Victims of fraud may soon be seeing green. Fidelity Investments, the financial services firm, has agreed to pay a $2.5 million class-action settlement in response to claims it failed to prevent a 2024 data breach that compromised sensitive consumer information. The hefty payout follows allegations that the company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, failed to adhere … Read more
It’s a social scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission, nearly 30% of people who reported being scammed in 2025 said the swindle began on social media. The agency said losses from these scams reached $2.1 billion in 2025, eight times the amount reported in 20220. Experts maintain that because most scams aren’t reported to … Read more
Two cousins have been allegedly caught in a massive $8.5 million scheme to scam customers out of vacation rentals and cash, using double-booking and bait-and-switch to target customers. Shray Goel, 36, and Shaunik Raheja, 37, allegedly operated their rental fraud scheme from 2013–2019, using fake identities to defraud predominantly black people. The pair was caught … Read more
It’s a meat-free miracle. In recent months, the decades-old pioneering vegan East Village restaurant Caravan of Dreams was living a nightmare. Saddled by debt, allegedly swindled by a business partnership turned sour, and bogged down by an evolving East Village along with the lingering effects of the pandemic, the oldest vegan eatery in NYC was … Read more
A woman in Ohio made more than 1,700 fraudulent returns worth a whopping $266,699 at Home Depot locations in various states — and now she’s landed herself in jail. The Medina Township Police Department identified the mastermind of the multi-state organized retail fraud scheme as Tracy A. James of Peebles, a village in Southwest Ohio. … Read more
She’s avoided the slammer — but can she go back to a life of glitz and glamour? One of the world’s biggest fashion influencers has been cleared of aggravated fraud in an Italian court; however, her PR nightmare is far from over. Chiara Ferragni — a 38-year-old bombshell blond who boasts more than 28 million Instagram followers … Read more
Waiter, there’s an AI in my soup. Artificial intelligence has been used to carry out increasingly sophisticated frauds, from financial aid schemes to impersonating loved ones to demanding money via voice scammers. Now, food courier services are reporting a spike in scammers employing generative AI to make their food orders appear undercooked or bug-ridden so … Read more
For Toni Campbell, the most wonderful time of the year has been screwed by scammers. The Queens native, a 63-year-old loving aunt to a flock of nieces and nephews, sprinted out of the office early — with sweat dripping from her brow, her heartbeat racing and her stomach in knots — on the afternoon of … Read more
’Tis the season for twinkling lights, overflowing inboxes — and scammers working overtime. As Americans rush to buy gifts, book travel and spread holiday cheer, fraudsters are decking the halls with fake deals, bogus charities and panic-inducing messages designed to empty wallets faster than a last-minute Black Friday sale. Non-payment and non-delivery scams cost people … Read more
Noel Phillips can’t believe he was cleaned out so quickly — and easily. Phillips’ world was shattered after being robbed of thousands of dollars by business imposter scammers. Tamara Beckwith/N.Y.Post The New York millennial was bled dry earlier this year by a group of business imposter scammers who used phone number spoofing technology — software … Read more
In the words of Cole Porter, “Is it the good turtle soup or merely the mock?” “Art Fraud: 50 Fakes That Fooled the Art World,” the new book by Susie Hodge, will leave you wondering whether any work of art is the real McCoy. “Art fraud is rife,” Hodge begins. “Many experts believe that as … Read more
Think buying a photo of someone else’s unborn baby is weird? That’s because it is — but it was recently possible on the marketplace app from Japanese e-commerce company, Mercari. Now, Mercari has pulled the plug on selling ultrasound shots (which once sold online for around $14, according to X users), bowing to those worried … Read more
Rapper Sean Kingston was sentenced on Friday to three and a half years in prison after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme in South Florida. Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Paul Anderson, and his mother, Janice Eleanor Turner, were each convicted by a federal jury in March of conspiracy to commit wire … Read more
Rapper Sean Kingston is scheduled to be sentenced in South Florida on Friday after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme. Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Paul Anderson, and his mother, Janice Eleanor Turner, were each convicted by a federal jury in March of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of … Read more
Marcus Morris Sr. said he was behind bars for 51 hours and given no food or water after his arrest on Sunday. The 13-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst was arrested on a felony charge of fraud over allegations that he wrote $260,000 in bad checks to cover gambling markers at two Las Vegas casinos. … Read more
It’s the art of the steal. The internet is flooded with inventive schemes, from AI-fueled romance scams to cybercriminals who pose as kidnapped loved ones to receive “ransom” payments. Now, a woman is warning of a sneaky “new scam” in which bad actors masquerade as artists so they can hijack people’s personal information. “Heads up … Read more
A Reddit user claiming to be an airline employee is warning travelers about the possibility of being scammed when it comes to their printed bag tags. Posted in the “r/delta” forum on Reddit, the message is titled, “Toss your bag tags at home.” The Reddit user claimed to be a “baggage claims manager.” The individual … Read more
Expecting parents are taking a stab at it — quite literally. Villains, crooks and knife-wielding nuts. Although they’re bad guys of society, their first names are becoming bloody good options for moms and dads-to-be, per a nightmarish new report. Baby names inspired by true crime icons, such as accused con artist Anna Delvey and mass murderer Ted Bundy, … Read more
LONDON — Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters. Deezer, based in Paris, is grappling with a surge in music on its platform created using artificial intelligence tools it says are being wielded to earn royalties fraudulently. The app will … Read more
I do … not. A 42-year-old Texas man discovered he was married to his ex-fiancée without his knowledge when the marriage certificate arrived at his home — just days after the pair broke up. Kristin Marie Spearman, 36, is accused of sending her ex a gift bag from Bath & Body Works that contained some … Read more