scam

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EU prosecutors first detailed the scam last May, accusing subsidy beneficiaries of making claims for land that they did not own and exaggerating the number of animals on farms.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Indian scam, now common across the country, involves Hollywood-level production that mimics the machinery of the state, tricking people with fake police stations and courtrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Then comes the pitch: pay to "humanize" the writing, a pattern experts say bears the hallmarks of a scam.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The pair reported the scam to Santander but were told it was unable to refund the money, which led them to make an appeal to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Your aunt Chana lent me another two hundred dollars; I burned it all on a scam bartending school.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates