Uber Eats driver outsmarts customers’ scheme to score free food — and takes it for herself: ‘Ain’t gonna play me’

Uber Eats driver outsmarts customers’ scheme to score free food — and takes it for herself: ‘Ain’t gonna play me’

She made these fast-food fraudsters eat dirt. Stealing someone’s takeout delivery order is in bad taste. Still, it’s a recurring malfeasance suffered by foodies nationwide, from the Big Apple to the Lone Star State and beyond.  But when a no-nonsense Uber Eats courier caught a couple of creeps trying to swipe her customer’s chow, she quickly quashed the scheme, … Read more

Napa Valley unveils $6.4M scheme to save decimated Wine Country — how everything will change explained

Napa Valley unveils .4M scheme to save decimated Wine Country — how everything will change explained

Napa County officials have launched a $6.4 million overhaul of the region’s master plan, aiming to redefine the future of Wine Country through 2050 while bridging a long-standing divide between local government and residents. “We need people to tell us what they want that future of Napa to look like,” Supervisor Belia Ramos told the Napa … Read more

Exclusive | Beloved NYC restaurant owner’s world crumbled when he lost $300K in ‘fraud’ scheme — but a viral post saved his eatery and faith in the city: ‘I couldn’t believe it’

Exclusive | Beloved NYC restaurant owner’s world crumbled when he lost 0K in ‘fraud’ scheme — but a viral post saved his eatery and faith in the city: ‘I couldn’t believe it’

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

Nepo or Cheapo? Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe blasted for alleged $250 haggling scheme: ‘She’s a cancer’

Nepo or Cheapo? Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe blasted for alleged 0 haggling scheme: ‘She’s a cancer’

Bill Gates’ nepo baby is getting cyber spanked for allegedly “gaslighting” an influencer with a lowball proposition.  Billionairess on a “super limited” budget, Phobe Gates, 23, founder of AI shopping tool, Phia, is the internet’s enemy No. 1 after Kacie Margis, a content creator for hire, claimed she attempted to book her for a job … Read more

Lindsay Lohan’s brother sued for sinister scheme to allegedly illegally overcharge rent in NYC

Lindsay Lohan’s brother sued for sinister scheme to allegedly illegally overcharge rent in NYC

Lindsay Lohan’s younger brother, Michael Lohan Jr., is being sued for allegedly cashing in on the Big Apple real estate market by illegally deregulating more than 150 rent stabilized apartments, state Attorney General Letitia James said. The Hollywood star’s sibling is among a handful of property honchos from Peak Capital Advisors that were involved in … Read more

Rapper Sean Kingston gets 3.5 year prison sentence for $1 million fraud scheme

Rapper Sean Kingston gets 3.5 year prison sentence for  million fraud scheme

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 to be sentenced for $1M fraud scheme in South Florida

Rapper Sean Kingston to be sentenced for M fraud scheme in South Florida

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

Thieves using discarded airline bag tags for fraud scheme, apparent airport worker claims

Thieves using discarded airline bag tags for fraud scheme, apparent airport worker claims

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

My phone was stolen on London vacation in wild mugging scheme — here’s the insane way I got it back

My phone was stolen on London vacation in wild mugging scheme — here’s the insane way I got it back

You hear of overseas muggings, and friends losing passports, but when you’re on your own holiday, you’re in vacation mode – what’s the worst that could happen? I was visiting London with my partner and our young son in May. I was out for a run on a Saturday morning. The sun was shining, the … Read more

Glen Powell’s ‘shattered’ ex slams actor over Sydney Sweeney ‘PR scheme’ romance: ‘Have some decency’

Glen Powell’s ‘shattered’ ex slams actor over Sydney Sweeney ‘PR scheme’ romance: ‘Have some decency’

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Glen Powell’s ex-girlfriend, Gigi Paris, appeared on Tuesday’s episode of the “Too Much” podcast and admitted that she “was shattered” by the romance rumors between the actor and his “Anyone But You” co-star Sydney Sweeney. Gigi Paris on the “Too Much” podcast. TooMuchPodcast/YouTube Glen Powell and Sydney … Read more

Medical scammers posing as insurance companies in sophisticated scheme — hang up if you get this call, FBI warns

Medical scammers posing as insurance companies in sophisticated scheme — hang up if you get this call, FBI warns

Don’t be fooled. The FBI is warning against a new scam shilling discounted medical insurance. The bureau issued the warning on April 30, noting that the “emerging” scheme has seen hundreds of people across the country lose thousands of dollars. The FBI issued a warning on April 30, noting that the scams have been “emerging” … Read more

Parents warned of disturbing kidnapping scheme using kids’ voice replicas

Parents warned of disturbing kidnapping scheme using kids’ voice replicas

Phone scams have been around for a while, but recent advancements in artificial intelligence technology is making it easier for bad actors to convince people they have kidnapped their loved ones. Scammers are using AI to replicate the voices of people’s family members in fake kidnapping schemes that convince victims to send money to the … Read more

Crumbl importers resell $6K worth of cookies from US in controversial scheme

Crumbl importers resell K worth of cookies from US in controversial scheme

The people who flew to the US and purchased a small fortune in Crumbl cookies have revealed the hefty price tag behind their controversial cookie resale scheme. In a fresh TikTok from the crumblsydney channel, the importers claim they spent more than $13,000 on importing and reselling the famous cookies. The brouhaha kicked off after … Read more

I was bullied on a flight for busting a couple’s scheme to get more room: ‘Monster behavior’

I was bullied on a flight for busting a couple’s scheme to get more room: ‘Monster behavior’

If you consume the internet like water, you’ve likely seen the viral TikTok hack that could help you score extra room on a flight.  The tip involves booking an aisle and a window seat in the hopes no one books the seat in the middle, but some solo travelers don’t seem to care about sitting between two strangers … Read more

Rapper Sean Kingston’s home raided by cops, mom arrested over alleged failure to pay for $150K sound system in ongoing scheme

Rapper Sean Kingston’s home raided by cops, mom arrested over alleged failure to pay for 0K sound system in ongoing scheme

Authorities in South Florida raided the home of Jamaican singer and rapper Sean Kingston and arrested his mother on Thursday morning. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office and Davie Police SWAT served arrest and search warrants at the luxurious Southwest Ranches property as part of an investigation that started in nearby Dania Beach, the Broward County Sheriff told … Read more

Nail salon offers discount pedicures to clients who opt into foot fetish scheme

Nail salon offers discount pedicures to clients who opt into foot fetish scheme

This nail salon wants to help you “foot the bill.” A Canadian nail salon is offering a 20% discount on pedicures to customers who allow the salon to sell their feet pictures online to supply the fetish market. Clients wanting to save a buck while still putting their best foot forward simply have to mention … Read more

Internet fired up over ‘diabolical’ scheme to tame jalapeño spice levels

Internet fired up over ‘diabolical’ scheme to tame jalapeño spice levels

Jalapeño peppers are growing less spicy — and it’s getting food lovers hot. X users erupted over the “diabolical” revelation Tuesday, with many pointing fingers at the corporate-ification of agriculture. “F–king insane. Big Ag actually made jalapeños less spicy—you’re not going nuts,” health care writer Timothy Faust tweeted along with a link to the May … Read more

Jalapeños are growing less spicy — and heat lovers are fired up over ‘diabolical’ scheme

Jalapeños are growing less spicy — and heat lovers are fired up over ‘diabolical’ scheme

Jalapeño peppers are growing less spicy — and it’s getting food lovers hot. X users erupted over the “diabolical” revelation Tuesday, with many pointing fingers at the corporate-ification of agriculture. “F–king insane. Big Ag actually made jalapeños less spicy—you’re not going nuts,” health care writer Timothy Faust tweeted along with a link to the May … Read more

‘SATC’ creator Candace Bushnell blames men at Netflix’s ‘Ponzi scheme’ for robbing her of royalties

‘SATC’ creator Candace Bushnell blames men at Netflix’s ‘Ponzi scheme’ for robbing her of royalties

And just like that … Candace Bushnell is cut out of “Sex and the City” further profits. The creator of the beloved franchise revealed that she will not receive any royalties after the show’s six seasons transferred to Netflix from HBO Max. “All of these men who are in charge of things, they just keep … Read more

Emmy scheme played role in ESPN executive losing his job

Emmy scheme played role in ESPN executive losing his job

Lee Fitting’s somewhat mysterious dismissal from ESPN in August may have a bit more context now following Thursday’s report that the network engaged in a long-running scheme to acquire Emmy Awards for on-air talent that weren’t eligible to receive the awards.  The Emmy statuette name-changing scheme did “factor” into Fitting’s dismissal, The Post’s Andrew Marchand … Read more