I was scammed out of $300K in a 3-month-long government impersonation scam

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Wannapa Suprasert, a 28-year-old from Thailand now based in San Francisco who was scammed out of over $300,000. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Voter registration scams are now everywhere. Here's how to spot them.

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Voter registration stickers
Scams asking people for personal information to fix their voter registration are rising.

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I was scammed out of nearly $300,000 and was forced to abandon my retirement dreams

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leonid Shteyn. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Mother says $15,000 family cruise was canceled after she posted booking details on Facebook

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Carnival Celebration cruise ship.

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Scammers are using delivery apps like Instacart to swindle customers and delivery workers out of money

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A scam involves replacing items in an Instacart order with gift cards.

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A real-estate agent's ritzy Hamptons beach home was used in a fake Airbnb scam

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The 51-year-old man was sentenced to prison time for stalking a former guest in his mother's Airbnb.

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Romance scammers are now building trust with AI-generated deepfakes. Here's how to spot them.

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Romance scammers are using deepfakes to defraud people online.
Romance scammers are using deepfakes to defraud people online.

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There's a new scam targeting iPhone owners with a barrage of notifications

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Some iPhone owners are receiving a series of alerts to reset their password.

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A con artist told George Santos and Danny Masterson that he could get their criminal charges dropped for a price, prosecutors say

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George Santos, left, and Danny Masterson, right
George Santos, left, and Danny Masterson, right, were targeted in the scheme.

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My dad almost paid a ransom after being told I was kidnapped — but it was all a scam

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