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Chinese seeds Hundreds of Americans planted those unsolicited mystery seeds from China Rusty Blazenhoff
cons Man, 21, busted for posing as 14-year-old and enrolling in high school David Pescovitz
cybersecurity A 17-year-old was arrested for being the "mastermind" of the massive bitcoin Twitter hack Mark Frauenfelder
PPP Florida man bought Lamborghini with COVID-19 business relief funds David Pescovitz
seeds Did you receive a random packet of seeds apparently from China? Don't plant them. David Pescovitz
fakes How to spot a fake parkour video Andrea James
breaking news Major Twitter hack pushes bitcoin scam on Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple, Uber, Biden accounts, collects $$$$ Xeni Jardin
hydroxychloroquine Hydroxychloroquine doesn't work against COVID-19 and may cause heart problems, largest study of its kind shows Xeni Jardin
fake products Big Clive examines a fake UV disinfection lamp sold on eBay Mark Frauenfelder
curses Eggs and bananas frequently play role in curse removal scams Jason Weisberger
scams This researcher learned how "triangulation fraud" works when she bought a used Nespresso machine Mark Frauenfelder
britain $1 million stolen in UK coronavirus scams Xeni Jardin
Used cars The illegal things that unscrupulous auto dealers do to close a sale David Pescovitz
mattresses Online mattress sales have given rise to a new kind of con game – reselling filthy mattresses as new Mark Frauenfelder
telemarketers Robo Revenge automates the process of suing telemarketers Mark Frauenfelder
grifters Fake news network stole from legit sites, flooded Google News and Alerts. Report blames NASDAQ & Thomson Reuters ex-employees. Xeni Jardin