My mom fell for a scam artist on Match.com—and lived to tell the tale
I didn’t understand how people could get scammed on dating sites—until it happened to my mom.
On Mar 20, 2015 by Nayomi Reghay
How a mystic raised $250,000 on Indiegogo
Indiegogo is complicit in promoting junk science, and taking a slice of the profits.
On Oct 2, 2014 by Rob Price
This man animated his hilarious call with a phone scammer
Sometimes you can fight trolling with trolling.
On Aug 16, 2014 by Audra Schroeder
Man gets payback by texting scammer the complete works of Shakespeare
“And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?”
On Mar 18, 2014 by Miles Klee
Sheep Marketplace scam reveals everything that’s wrong with the Deep Web
Did the operators of the one the Web’s largest black markets just get away with stealing nearly $100 million from their clients?
On Dec 2, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
The old Nigerian scam gets a Syrian reboot
Places of conflict, like the Niger delta and Syria, are perfect for this scam.
On Oct 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Hackers stun banks with Trojan heists—and they’re still on the run
A rash of cybercrime reveals all sorts of security failures.
On Aug 28, 2013 by Miles Klee
YouTube’s “Fat Aussie Barstard” sentenced for charity scam
The “Barstard,” real name Pete Finn, allegedly pocketed all $6,500 he raised by selling one of his teeth online for charity.
On Jul 19, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
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