A crypto influencer was arrested in Hong Kong for a potential $128 million fraud involving 1,400 people

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Hongkongers walking in Causeway Bay.

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Decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges are awash in fake trades, research report says

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Wash trading is a form of market manipulation where a fraudster is essentially trading with themselves.

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Trump's Manhattan business-fraud trial will last three months and may end just before Christmas

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Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan in this December 18, 2019 file photo.
Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan in this December 18, 2019 file photo.

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A Chinese woman held 16 jobs for 3 years and never showed up to work, report says

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Stock image of a businesswoman in Shanghai's financial district, used for illustration purposes only.

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NY AG and Trump call each other 'frivolous' as former president demands delay in Trump Org business-fraud trial

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Donald Trump, again, wants a trial delayed.

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Letitia James wants Trump, sons, and lawyers fined $10K each for repeatedly making losing arguments in her fraud case

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Donald Trump / Letitia James
Donald Trump / Letitia James

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Property owners are increasingly having their land sold out from under them. 4 experts break down the failures allowing this, and how the crime can be prevented in the future.

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The amount of vacant land being fraudulently sold is on the rise.

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A pretzel-shop worker committed a $1 million fraud to buy Tesla, GameStop, and Nvidia shares - and ended up making $7,000 for his broker, SEC says

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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I'm a smug 30-year-old who thought only Luddites like my mom fall for 'smishing' scams. Then it happened to me.

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It looked legit, but in hindsight, there were a few clues it was fake.

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Whoops: DEA Falls for Crypto Scam, Hands Fraudster $55,000 in Stolen Funds

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The same federal agency that once helped bring down the biggest crypto-based dark web drug marketplace Silk Road got swindled by one of the oldest tricks in the crypto scammer playbook. The U.S.

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