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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A senior three student stretches during a self-study session at Fengfeng No 1 Middle School in Handan, China.
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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An ex-Mastercard executive was nearly scammed of $100,000. Here's how she spotted it.

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A former MasterCard vice president of product shared her tips for avoiding account takeovers after almost falling victim to one.

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Idiots Who Tried TikTok’s Viral ‘Free Money Glitch’ at ATMs Are Getting Reported for Fraud

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A worker cleans a Chase automated teller machine (ATM) in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, July 12, 2021.

A boomer who bought land 25 years ago thought he was set for retirement. Then someone sold it without him knowing.

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More than $145 million was lost in real-estate scams in 2023.

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Who was Mike Lynch? The controversial tech tycoon has been found dead after a superyacht sank.

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British tech tycoon Mike Lynch smiles for the camera.
Mike Lynch in London in 2019.

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Do You Use Cash App? You Could Be Entitled to a $2,500 Payout

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A former real-estate agent and her husband had to dip into retirement savings to buy a house after being scammed out of $63,000

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Rich and Laurie Ramelow wired $63,000 to a fraudster instead of their escrow officer.

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A Southwest Airlines employee was charged with theft after police say he printed $79,000 in flight vouchers at a Missouri airport

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-76N sits on the runway readying for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport.
A Southwest Airlines plane.

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Trump will no longer send out his statements of worth

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Donald Trump speaking outside a courtroom, holding a piece of paper.
Donald Trump addresses reporters on the opening day of his New York fraud trial.

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