‘Scamming gone wrong’: TikToker tries to make $400 purchase with card that isn’t hers—Amazon ends up using her actual card
“Amazon said, ‘Reverse, draw two, Uno out.’”
On Nov 18, 2021 by Kahron Spearman
Verizon users latest to be hit with spam ‘freebies’ text scam
The texts claim to offer users a ‘little something’ or a ‘little freebie.’
On Oct 12, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
NFT scams: How to protect yourself from being duped online
Where there’s a new technology, scammers will lurk.
On Sep 26, 2021 by Christopher Hutton
‘I didn’t scam anybody’: TikToker accused of mishandling money for homeless woman he fundraised for (updated)
People are asking where the $20,000 raised for the woman went.
On Sep 21, 2021 by Phil West
Influencer says jewelry brand scammed her and didn’t pay her for sponsored content
The brand deleted its social media accounts and took its website down.
On Jul 28, 2021 by Moises Mendez II
TikTok allegedly shows white men in suits pretending to be Medicare agents, scamming people (updated)
‘All we did was ask them for a card and they got really defensive.’
On Jul 8, 2021 by Moises Mendez II
Who is Arturas Karelis, the left-wing Jacob Wohl?
‘Notorious scammer’ reemerges to make, then rescind, a $250,000 pledge to the Lincoln Project
On Aug 24, 2020 by Claire Goforth
Why women are getting mysterious greeting cards from ‘Jenny B.’
It’s all part of an obscure scheme.
On Jan 17, 2020 by Samantha Grasso
Viral post of bride canceling her wedding and keeping $30K in donations anyway is fake
Anyone waiting for a juicy follow-up is going to be disappointed.
On Nov 6, 2019 by Alex Puente
Did the Krassenstein bros exploit the Haitian disaster to get more followers online? (updated)
‘The Krassensteins have an unquenchable thirst for followers, traction, and scams.’
On Jul 28, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Munchausen by internet: The rise of medical crowdfunding scams
Meet the people feigning illness and posting campaigns for sympathy, not money.
On Jul 17, 2017 by Winona Dimeo-Ediger
If a robocall asks ‘Can you hear me?,’ hang up immediately
A new phone-based scam can use your own voice against you.
On Feb 2, 2017 by Christina Bonnington
Woman buys iPhone 7, gets clever ‘Yu-Gi-Oh’ prank instead
See, you use the card…
On Sep 20, 2016 by Jay Hathaway
How spammers nearly destroyed the biggest ‘Simpsons’ meme page
Don’t have a cow, man.
On Aug 24, 2016 by Miles Klee
Foot book is an Amazon bestseller—even though it doesn’t exist
Just gotta get your foot in the door.
On Feb 26, 2016 by Josh Katzowitz
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