online scams
Twitter’s Verified ‘Scam Store’ Accounts Thrive as Humans Flee the Site
Users on the dying social media site are tracking the rise of sketchy dropshipping accounts, which have nearly identical bios and avatars.
Walmart Sells Fake 30TB Hard Drive That’s Actually Two Small SD Cards in a Trench Coat
A cybersecurity researcher bought the same item from AliExpress and took it apart. Walmart removed the hard drive after Motherboard contacted the company.
He Was Looking for a Hookup on Grindr. He Walked Into a Sextortion Gang.
Scammers are increasingly taking advantage of the secrecy and vulnerability of India’s queer community through online apps.
From Industrial-Scale Scam Centers, Trafficking Victims Are Being Forced to Steal Billions
Thousands of imprisoned and abused workers are propping up Southeast Asia’s ‘pig butchering’ industry, an online fraud emptying bank accounts across the world.
Why Online Scams Overwhelmingly Target Straight People
Despite being very gay and very online, I still only get spam emails from "people" of the Gina and Anastacia variety.
How to Stop Your Boomer Parents From Spreading Fake Coronavirus News
Four ways to survive the social media "infodemic."
News of Zealand: New TPP Agreement is Going Ahead
Plus Kiwis scammed out of $10 million, botoxed camels, and a lot of shit in the water.