My immigrant parents were scammed out of their entire life savings. I learned the hard way how it could have been avoided.

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Eric Jiang with his parents, Amos and Yan, who came to the US in the 80s.

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Amazon sent an email that sounded like a gift card scam to warn about gift card scams, confusing customers

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Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year

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Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year.

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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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10 common Facebook Marketplace scams, and how to avoid and report them

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A screenshot of Facebook Marketplace shows items for sale including a car and an iPhone

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Does anyone care about crypto? Consumer transaction volume on Coinbase is down 70% from last year.

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Coinbase, whose CEO Brian Armstrong is pictured, saw transactions drop on the platform.

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A group of scammers cheated student-loan borrowers out of $12 million by misleading them about repayment programs and 'loan forgiveness that did not exist,' a federal watchdog says

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building.

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If you get an email from Walmart, there's a good chance it's fake. Here's why.

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Walmart's name was used in 16% of phishing attempts in early 2023, a study found.

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A Wells Fargo customer lost $68,000 after being tricked into making a wire transfer by a scammer, report says

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Wells Fargo said it had handled the matter appropriately.

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'I do TikTok to rip people off.' Videos produced in China are hawking scam products to millions, FT reports

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There is a cottage industry of scammers using TikTok to promote dubious products, the FT reported.

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