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fromSocial Media Today
3 days ago
Cryptocurrency

Meta Shares Tips on How to Avoid Financial Scams Online

Investment scams in the U.S. caused $5.7 billion in losses in 2024, marking a significant increase from prior years.
fromThe Hacker News
3 days ago
Online marketing

New Investment Scams Use Facebook Ads, RDGA Domains, and IP Checks to Filter Victims

Two threat actor groups are orchestrating investment scams using celebrity endorsements.
Scams involve fake platforms and data collection through web forms.
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Wine
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

A New, Full-Bodied Fraud Comes in a Whisky Barrel

Scotch whisky investment scams are on the rise, with many investors misled by companies promising high returns.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago
NYC startup

Fantastic tales about space travel technology' from fake Bay Area company were science fiction'

Ramesh Nathan was convicted of fraud and money laundering for misleading investors about his nonexistent spacecraft company, resulting in significant financial losses.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago
NYC real estate

Suave NYC con slapped with sentence for using 'wealthy' alter ego to swindle investors out of $700k

Ian Mitchell swindled $700,000 using a fake identity, posing as a wealthy Jamaican investment banker.
Wine
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

A New, Full-Bodied Fraud Comes in a Whisky Barrel

Scotch whisky investment scams are on the rise, with many investors misled by companies promising high returns.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago
NYC startup

Fantastic tales about space travel technology' from fake Bay Area company were science fiction'

Ramesh Nathan was convicted of fraud and money laundering for misleading investors about his nonexistent spacecraft company, resulting in significant financial losses.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago
NYC real estate

Suave NYC con slapped with sentence for using 'wealthy' alter ego to swindle investors out of $700k

Ian Mitchell swindled $700,000 using a fake identity, posing as a wealthy Jamaican investment banker.
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Cryptocurrency
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

FBI notified over 4,300 victims of 'pig butchering' crypto scams in past year

The FBI's initiative has flagged over 4,300 victims of cryptocurrency fraud, helping to save $285 million.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Meta to force financial advertisers to be verified in bid to prevent celebrity scam ads targeting Australians

Meta introduces verification requirements for financial advertisers to combat rising investment scams involving fake celebrities, effective February 2025.
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