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scam

[skam] / skæm /


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An FBI court document shared by the DoJ drew a similar conclusion after questioning three Brazilian nationals who worked at a scam compound in Antananarivo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

The mock-website scam works like this: Fraudsters build look-alike websites that mirror those of legitimate brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

This scam, known as the “green mirage,” has involved the impersonation of more than 400 mortgage institutions, and cost homeowners hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

For the first time, it has drawn up an AI scam watchlist, external highlighting some of the tools and techniques criminals are using.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Filip with his mechanical dogs had been the roper, used to draw Jordie in, while Margit, Saskia, and the clerks at the trade office had all been shills in on the scam.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Giancarlo: There’s a lot of scams out there, sadly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Stafford’s heartbreak reveals a troubling evolution in romance scams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Isn’t it funny that I hosted a show about business scams, and now you’re in trouble for a business scam?”

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

London Citizens Advice says it has seen an increase in recruitment-related scams since the government stopped overseas recruitment for care workers, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Once in a while I’d leak stuff about phishing scams.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

In a desperate attempt to bring him back, Ma Moe San Pan was then scammed out of 4.5 million kyats by strangers who falsely promised his release.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The suit is the latest twist in a years-long saga for borrowers who attended schools that the government said scammed them.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The trailer then cuts to Fielder grilling Evans about whether he was afraid of being scammed, considering that he comes from a rich family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Johna backed out of the chat, realizing that she’d only just escaped being scammed.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Montenegro—Fischer’s connection with Vasiljevic, who had scammed so much money from the citizens, left them unenthused.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Johnson had been working a case involving someone scamming a company out of about $21,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The soaking and scamming of undergrads and grad students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Here’s the common sense: This isn’t a problem of scamming students or lazy teachers, though of course both exist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"There's so much of this scamming business, and I'm always worried that I'll hit something and press the wrong thing."

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 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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