Small business owner Monique never thought she would fall for a phone scam, then she got a call on holiday – ABC News

When you think of a scam victim, Monique Svenson is not the typical person who comes to mind. The 37-year-old small business owner and mother of two is the daughter of a bookkeeper and scientist. “I’ve been around people who run their own businesses and I know to check balances,” she told ABC News. “I…Read More

Architect of US college admissions scam receives prison sentence | Education News | Al Jazeera

The central figure in a criminal conspiracy to influence admissions at United States colleges and universities has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison, the longest sentence handed down so far in what has been dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues“. William “Rick” Singer of Newport Beach, California, was accused of using bribery and…Read More

Logan Paul Says His NFT Game Isn’t a Scam, He Just Hired Scammers to Build It and They Did Some Scamming

Internet personality Logan Paul isn’t just trading blows in the boxing ring. Now he’s now scrapping to defend his NFT game CryptoZoo — and we can barely put down the popcorn. YouTuber Stephen “Coffeezilla” Findeisen, who investigates cryptocurrency scams, uploaded a scathing three-part series of videos last month that accuse Paul’s CryptoZoo app of amounting…Read More