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How scams work, who they target, and what to do — explained in plain English.
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Ex-S.C. lawmaker and attorney Marvin Pendarvis pleaded guilty to wire fraud, ID theft and money laundering for settling clients' cases without consent.
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A Newark federal jury convicted Manaseh Mintah of Dracut, Mass., of laundering about $1.2 million taken from victims of online romance scams.
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Police say contractor foreman Kevin O. Crafton invented permit, testing and legal fees and posed as engineers and officials to take $361K from homeowners.
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John Afriyie is charged with taking $1.2 million for luxury watches he never delivered and faking a probation officer's email to get more money.
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A Jackson County, Mo., jury convicted Daniel Eschliman of elder financial exploitation for taking $42,000+ for a home addition and spending it on himself.
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Alando Gentles, 43, of Jamaica got 36 months and $349,433.75 restitution for a lottery scam telling elderly people to pay fees to collect fake winnings.
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Xuehai Sun, 38, of Flushing, N.Y., pleaded guilty to sending couriers to collect cash and gold from seniors in a scheme with about 300 victims.
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Vera Faust and Annie Ashley of Georgia face Florida charges in scams where callers posed as deputies. Police tie the calls to Georgia prison inmates.
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The SEC sued Thomas J. Moore III, 59, alleging he raised $4.94M for Mississippi Green Oil, a medical marijuana firm, and diverted $1.94M to personal use.
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Taylor Bang of Killdeer, N.D., pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in the Agridime cattle investment scheme, which took $220M+ from 2,200+ people.
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Ohio's attorney general sued Quincy Barrett and Crown Pointe Remodeling, alleging upfront payments for home jobs never finished or even started.
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Michael Smith, 54, of Cornelius, N.C., got 18 months for using bots to stream AI-generated songs billions of times and collect $8M+ in royalties.
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The FTC, Utah and Nevada sued Lens.com, Speed Commerce and owner Cary Samourkachian, alleging a hidden 'Taxes & fees' charge often doubled lens prices.
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Javed Ashiq, 52, of Jacksonville, Fla., got 14 years in federal prison for posing as a federal agent to collect gold bars and cash from elderly Georgians.
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Denise Tisor and David Blake pleaded guilty in a $265,330 fake Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticket scheme with 107 buyers. Sentencing was put off to Dec. 8.
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The SEC says Orbital Assembly, now Above: Space, misled 1,400+ crowdfunding investors on space stations. Execs Timothy Alatorre, Rhonda Stevenson settled.
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Dedham paving contractor William Pusateri, 59, pleaded guilty to larceny for taking over $15,000 from 11 residents and got 5 to 6 years in prison.
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Premier Franchising Group and Franchise Fastlane will pay $1.85M to settle FTC claims they misled martial arts franchise buyers on hours and earnings.
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A federal jury convicted Esos Rings CEO Michelle Bisnoff, 59, of securities fraud, wire fraud and more in a nearly $2M smart-ring Ponzi scheme.
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Maximo Viani Otoni, 22, of Coconut Creek, Fla., is charged with grand theft over 10 sports cards worth about $17,000 allegedly taken from his employer.
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Legend Venture Partners operators Mario Gogliormella, Steven Lacaj and Karim Ibrahim got 42 to 52 months for a $185M pre-IPO boiler-room fraud.
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The SEC sued Georgia resident Lamar D. Fletcher, alleging he raised $4.25M from about 100 investors for real estate deals that didn't exist.
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Pennsylvania's attorney general sued Kevin Wardell and Diverse Solutions, LLC, alleging mailers posing as state notices sold free lanternfly permits.
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Jose Cabezudo and Moises Carrasco of Providence are charged with wire fraud and identity theft in an alleged stolen-card discount ticket scheme.
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Yuma physician Irfan Fazil pleaded guilty and was sentenced Oct. 2, 2026, to 7.5 years for a $36.5M scheme billing Arizona Medicaid for impossible care.
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An Austin jury convicted Bhavesh Kumar Thakkar, 45, a U.S. coordinator in an Indian call-center scheme tied to $150M+ taken from elderly victims.
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Xu Dalong and Xiong Zheng of Brooklyn face attempted felony theft charges after Sept. 2026 Wilton, N.H., stings in an alleged gold-bar elder scam.
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Swapnadip Roy and Vicky Ramancha face federal charges alleging they sold counterfeit Ozempic from China into the U.S. distribution chain.
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Ruoyu Lian, 30, of Flushing, N.Y., pleaded guilty Sept. 24, 2026, to wire fraud and conspiracy in a $318,459 Illinois gold-bar courier scheme.
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SEC sued Owen E.H. Meyer and Meyer Global Management on Sept. 30, 2026, alleging misuse of client funds tied to SpaceX and other pre-IPO securities.
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