scamming
They Thought Their Human Trafficking Nightmare Was Over. Then Came the Police.
Freed from scam gangs in Cambodia, victims say they are now being detained and extorted by police demanding bribes for bedding, food and to return home.
From Industrial-Scale Scam Centers, Trafficking Victims Are Being Forced to Steal Billions
Thousands of imprisoned and abused workers are propping up Southeast Asia’s ‘pig butchering’ industry, an online fraud emptying bank accounts across the world.
Wtch This: Unravelling the Mystery Behind a Secret YouTube URL
Go and replace “watch” in any YouTube video URL with “wtch” and see what happens. I set out to find why.
Fraudsters Hijack Newspaper’s Twitter Account to Push PS5 Scam
The Dallas Observer is not actually selling a PS5 to the first person to DM them.
Top Google Result for NFT Marketplace OpenSea Was a Phishing Site
Motherboard found that the top result was a Google Ad that redirected users to a site that tried to steal their digital wallet.
Scammer Convinced Instagram That Its Top Executive Was Dead
A scammer said they managed to lock down the head of Instagram's account using a fake obituary.
Instagram Hacker Forces Victim to Make Hostage-Style Video
The video was part of a fairly elaborate scam to trick people into sending the hacker Bitcoin.
How Scammers Are Making Easy Money on Amazon's Merch Store
Pirates are downloading designs from Merch by Amazon and selling designs as their own, while Amazon sorts out the printing and shipping for them.
Scammers Are Teaching the Art of Fraud on TikTok
Want a fake COVID pass or a guide to "easy cash" from JD Sports or Depop? It's all for sale on "ScamTok".
Scammer Service Will Ban Anyone From Instagram for $60
An underground industry is abusing Instagram's mechanisms for removing self-injury and impersonating content to censor and harass people.
How to Get a Fake College Letter or Degree Off the Internet
If you’re looking for something nice to hang on the wall of your totally legit “accounting” office, here’s how it’s done.
I'm an Online Vigilante Who Hacks Scammers
"Scambaiters" break into scammers' computers to protect others' cash, and it's huge on YouTube.