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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A new wave of robocallers are trying to scam crypto users — here's how the scam works and how to stop it

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French police have warned about an Irish gang posing as builders to defraud property owners, report says

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Builders working at a construction site.

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Someone hacked my phone and stole my credit card. I set out to find them.

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After gaining control of my phone, a hacker ripped me off for $10,000. The scam turned out to be brilliant — and terrifying.

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Verizon, Chase, the police — they were all useless when my identity got hacked. Then Psycho Bunny came to the rescue.

Romance scammers are bilking Americans out of $1.3 billion a year

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Romance scams are booming and costing Americans billions, and they often start on Facebook or Instagram.

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How digital grifters are bilking the lonely out of $1.3 billion a year

Paul Krugman says Silicon Valley Bank 'was a kind of affinity fraud a la Madoff' because it sold itself on false pretenses

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Paul Krugman.

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