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There's a little bit of George Santos-style trickery in all of us.
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Crypto analysts, riding high from the successes of 2021, have endured a brutal reality check as the crypto party comes to an end.
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When Nokyoong and Neung set off for new jobs in Cambodia, they hoped to give their loved ones a better life. Instead they were trapped in an elaborate scam and left fearing for their lives.
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You should consider that any devices you dispose of could be accessed by strangers.
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Why has a fictional miracle cure taken off online - and who's making money out of it?
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Sign-up perks have been effective for sportsbooks, but many lead to a rude awakening: Even “risk-free” bets can result in the customer losing every penny.
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One woman thought she had made $2.8 million after a hot day of trading on the Singapore exchange. It was a lie, authorities say.
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More than half of Brisbane company’s digital assets were deposited with Sam Bankman-Fried’s exchange
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Catfish scammer's conscience struck: Would I let my own mother be treated like this?
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It may not be possible to avert a a cryptocurrency crisis, but it can be contained.
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BNPL is now the second most common form of consumer credit used by young Australians - except technically it’s not credit.
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Ben McKenzie, of "The OC" and "Gotham," has been one of the most outspoken critics of celebrities endorsing the cryptocurrency industry. Hear why he became a skeptic.
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Most people have all sorts of breadcrumbs of their identity scattered around the internet. A dedicated sleuth can piece them together and reveal private information in a very public way.
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A year ago, crypto was everywhere. Now, companies are collapsing and prices for crypto coins have crashed. Is this the end of crypto as a mainstream industry?
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A routine meeting with her accountant turned into a nightmare for Sue. The retiree is a model citizen for digital security hygiene, but her caution wasn't enough to protect her identity from hackers exploiting this loophole.
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These $99 trading cards are laughably bad. That’s the whole point.
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The scammers accessed the man's computer and watched him via webcam.
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Shell companies, rubbing elbows with international criminals, and worse in his scam of scams
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Kevin shared photos of his family and his impressive jet-setting lifestyle, and she was swept off her feet. She didn’t realise it was all a scam until it was too late.
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Donald Trump's entrance into the NFT world came at the worst possible moment.
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While Sam Bankman-Fried has been the public face of FTX, it is an ex-Google software engineer who has the reputation as the brains behind the crypto empire.
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Support groups see a big jump in the number of young men and teenagers with mobile phone betting addictions — and some are so young their parents bring them to meetings.
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South Florida attorney Adam Moskowitz wants celebrity endorsers to pay for assuring investors that FTX was a safe place for their money.
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Cryptocurrency exchanges like FTX aren’t safe. Here’s what every crypto investor needs to know.