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.

As the housing market remains tight, experts say real estate fraud has spiked in the US

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Caroline Ellison made $6 million at Alameda – a fraction of Sam Bankman-Fried's $2.2 billion's haul

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Caroline Ellison.

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Rhode Island woman wore a uniform with a Purple Heart and sought help as a veteran with cancer. She'd never served in the military.

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Sarah Cavanaugh at an event in August 2021, before she was charged with fraud for falsifying a persona as a veteran.

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Miles Guo, the Chinese tycoon charged with defrauding his fans of more than $1 billion, once starred in a music video where he shadowboxed on a luxury yacht to lyrics like 'take down the CCP'

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Guo Wengui, also known as Miles Guo, features in two music videos on YouTube.
Guo Wengui, also known as Miles Guo, features in two music videos on YouTube.

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Feds arrest Chinese tycoon linked to Steve Bannon and charge him with defrauding online fans to fund his yacht, Ferrari, and $36,000 mattresses

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Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui in New York City, in April 2017.

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Here Are the Top Internet Scams According to the FBI

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Online fraud scams are becoming more prevalent with each passing year as Americans lose billions of dollars, which in many cases, can’t be regained.

Coinbase customer who lost $96,000 in a crypto hack has sued the exchange after getting the brush-off

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Coinbase has been sued after a claimed customer hack.

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Trump Org trial: NY fraud case has so much evidence that defense complains they don't have time to review it

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Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, where the Trump Organization is headquartered.

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Trump asks for the moon in NY attorney general fraud case, demanding more time despite strict warning from judge

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File photos of Donald Trump and Letitia James.

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