scammers

YouTube and Instagram influencer Omi in a Hellcat faces a whopping 514 year behind bars in after being indicted, along with two associates, in a plan to sell copyrighted cable network programs to thousands of subscribers via the Amazon Firestick. 

You may have heard of Joanne the Scammer, the fictional internet scammer that shows up regularly in memes. But Chicago may have a real-life version of Joanne in a woman named Candace Clark, who is accused of running an elaborate scam to steal money via fake swearing-in ceremonies, where actors were allegedly hired to make […]

Online dating is getting more and more popular. With that comes risks, one of them being fake profiles. Scientists have created trained software to think like humans and be able to identify fake dating profiles. It hasn’t been approved for public use but they say it works and can help protect people who are looking […]

As noted by forbes.com, robocalls are at epidemic levels. “Scammers have gotten craftier, but the scams are the same. They pretend to be banks, tech companies, or the IRS.  They’re all after your money and all are a colossal waste of your time.” The plague of robocalls was in the news a lot during 2018, most especially during […]

Over the weekend, social media exploded with the Fyre Festival. Not because there was a new one planned but because of the two documentaries, on Hulu and Netflix respectively released on January 14 and January 18th. Fyre Fraud on Netflix and Fyre Festival: The Greatest Party That Never Was show different sides of the fallout […]

Keisha Williams scammed dozens into giving up their savings so she could live the life of luxury, and now the heartless con artist she will spend more than 15 years in prison after running a fraudulent loan scheme. According to the Washington Post , after she was arrested by the FBI in February last year, Williams pleaded guilty […]

“Basketball Wives” star Evelyn Lozada is reportedly demanding officials investigate a family she believes sold her sick dogs. According to The Blast, Lozada bought two Maltipoo puppies for her son from a breeder after responding to an online posting. The dogs’ have been “extremely lethargic and unable to control their bowels” since their arrival, reports The Blast. Lozada […]

It’s Cyber Monday! We’re all excited to shop, but be careful! You’ll check your email and see messages from all of your favorite places telling you about their sales. They’ll seem too good to be true and some of them will be! Scammers know that you’re looking for deals and they’ll take all of your […]

Tyrone Hankerson  finessing Howard students out of financial aid may have been the scam that hit home the most, but he isn’t the first scammer to go viral for his triflin’ ways. 1. Nigerian Scammers- Perhaps, one of THE biggest scammers in the history of scamming. https://twitter.com/Gotham3/status/971772044240216064 2. Doctor Scammers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F61CuWlSVJI Like Malachi Love Robinson who […]