Sears And Kmart Are Ridding Themselves of Ivanka Trump Merchandise Too
Sears and Kmart have also dropped Ivanka Trump’s collection of Trump Home items, because no one wants to buy them.
Betsy DeVos Is Coming For Your Children
Even among all the billionaires, ideologues, and straight-up racist goons Donald Trump has nominated for his cabinet, Betsy DeVos, who was confirmed earlier this week as the Secretary of Education, stands out for how seemingly unqualified she is. As the doomed critics of her nomination were quick to say, she has never…
Blac Chyna Is Still Pushing Student Loan Forgiveness Scams on Her Instagram Followers
Last month, so-close-but-so-far almost-Kardashian Blac Chyna posted and then deleted an unmarked advertisement for a “student loan forgiveness” plan that was quickly and roundly revealed as a predatory scam. But less than three weeks later, she’s back to pushing the scam again on her more than 10 million Instagram…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Massive eBay Designer Bag Scam
If you have a secret list of ways to scam $1 million, you can scratch off “Hand Bag Insta,” because this lady has already done it.
Trump Lures Reporters to Palm Beach With Lay's Potato Chips and Quick Chat Off the Record
Well this is pretty embarrassing for journalism. After 140 days of not holding a press conference, President-elect Donald Trump found a creative way to continue his streak by talking to a select group of reporters on topics unknown off-the-record for 30 minutes Sunday evening.
Trump's Lawyers Want to Delay His Fake University Trial Until After He's Actually President
On Thursday, lawyers for Donald Trump requested that the civil fraud suit against him and his for-profit real-estate seminar scheme be delayed until after his January inauguration. The trial is set to start in California district court on November 28.
Philadelphians Targeted By Cheater Blackmail Scam
The noble citizens of Philly are being terrorized by a scammer, a scammer who almost came up with the perfect con—but then they got greedy.
Jessica Alba's Honest Company Makes Canceling a Subscription Virtually Impossible, Consumers Allege
If you subscribe to a service online you should be able to cancel that service online, right? Well, according to consumer complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission, Jessica Alba’s Honest Company not only makes it virtually impossible to cancel subscriptions, the company sometimes signs you up for recurring…
Close The Clinton Foundation
As much as we hate our elected officials, we also seem strangely reluctant to ask very much of them, lest someone some day ask something extraordinary of us. We need to get over that.
Here's a New Scam: Sell Big Piggies But Say They're Little Piggies
Need to make a quick buck and don’t care about conducting business that’s either illegal or—at the very least—ethically reprehensible? Love the rush you get after screwing over some common sucker with a good con? Here’s an idea: buy a few pot-bellied piglets from a senile farmer who doesn’t ask questions, wrap a…
Justice Department Says They've Shut Down French Psychic Maria Duval's Decades-Long Mail Scam
The Department of Justice told CNN they’ve finally shut down a long, well-known, and very colorful mail scam, featuring a self-proclaimed French psychic named Maria Duval. Over two decades, the scam is said to have netted $200 million. But just who’s raking in that cash remains somewhat murky: Duval’s son said she…
Samantha Bee on the Crisis Pregnancy Centers That Convince Women to Stay Pregnant, Then Disappear
On Monday evening’s Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, host Samantha Bee, joined by a snazzily-dressed Patton Oswalt, investigated crisis pregnancy centers that claim to offer pregnant women counseling services, although their primary goal is to discourage these women from seeking abortions.
Thousands of Financially Vulnerable People Using Russell Simmons's Rushcard Just Got Screwed
Around 68 million Americans are unbanked or underbanked—either living without a bank account, or relying on “alternative,” predatory financial institutions like payday loan shops, check cashers, and prepaid payroll cards. One product on the last category, the Russell Simmons-founded Rushcard—which puts people in a…
Almond Breeze More Breeze Than Almonds, Says Lawsuit
Almond Breeze is facing a class action lawsuit for false advertising because it turns out that its special almond milk recipe is essentially just almond-flavored water.
Woman Sent Online Stranger $1.4M, Is Desperately Hoping He's Real
A woman who sent an online stranger more than a million dollars without ever having met him is desperately trying to keep her positive thinking intact. Even though her boyfriend's voice has differed and he keeps asking for money despite the fact that he has no plans to meet her, she is hoping against hope that he's a…
Quick-Thinking Nurses Foil Senior-Scamming Dirtbags
There are a lot of vulnerable elderly people in America, and they are favorite targets of scammers. One popular trick: the "grandparent scam," where fraudsters dial numbers and pose as grandkids who've stumbled into trouble and need money wired, right away. It's pretty loathsome!
Heartless Scammers Create Fake Facebook Accounts of MH17 Victims
Scammers called "click fraudsters" are setting up fake Facebook pages of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 to defraud unsuspecting Internet users.
Girl With Scars Getting Kicked Out of KFC Is Probably a Massive Hoax
According to anonymous sources, there is a mountain of evidence that proves the story of the three-year-old girl who was asked to leave a KFC because of her scars is a hoax.
Woman Scammed Out of $86,000 by Man She Met on Match.com
A New Jersey woman lost her entire life savings to a con man she met on the dating site Match.com.
Scam Uses Malaysia Airlines Flight Headlines To Infect Your Computer
There is a gross new Facebook malware scam using fake news alerts and videos about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to target unsuspecting readers.
