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NFTs and Culture
Who is Monkey? The notorious crypto scammer, who drained over $24 million and inspired a legion of copycats, has disappeared
By Leo Schwartz and Ben WeissMarch 1, 2023
Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland
Finance
Disgraced Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland is out of prison and he’s trying his luck as a marketing consultant: ‘Want to learn my method?’
By Tristan BoveJanuary 30, 2023
Woman who bilked Chinese investors in $26 million Coachella hotel fraud sentenced to 20 years in prison
Finance
Woman who bilked Chinese investors in $26 million Coachella hotel fraud sentenced to 20 years in prison
By The Associated PressNovember 22, 2022
Scammers are targeting desperate FTX customers by pretending to be the DOJ and promising access to funds
Tech
Scammers are targeting desperate FTX customers by pretending to be the DOJ and promising access to funds
By Steve MollmanNovember 19, 2022
A pile of Amazon packages is seen on a busy sidewalk in New York.
Tech
Amazon Prime Day sale could be used to ‘mislead’ shoppers into paying higher prices, study warns
By Chloe TaylorOctober 11, 2022
Fraud is booming on Zelle. But the banks that own it aren’t reimbursing scammed customers
Personal Finance
Fraud is booming on Zelle. But the banks that own it aren’t reimbursing scammed customers
By Ken Sweet and The Associated PressOctober 4, 2022
Cybercriminals have turned to a new crypto scam to funnel stolen funds.
The Coins
With prices cratering, many crypto holders stopped looking at their accounts. Scammers did not 
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 30, 2022
How confronting a $20 million mistake made me a better leader
Commentary
How confronting a $20 million mistake made me a better leader
By Tim HarschSeptember 29, 2022
Headshot of Nev Schulman. Phone display of Facebook logo
Tech
Catfish-buster warns of trending scam infiltrating Facebook Marketplace
By Alice HearingAugust 27, 2022
Hacker in front of a laptop with a backdrop of Bitcoins
The Coins
Crypto’s downturn has taken a toll on another sector: scammers
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 16, 2022
Vault DAO employees pose for a group photo
The Coins
NFTs keep getting hacked. Has this startup found a way to keep them safe?
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 3, 2022
A Minecraft digital artist points at a virtual version of his character
Tech
‘Minecraft’ draws a line in the sand against NFTs signaling not everyone in gaming is buying into the hype
By Tristan BoveJuly 21, 2022
Scammers are targeting a new generation of homebuyers
Commentary
Scammers are targeting a new generation of homebuyers
By Diane TombJune 24, 2022
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland
Politics
COVID-19 scams have totaled $292 million since start of the pandemic, Justice Department says
By Chris Strohm and BloombergApril 20, 2022
Andrew Bailey
Finance
‘Opportunity for the downright criminal’: Bank of England’s governor says crypto is the new front line for scams
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 4, 2022
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