Scams

INDIANAPOLIS — Mark White is a senior citizen who lives on a fixed income.So, when the North Vernon man received a message offering to make money quickly, he decided to give it a shot.Instead, White became a victim of a “money flipping”…

Money-flipping cons have long been popular on Instagram and Twitter. But as TikTok’s popularity grows, so do the con artists. Watch out for this TikTok scam, which promises to turn a few hundred dollars’…

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations.Scam artists know no bounds—that also applies to stealing your…

Consumers lost more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, an increase of more than 70 percent over the previous year. Benchmark Federal Credit Union is urging Chester County residents to be alert and protect themselves from the following four…

The military’s innovation office is launching a sweeping review of cryptocurrencies to assess threats to national security and law enforcement posed by the rise of digital assets.The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — better known…

Last week, the White House released a proposed framework for the regulation of cryptocurrency. The document gives the green light to regulators to continue crafting rules around the industry, and even explores the creation of a “CBDC”: a…

There have been quite a handful of crypto developments over the past few days including the announcement of Royal Enfield non-fungible tokens (NFT), introduction of a bill regarding crypto sanctions in the UK, JPMorgan…

A man walks past the booth of Chinese startup Xiaohongshu, which means "little red book" in Chinese, at the Big Data Expo in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China May 27, 2019. (Reuters)A housewife was conned of HK$8.5…

It was Revolut’s turn. Another day, another data breach in the crypto world. About a week ago, someone inside the company’s headquarters fell for a scam. According to Revolut, the social hackers only had access…

Woman 67, pleads guilty to collecting money in three kinds of fraud: romance, decal and car-buying scams. Feds say she sent bitcoin to co-conspirators in Nigeria.Help seniors avoid fraudFraud is on the rise for American seniors.USA…