scam Archives - Boing Boing

donald trump Notoriously stinky Donald Trump's "signature scent" is sold out Jason Weisberger

lego LEGO site hacked by cryptocurrency scammers Gail Sherman
books Crappy AI knockoff books are already topping the publishing charts Thom Dunn
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
law 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
bitcoin A Bitcoin mine in Congo is fueling a surprising conservation effort Thom Dunn
surveillance AI scams at the conference of American police chiefs Thom Dunn
nostalgia This late 1980s infomercial scammer was the most entertaining Jason Weisberger
Bear that trashed Rolls Royce was actually insurance fraudsters in a costume Allan Rose Hill
crime YouTubers attacked by Paris scammers after exposing rigged cups and ball game (video) Mark Frauenfelder