
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A major UK bank will ban its customers from trading on cryptocurrency platforms because of its concerns over fraud
British lender TSB is going to stop its customers from buying cryptocurrencies from accounts that i…
Camomile Shumba
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Cryptocurrency fraud is rampant. Here’s how to protect yourself as a crypto investor.
The Federal Trade Commission released a new report Monday on cryptocurrency fraud and tips to prote…
Annabelle Williams
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Nearly 600,000 people on LinkedIn listed Apple as their employer on one day in October. The next day, half the profiles disappeared as the platform cracks down on fake accounts.
LinkedIn has quietly battled a problem with scams and bot accounts for a long time, but the company…
Samantha Delouya
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Binance's CEO said thousands of people are falsely claiming to be his employees on LinkedIn. Experts warn it's an example of the platform's growing problem with fake accounts.
While recent dialogue around fake accounts has focused on claims against Twitter, experts warn fake…
Samantha Delouya
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Experts say posting photos of your COVID vaccine card can be dangerous - but selfies without them are fine
Scammers can use photos of vaccine cards to steal personal information and create fake cards. It's …
Samantha Grindell
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Facebook and Google are failing to crack down on scam ads, new research suggests
Online fraud has skyrocketed over the past year, as COVID-19 lockdowns forced millions of people to…
Martin Coulter
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What is phishing? Here's what you should know about the virtual scamming technique and how to protect yourself from data theft
Phishing is a form of cybercrime wherein emails from fake senders request your personal info. Here'…
Dave Johnson
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A Trump fan got widespread sympathy after his garage was burned and defaced with 'Biden 2020' graffiti. Prosecutors say he did it himself in a $300K insurance scam.
Feds say that Dennis Molla graffitied his own garage with BLM and pro-Biden signs before burning it…
Mia Jankowicz
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'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin has been jailed by ICE for 7 months with her immigration status in limbo
The situation Sorokin, AKA Anna Delvey, finds herself in illuminates the Kafkaesque legal system in…
Jacob Shamsian
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A Russian company is charging $570 to write fake TripAdvisor reviews for restaurants to dupe World Cup tourists
Bacon Agency confirmed the service to Reuters, but stressed that nobody had yet taken up the offer.…
Alan Dawson
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An eBay account reportedly sold over 100 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in two weeks
The FBI is warning people not to post their personal vaccine cards online amid scammers trying to c…
Taylor Ardrey
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YouTube channels made money off of fake election results livestreams with thousands of viewers
One hip-hop YouTube channel streamed a fake still results image to more than 26,000 people with adv…
Kat Tenbarge
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American Airlines says people signed their pets up for frequent-flyer programs to try and scam big mileage bonuses from credit card offers
American Airlines said users fraudulently opened frequent-flyer accounts using fake names in order …
David Slotnick
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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix paid fake heiress Anna Sorokin $320,000 for its show about her, and she's already used the money to pay off her victims
Sorokin, whose life is being turned into a Netflix TV series, has paid out almost all the money for…
Jacob Shamsian
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Scammers and grifters are hawking face masks and fake coronavirus vaccines on YouTube, and the platform only took down many of the videos after being confronted
Despite these efforts, videos and ads violating these policies have been found on YouTube and Googl…
Paige Leskin
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Fake N95 face masks were being sold on this ISIS-linked website — and it shows how terror groups are using COVID-19 as a propaganda tool
The now-defunct website claimed to sell FDA-approved N95 respirator masks and other sought-after PP…