In January 2023, a 67-year-old man in North Carolina received a text message from a woman named Jeanie. She said she lived in Miami and worked in fashion design. Though they never met in person, an ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $225 million in cryptocurrency traced to a sprawling web of fraudulent investment ...

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At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an ...

A friend asked me to loan her $1,600 to pay her rent. She is in a tough spot. She will get the funds from her account in 30 days to pay me back. I have never been asked for money before and I have ...