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apple Remember "I Am Rich," the thousand dollar app? Annie Rauwerda
uber Douglas Rushkoff's sobering view of Universal Basic Income Rusty Blazenhoff
trump A hard-sell con that cleaned out its desperate victims: behind the $25,000,000 Trump University settlement Cory Doctorow
crime Funeral fundraising scam jars feature face of woman who is not dead David Pescovitz
law "Reputation management" companies apparently induce randos to perjure themselves by pretending to be anonymous posters Cory Doctorow
crime How a romance-scam victim laundered $1.1M worth of other victims' money Cory Doctorow
Funny Comedian Mike Bobrinskoy creatively outscams OKCupid scammer Andrea James
law Tory Lord tells peers about a weird Internet scam at great length Cory Doctorow
Business Shadowy organization publishes blacklist of writers who track down con-artists Cory Doctorow
Happy Mutants Tracking down a con artist with PACER Cory Doctorow
Business HOWTO track down a con-artist Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Copyright complaint as phishing email Cory Doctorow
Call Me Miss Cleo HBO Documentary "Call Me Miss Cleo" explores the life of famed television psychic Jennifer Sandlin
fashion Jordan Peterson's bizarre 'Twitter suit' Grant St. Clair
crypto Square Enix Doubles Down on NFTs and blockchain games Grant St. Clair
crimes Teen busted issuing fake parking tickets and trying to collect the fines David Pescovitz
scams Call center scammers looted $10bn last year from U.S. Rob Beschizza
law Meet Vicki Baggett, Florida's anti-Woke pro-Confederate would-be book-banner Elías Villoro
animals A sheepdog from Georgia killed eight coyotes to defend his flock Devin Nealy
crypto Metallica denies crypto connection, but still can't explain their drum sounds Thom Dunn