‘I can’t get over this’: A CBS journalist who reports on scams nearly became a victim himself. Here's how he spotted it before it was too late

A reporter who covers scams nearly fell victim to an imposter scam, but one key fact held him back. Experts comment on why ...
Yahoo

I was scammed out of $300,000. Two years later, I'm rebuilding my life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For months after the scam, I went to war with my past self — for being naive, for not seeing it coming, for trusting the wrong ...

I was preparing for retirement — then I lost $900,000 in a romance scam

Jackie Crenshaw says a scammer posing as a widowed contractor stole much of the retirement savings she spent decades building ...
Business Insider

I lost $300,000 to a scam

In August 2024, we published the story of Wannapa Suprasert, a 29-year-old Thai woman living in San Francisco, who lost $300,000 of her own savings and her family's money in a three-month-long ...
AOL

Help — I've been scammed! Will my bank refund the money?

A perfect storm of technological developments and a tumultuous global economy has made scammers more persistent and sophisticated than ever. If you're having trouble keeping up with the warning signs, ...
WGHP

‘I think I got scammed’; Greensboro college student finds belongings on street after alleged rental scam

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Finding a place to live can be stressful, but one college student in Greensboro says what he thought was a legitimate rental turned into a costly scam. ‘I just want it back’: ...
BellaNaijaOpinion

How I Was Scammed During My NYSC Year

In many countries, the system is the first point of trust. In Nigeria, the system is often the last.
The Hollywood Reporter

A New AI Scam Is Targeting Thousands of Authors. I Was One of Them.

With their blend of ego and insecurity, writers are ideal marks for swindlers promising fortune and glory. Chatbots have turbocharged the con. By Julian Sancton Senior Features Editor Authors are at ...
The Punch on MSN

I was scammed, says businessman who paid N400m to embattled PFIPC DG Adeyemi

The Managing Director, Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Gbenga Collins, has informed the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee that he paid N400 million to the purported Director-General of the ...