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This Fake Country Is Run by a Guru Accused of Rape. How Did It End Up at the UN?
The “United States of Kailasa” was founded by Nithyananda, a self-styled guru who is wanted by police in India over rape and child abuse charges.
Kat Torres: The Wellness Influencer Suspected of Human Trafficking
The wellness guru and self-proclaimed “witch” is accused of using manipulation and hypnosis to traffic young women.
I Tried Those Friendship Apps to Cure My Crippling Loneliness
Wink, Yubo and Patook are specifically designed for friend-making, but can they actually find me new mates?
She Started a Viral GoFundMe to Raise Money for a Homeless Man. It Was a Scam.
After defrauding thousands of donors out of more than $400,000, a woman just received a three-year sentence to state prison in New Jersey.
Influencer Accused of Scamming Women Out of $2M, Seeks Protection From ‘Thugs’
Sidra Humaid, who ran hundreds of money-saving schemes in Pakistan for five years, posted on Facebook last week that she’s somehow lost it all.
Trafficking Victims Are Finally Being Freed From Cambodia—But the Scam Industry Is Far From Over
Criminal syndicates are relocating to evade arrests in Cambodia and casting a wider net across the world to recruit their next victims.
NGL Fooled Users Into Thinking They Had Friends Interested In Their Sad Little Lives
Users are increasingly claiming they got scammed by the app, and that the messages aren’t from their friends at all.
Dad Learns His Photos Are Being Used to Sell ‘Happy Ending’ Massages on Grindr
“Thankfully it doesn’t affect the business, and my wife didn’t really care,” the licensed physiotherapist in Long Island told VICE News.
Why Does Everything in Tech Feel Like a Scam?
Dogecoin inventor Jackson Palmer sits down to explain why everything online right now feels like someone is trying to get one over on you.
Scammers Use Elon Musk Deepfake to Steal Crypto
Scammers are turning to deepfakes of celebrities, journalists, and NFT projects to convince people to send over various cryptocurrencies.
Leaked ‘Shill Price List’ Shows Wild World of Crypto Promos
A price list is spreading like wildfire and revealing how cryptocurrency influencer promotion works.
Meet the Blockchain Detectives Who Track Crypto’s Hackers and Scammers
A handful of skilled independent investigators are uncovering high profile scams and hacks in the crypto and web3 world.