A Reddit user’s viral post detailed purported secrets about an unnamed company — then used NBC News’ inquiry to further the ruse.

Internet fraud is rising, with $2.5 billion lost in the U.S. in 2024, and student-athletes are particularly vulnerable due to their online presence and NIL opportunities. The seminar advised athletes ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., reacted to internet sleuths looking on state government websites for potential fraud after the Minnesota scandal was reported on earlier this month. It ...

The Trump administration is using a years-old scandal first prosecuted under the Biden administration to justify its ...

People traded as commodities, iron cages used for punishment, severed fingers and even human sacrifice. These grisly details, revealed during interrogations of some of Asia’s most notorious criminal ...

Even tech-savvy and experienced internet users can fall victim to online scams. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using technology and psychology to exploit trust and emotions. Fake ...

The version of Internet fraud that has earned Nigerians a reputation across the globe started in the final third of the 1990s. Sometime after Yahoo Mail was created in 1997, scammers found that they ...

We want to issue a strong warning about internet fraud concerning resettlement. Bogus organisations, claiming affiliation to UNHCR, are using internet chat groups, dating websites and fake websites to ...

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The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.

Destalker recounted difficult phase in his early life involving a failed attempt at internet fraud. The comedian explained how his kind nature and guilt stopped him from continuing the act He shares ...

Twenty one internet fraudsters have been jailed in Ibadan, Oyo State after they pleaded guilty to separate one-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud, obtaining by false pretence, retention of ...