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Washington, D.C. Gave $680,000 to 'Convicted Fraudster' For Tiny Black Box Purported to Boost EV Range By 75 Percent
Lawrence Hardge, who had previously invented a fire extinguisher that doesn’t work and a party plate with a beer holder in the middle, claimed his black box “regenerates itself.”
In Dubai, Chinese Industrial-Scale Scam Mills Are Thriving
Scam operators built an empire in Southeast Asia through forced labor and human trafficking. A VICE News investigation now confirms their creep to the UAE.
Don’t Be Fooled by the ‘Financial Hardship Department’ Scam
How a new twist on a classic scam exploits people in need of debt relief—and how to spot it.
France Is Cracking Down On Sketchy Social Media Influencers
From dodgy plastic surgery to outright fraud, a new law is promising to combat the scams plaguing platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
Financial Domination Has a Scamming Problem
“There [is] a lot of easy money to be made,” says a fraudster who has already conned $5,000 out of one paypig.
There’s Another Anna Delvey-Style Fraudster, and Her Web of Lies Is Unraveling
One of Tina Duong's more outlandish scams involved hiring 300 actors to play her friends and family to fool her husband at their lavish wedding.
Scam Drug Dealers Are Ripping People Off on Social Media
Beware of Instagram accounts plump with tantalising pictures of every pill and powder imaginable – they might be too good to be true.
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.
‘Real Housewives’ Grifter Jen Shah Could Face 14 Years for Scamming the Elderly
But it's all good: Bravo is planning to make great content out of it.
The Trusted Yelp ‘Elite’ Reviewers Who Sell Their Reviews for Cash
Yelp “Elite” reviewers are verified members of the site who are supposed to be more trustworthy than ordinary users. Some of them are selling their reviews to businesses around the country.
Cops Arrest COVID-19 Vaccine Scammer With 'Top Secret' Clearance Hookup
One of the alleged perps was such a Donald Trump fan, that he posted a picture of himself wearing only a Trump flag. He was aided by a friend with top secret government clearance, authorities say.
Monero Owners Are Staging a Crypto Bank Run to Test Exchanges
The "Monerun" is aimed at exposing whether exchanges are selling more private crypto than is in their reserves.