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Real stories of romance scams, pig butchering operations, employment fraud, and social engineering attacks. Learn how to spot and avoid the latest scam tactics.

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Chen Zhi - Billionaire Scam King Arrested

Jan 14, 2026

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4 min read

Chen Zhi - Billionaire Scam King Arrested

Possibly facing death penalty in China

Scams & Social Engineering

$400K worth of Lobster

Jan 12, 2026

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8 min read

$400K worth of Lobster

How Thieves Stole $400,000 Worth of Lobster With a Laptop and Some PDFs

Scams & Social Engineering

Fake CIA Agent Cons 12 Companies Out of $4 Million

Jan 7, 2026

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8 min read

Fake CIA Agent Cons 12 Companies Out of $4 Million

This is how social engineering works

Scams & Social Engineering

Hacker Caught Mid-Flight Stealing Nudes

Jan 5, 2026

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8 min read

Hacker Caught Mid-Flight Stealing Nudes

How an Australian man using fake wifi hacked hundreds of people on planes.

Scams & Social Engineering

FBI Impersonation Scam

Dec 1, 2025

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4 min read

FBI Impersonation Scam

Fake Crime Reporting Sites Trap Victims

Scams & Social Engineering

One Man Scammed Google & Facebook Out of $121 Million

Nov 24, 2025

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5 min read

One Man Scammed Google & Facebook Out of $121 Million

Scams & Social Engineering

Belarusian model scammed & taken in Myanmar

Nov 10, 2025

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5 min read

Belarusian model scammed & taken in Myanmar

What happened to Vera Kravtosa?

Aaron Perry
Aaron Perry

Scams & Social Engineering

College student sentenced to 4 years in prison

Oct 29, 2025

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4 min read

College student sentenced to 4 years in prison

A $2.8 Million dollar cyber extortion scheme

Scams & Social Engineering

The Yahoo Boys: Nigeria's $706 Million Fraud Machine

Oct 27, 2025

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7 min read

The Yahoo Boys: Nigeria's $706 Million Fraud Machine

How the Yahoo Boys Turned Nigeria Into the World's Fraud Capital

Aaron Perry
Aaron Perry

Scams & Social Engineering

19-Year-Old Helps Steal $115 Million With Just a Phone

Oct 21, 2025

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9 min read

19-Year-Old Helps Steal $115 Million With Just a Phone

The story of Thalha Jubair

Aaron Perry
Aaron Perry

Scams & Social Engineering

The EBAY for criminals

Oct 15, 2025

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4 min read

The EBAY for criminals

Huione Gurantee. The 40 Billion dollar marketplace

Aaron Perry
Aaron Perry

Scams & Social Engineering

7,000+ FREED FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Mar 3, 2025

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5 min read

7,000+ FREED FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Thailand & China get together to crack down on scam operations in Myanmar

Scams & Social Engineering

Brad Pitt Just Asked For Your Money? (It's Definitely Not Brad Pitt)

Jan 29, 2025

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4 min read

Brad Pitt Just Asked For Your Money? (It's Definitely Not Brad Pitt)

Scams & Social Engineering

How Nigeria Became the Silicon Valley of Cybercrime

Jan 22, 2025

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5 min read

How Nigeria Became the Silicon Valley of Cybercrime

Scams & Social Engineering

LA Wildfires: Scammers Turn Up the Heat on Victims

Jan 15, 2025

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4 min read

LA Wildfires: Scammers Turn Up the Heat on Victims

Million-Dollar Manipulation: From Kim K Impersonators to Phony Firefighters

Scams & Social Engineering

Card Skimmers Are Pumping You Dry

Jan 13, 2025

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5 min read

Card Skimmers Are Pumping You Dry

Draining More Than Your Tank

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