SCAM

DOJ charges 2 Chinese nationals who allegedly ran overseas cryptocurrency scam center targeting Americans

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department unveiled charges Thursday against two Chinese nationals allegedly behind an overseas cryptocurrency scam center, as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro vowed that the Trump administration is “just getting started” in combating these schemes.  Pirro told reporters in Washington, D.C., that … Read more

Meta failed to protect social media users from scam ads, lawsuit alleges

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A new lawsuit alleges that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, misled users about the company’s efforts to prevent scams on its platforms. The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a nonprofit advocacy group that filed the complaint in Washington, D.C., superior court, alleges Meta failed to block ads that could pose a risk … Read more

California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3

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LOS ANGELES — Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed in a bear costume damaging luxury cars. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The California Insurance Department said the three used a person in a … Read more

Fraud at 29,029 feet: Mount Everest climbers targeted in alleged $20M rescue insurance scam

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An alleged $20 million insurance scam on Mount Everest saw climbers subjected to staged rescues and admitted to hospitals across Kathmandu in a scheme to fraudulently claim insurance money, Nepali authorities say. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau said that the 10 … Read more

GOP whip: ‘America-hating terrorists’ should lose citizenship under SCAM Act

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Majority Whip Tom Emmer says a string of recent terrorist attacks by naturalized citizens exposes serious flaws in U.S. immigration law, arguing it’s “more imperative now than ever” to pass the Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation (SCAM) Act to allow the government to remove “America-hating terrorists” … Read more