A new wave of fraudsters is about to add a huge headache to your next housing hunt

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Jared Decker was on his way to lunch when he received the phone call that kicked off a monthslong real estate nightmare.

New York Takes Zelle to Court Over Alleged Fraud on the Platform, Claims $1 Billion Lost

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Car owners claimed a bear trashed their Rolls-Royce. Insurers say it was fraud involving a person in a bear suit.

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Investigators found a bear suit in the suspects' home.

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A man who paid $200.57 for a night at a famous NYC hotel and then lived there rent-free for years is unfit to stand trial, court says

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Doctors say a man charged with fraud for freely living inside the New Yorker Hotel does not understand the charges against him.

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Spa Owner Accused of Performing Thousands of Fake Botox Injections

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TikTok’s ‘Infinite Money Glitch’ Reportedly Comes Back to Bite Fraudsters

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US Treasury Says AI Tools Prevented $1 Billion of Fraud in 2024

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A couple took 31 trips to Orlando and vacationed at Walt Disney World using government funds, prosecutors say

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A view of Main Street at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

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Covid Testing Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to Giving Fake Test Results

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China is going after 'empty student' consultants, who help you graduate without attending a single class for a $2,800 'relationship' fee

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CCTV said it found five consultants and five vocational schools that offer "empty student services" for high school-equivalent skilled labor certificates.

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