fraud
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‘I Never Thought That What I Was Doing Was Illegal,’ SBF Says as He Begins Prison Sentence
It’s just a tad bit late to read up on financial laws, bro.
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Scammers Sent Fake iPhones ‘For Repair’ to Get $3 Million in Authentic Phones From Apple
Two men in Maryland who sent thousands of counterfeit iPhones to Apple for repairs in order to get authentic replacement iPhones in return were found guilty by a federal jury on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The men now face up to 20 years in…
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Whoops: U.S. Feds Fall for Crypto Scam, Hand Fraudster $US55,000 in Stolen Funds
The same federal agency that once helped bring down the biggest crypto-based dark web drug marketplace Silk Road got swindled by one of the oldest tricks in the crypto scammer playbook. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reportedly handed a fraudster a little more than $US55,000 in confiscated crypto funds after it was duped by a…
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Man Scammed by Deepfake Video and Audio Imitating His Friend
A man received a video call from a scammer who used AI software to replicate the face and voice of his supposed friend.