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healthcare systems Healthcare choice in America is a scam, according to the people who came up with it Thom Dunn
greesham's law Google Maps is still overrun with scammers pretending to be local businesses, and Google's profiting from them Cory Doctorow
ouija How con artists use the Ouija board effect for their scams David Pescovitz
precrime Machine learning hucksters invent an AI racist uncle that predicts your personality from your facial bone structure Cory Doctorow
con artists Fyre Festival fraudster sentenced to six years in federal prison Mark Frauenfelder
anna sorokin Spectacular read: a profile of Anna Sorokin, a con-artist who convinced New York that she was a high-rolling socialite trust-funder Cory Doctorow
con artists 40 common tourist scams to look out for Mark Frauenfelder
con artists Russia's "Bernie Madoff" has been pulling a multi-billion dollar scam for decades, and his victims love him Mark Frauenfelder
con artists Trump used $258,000 from charity to settle lawsuits involving his for-profit businesses Xeni Jardin
drumpf With 3,500 U.S. legal actions, Trump is most litigious presidential nominee ever Xeni Jardin
Catch me if you can Florida teen poses as doctor, opens office, and examines undercover agent Mark Frauenfelder
iia Why we can't help getting ripped off by con artists Mark Frauenfelder
financial crime Donald Trump picked business adviser convicted in "major Mafia-linked stock fraud scheme" Xeni Jardin
scam artists Convicted Christian con artist Jim Bakker now just literally selling buckets of Bibles on TV Xeni Jardin
macic What magicians, con-artists, and scammers can teach us about humility and humanity David McRaney
con artists USA Today has never heard of sweat or talcum powder Cory Doctorow