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In the Dubai desert lies a scam factory capable of swindling tens of thousands of people at a time. But one scammer has a secret plan that could shut the whole syndicate down.
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Jenn Buta has been campaigning since her son was targeted by sextortionists in Nigeria - a hotspot for scammers.
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The proliferation of Quick Response codes has created a cybersecurity nightmare, but public vigilance can help
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Rahul Gandhi has demanded an investigation into a stock market crash that hit investors on 4 June.
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Elliot Castro was 16 and selling mobile phones from a Glasgow call centre when he first duped someone out of their bank details.
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"Scam-baiter" Jim Browning takes Background Briefing inside the world of cybercrime and exposes the tactics used to con Australians out of nearly $3 billion a year.
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Though many consumers view BNPL as better than credit cards, spreading out these payments can lead to overspending.
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The BBC investigates Ruja Ignatova’s close ties to a suspected organised crime boss.
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Shares of GameStop climbed 21% on Monday as the renewed frenzy around meme stocks shows little sign of abating.
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Sounds like the old 'pump and dump' stock scheme.
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Tourists have always presented easy targets, but the methods of the con artists have changed over the past 300 years or so.
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A chance encounter on a bus landed an octogenarian with a prized parcel of land near Thredbo in a messy court fight with a younger couple.
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Scams have become so sophisticated and numerous these days, so why is there still a stigma around those who fall victim to them?
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Some people who wanted to improve their lives and careers through coaching found themselves trapped in what they described as a pyramid scheme.
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Betting puts pressure on pro athletes. The cracks are starting to show.
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Inigo Philbrick went to jail for the largest art swindle in US history. But he isn’t losing too much sleep over what he did.
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Forty years of the neoliberal experiment have created a world of vast and increasing inequality. But this can and should change.
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The introduction of crypto ETFs has sent investors into a frenzy. But it’s important to remember that the market is still unregulated and volatile.
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A US oil rig worker, a fake UK bank account and a supposed $3 million fortune. Lane Nichols investigates how an elaborate international romance scam cos
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Fraudsters are increasingly using AI, but are people taking the problem seriously enough?
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Sometimes it is the fault of the host. Other times it was my mistake. I’m confessing both kinds here, so that you can learn from my mistakes.
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Elvis Presley’s granddaughter is suing to stop a foreclosure sale of the late singer’s historic Memphis home, Graceland, scheduled this week, alleging fraud and saying the purported company behind the sale doesn’t exist and has no rights to the property.
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Fraud on a big scale!
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Supported by an industry alliance of household names, Cyber Wardens helps protect Australian small businesses from online threats. Educate your team today.
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When Jo O'Brien lost $500,000 to a scammer, she set out to track him down, eventually finding the man she believed was responsible. She sent him a text.
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He flaunted his lavish lifestyle, buying his parents a Bentley, until it all fell apart with his kidnapping and arrest.
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The auction that was supposed to be an art world coming-out party for NFTs instead exposed the instability at the heart of the crypto world.
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