scam
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The regulations were issued to address "problems" such as people being deceived into leaving the country or engaging in illegal gambling and scam activities abroad, the statement said.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
One victim in Missouri reportedly lost more than $16 million, while millions of dollars in suspected scam proceeds were allegedly laundered through cryptocurrency.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The FBI will investigate if the alleged scam involves U.S. citizens and U.S. wire services.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The firm, which provides a range of crypto-related services, is part of a small but growing industry of lawyers and forensic blockchain investigators who say they can help scam victims get their money back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The scam they devised at the dining hall to score free breakfasts.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The digital divide can also pose a real threat, leaving older people vulnerable to high-tech crimes such as online scams or limiting their access to medical services, experts say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
He started on road patrol, then last year moved to financial crimes, where he began cracking cyber scams considered almost hopeless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The cases of concern detected over the past eight months ranged from fake dating apps and hotel Wifi scams, to surveillance built to identify dissidents.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Anthropic, the AI tech company behind Claude, released a report Thursday detailing how bad actors have attempted to use its products for nefarious ends, from scams and mass surveillance to biological weapons development.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Once in a while I’d leak stuff about phishing scams.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Getting scammed can feel like the end of the story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith has been accused of taking part in a scheme that allegedly scammed $2.5 million from a Native American investment firm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The watchdog's team also sent the researcher a message within Booking.com's system asking them to click an external link to confirm their payment details - something booking sites typically block to prevent customers being scammed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
A WSJ investigation uncovers how North Koreans have scammed their way into remote jobs at U.S. companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Montenegro—Fischer’s connection with Vasiljevic, who had scammed so much money from the citizens, left them unenthused.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The soaking and scamming of undergrads and grad students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"But at the end of the day, the art of scamming is psychological rather than technological," Gupta says.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
But then you also see headlines about everyone’s scamming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Begging, scamming and threatening: they’re all tools of the writer’s trade in Pamela Hansford Johnson’s dark comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
“They were scamming you. Girls scam guys all the time with that. Kerri was listening in on the extension.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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