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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Some companies have used a legal loophole to avoid paying overtime by giving workers exaggerated job titles

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“Overtime avoidance” is more common at workplaces where workers have fewer bargaining rights, researchers said.

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