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scams Facebook Marketplace now packed with scammers Rob Beschizza
ryaniar Ryanair blacklists passengers who got Covid lockdown refunds: pay us back or you're not boarding Rob Beschizza
Bad Luck California man sues psychic for failing to remove curse placed by ex-girlfriend David Pescovitz
predatory capitalism A vulnerable old lady needed her door handle fixed. A high-pressure door salesman got a £5,700 check out of her Rob Beschizza
goodreads Goodreads has a problem with extortion scams and review bombing Annie Rauwerda
phone scams Interview with a man who works undercover in a scam call center to protect victims David Pescovitz
con jobs How dollar stores score the highest profit margins Thom Dunn
acx The tale of the fake DUNE audiobook scam Thom Dunn
cryptocurrency Watch: can influencers be successfully sued for shilling scam cryptocurrency? Mark Frauenfelder
cryptocurrency Cryptocoin scammers pretending to be Elon Musk pocket millions Rob Beschizza
short cons Watch: Gold ring/out of gas scammer tries to con someone who knows better Mark Frauenfelder
tourism Watch: Korean fellow accosts street swindlers targeting tourists Rob Beschizza
slander Reporter submits self to online slander sites to see how the scam works Rob Beschizza
scams Watch: exposé of a scam contest TV show that rips people off in 40 countries Mark Frauenfelder
IP fuckery The wild story of a new comic book publisher con artist who bought up popular 90s comics IP Thom Dunn
robocalls FCC fines Texas robocallers record $225m Rob Beschizza
scams How TurboTax tricks you into paying to file your taxes Rob Beschizza
beenverified Fake delivery spam was the most rampant scam of 2020 Thom Dunn
scambusting Scammer Payback deletes scammer's files while posing as old lady Andrea James
genies Doctor paid $41,000 for Aladdin's Lamp, thinks he may have been conned David Pescovitz