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$8.5M Nationwide Airbnb Scam Targeted Black People, Prosecutors Allege
Prosecutors allege that real estate "visionary" Shray Goel and an accomplice decided who to scam in part based on racial prejudices.
Notorious Airbnb Host Charged with Allegedly Running $8.5M Nationwide Scam
Shray Goel is charged with running an Airbnb scam across 100 U.S. properties.
Billionaire Crypto Promoter Mark Cuban Lost Nearly $1M In Common Scam
Mark Cuban is now one of the many people impacted by scams in the industry he tirelessly promotes.
How I Accidentally Became a Foot Fetish Model
After getting scammed for foot pics, I decided to try to turn it into my side hustle.
This Fake Country Is Run by a Guru Accused of Rape. How Did It End Up at the UN?
The “United States of Kailasa” was founded by Nithyananda, a self-styled guru who is wanted by police in India over rape and child abuse charges.
Kat Torres: The Wellness Influencer Suspected of Human Trafficking
The wellness guru and self-proclaimed “witch” is accused of using manipulation and hypnosis to traffic young women.
I Tried Those Friendship Apps to Cure My Crippling Loneliness
Wink, Yubo and Patook are specifically designed for friend-making, but can they actually find me new mates?
She Started a Viral GoFundMe to Raise Money for a Homeless Man. It Was a Scam.
After defrauding thousands of donors out of more than $400,000, a woman just received a three-year sentence to state prison in New Jersey.
Influencer Accused of Scamming Women Out of $2M, Seeks Protection From ‘Thugs’
Sidra Humaid, who ran hundreds of money-saving schemes in Pakistan for five years, posted on Facebook last week that she’s somehow lost it all.
Trafficking Victims Are Finally Being Freed From Cambodia—But the Scam Industry Is Far From Over
Criminal syndicates are relocating to evade arrests in Cambodia and casting a wider net across the world to recruit their next victims.
NGL Fooled Users Into Thinking They Had Friends Interested In Their Sad Little Lives
Users are increasingly claiming they got scammed by the app, and that the messages aren’t from their friends at all.
Dad Learns His Photos Are Being Used to Sell ‘Happy Ending’ Massages on Grindr
“Thankfully it doesn’t affect the business, and my wife didn’t really care,” the licensed physiotherapist in Long Island told VICE News.