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News

The ‘World’s Biggest Cannabis Scam’ Is Totally Unravelling

07.29.22

By Tim Geyer
Life

How BitConnect Became Cryptocurrency’s Biggest Cautionary Tale

05.04.21

By Adam Zamecnik
Entertainment

The Wildest Parts of D-List Actor Zach Avery’s Alleged Ponzi Scheme

04.09.21

By Drew Schwartz
News

‘Let Him Rot in Hell’: Bernie Madoff’s Victims Are Not Here for His Plea to Get Out of Prison Early

02.06.20

By Trone Dowd
The Insane Tale of a Billionaire MLM Swindler Who Just Got Arrested in Indonesia

06.07.17

By VICE Staff
Music

How to Steal £4 Million from a Singer and Almost Get Away With It

02.02.17

By Tshepo Mokoena
Food

‘Ponzi Wine Scheme’ Fraudster Spent Investors’ Money on Cars and Women

08.13.16

By Nick Rose
Drugs

The VICE Morning Bulletin

07.25.16

By Vice Beta
Tech

The Man Behind Bitcoin’s $4.5 Million Ponzi Scheme Earns Lenient Sentence

07.25.16

By Justin O'Connell
Tech

A Spammer Sued by Facebook for $873M Is Seeking Redemption in Bitcoin

12.18.15

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

SEC Charges Bitcoin Startup CEO With Running a Ponzi Scheme

12.01.15

By Kari Paul
Money

Investigating the Ponzi Scheme Film Producer Who Disappeared Without a Trace

11.18.15

By Oliver Hotham, Collages: Marta Parszeniew

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Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: September 19, 2024

Venus is a major celestial player today as it forms one-half of two potent alignments.

09.19.24

By Melanie A. Davis
Life

Florida Man Bags 20 Pythons to Win $10,000

The annual Python Challenge is a contest to reduce python populations in the Everglades and maintain ecological balance.

09.18.24

By Luis Prada
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Shopping

10 Sluttiest, Sexiest Halloween Costume Ideas (That Aren’t a Total Waste of Money)

Skip the Spirit Warehouse with these easy, sexy halloween costume ideas that you’ll (mostly) actually want to wear.

09.18.24

By Natalli Amato
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Tech

Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Are Blinding Radio Telescopes

09.18.24

By Luis Prada
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Life

NYC Homeless Student Program Funds Diverted for Staff Disney Trips

Education officials used money meant for students in temporary housing on trips for their families instead.

09.18.24

By Luis Prada