Instagram Influencer Charged $500 for Social Media Master Class Scam: 'I Wanted the Price to Be Painful'
The year is nearing its end, but scammer season is eternal.
Hong Kong Has Seen an Alarming Surge in 'Romance Scams'
A whole lot of women in Hong Kong are getting swindled by people on online dating sites—police there have recorded 330…
RIP Theranos
Failed blood-testing start-up Theranos, a $10-billion company that in 2015 was discovered to be an elaborate scam, is…
Scams of the Day, Ranked!
Today is a beautiful and swampy Monday and the air smells of hot trash, wet concrete, and the acrid and slightly sweet…
From Hipster Grifter to Anna Delvey, Here Are The Scammers That Captivated the Internet
The Russian scammer who conned New York high society into believing she was a wealthy German socialite. The tattooed…
Ocean’s 8 Is Too Easy, Too Perfect, and Too Hard to Root For
When Sandra Bullock’s character, Debbie Ocean, gets out of prison in the new Ocean’s 8 movie, her hair looks great.…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…