These 4 online scams will become the norm in 2025 — how to avoid
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These 4 online scams will become the norm in 2025 — how to avoid

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New year, new scams. Fraudsters won’t give their antics a break, always discovering a new way to scam the innocent despite the extreme methods they have to go through. A recent survey conducted by GBG fraud prevention firm revealed that 79% of the…

Sugar dating website at center of Gaetz scandal rife with sex trafficking and fraudsters, ex-PR rep alleges
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Sugar dating website at center of Gaetz scandal rife with sex trafficking and fraudsters, ex-PR rep alleges

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The so-called “sugar dating” website at the heart of the sex scandal that has engulfed former Rep. Matt Gaetz was a hotbed of trafficking, fraud and other malfeasance, a former public relations rep for the company has alleged. SeekingArrangement.com, as it was known…

Hannah Kobayashi planned NYC trip to take photos at tourist spots with alleged ‘green-card’ husband to fool immigration officials: report
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Hannah Kobayashi planned NYC trip to take photos at tourist spots with alleged ‘green-card’ husband to fool immigration officials: report

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hannah Kobayashi, the missing photographer found alive on Wednesday, planned to fly to New York City with her alleged fake husband to create proof and fool immigration officials their marriage was real, according to a report. Kobayashi, 30, was traveling from Los Angeles…

Couple took 31 trips to Disney after stealing 0K from government: feds
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Couple took 31 trips to Disney after stealing $500K from government: feds

Life isn’t so magical anymore. An Army contractor and his girlfriend defrauded the government of nearly $500,000 to take dozens of lavish vacations to Walt Disney World while claiming they were traveling for work. Thomas Bouchard, 61, used his government connections to get his girlfriend, Cantelle Boyd, 53, hired for…

Conman cleric ‘Father Paul’ used 0K in donations for phony charity to fund lavish lifestyle, plastic surgery: feds
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Conman cleric ‘Father Paul’ used $650K in donations for phony charity to fund lavish lifestyle, plastic surgery: feds

There was a whole lot of monk-y business going on. A conman Catholic cleric raised at least $650,000 for overseas medical clinics he claimed to operate, but in reality used the donations to his bogus charities to fuel an extravagant lifestyle that included heavenly meals, trips to the Hamptons and…

Florida man impersonated pizza joint reviewed by Barstool founder Dave Portnoy for ‘several years’ to dupe tourists
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Florida man impersonated pizza joint reviewed by Barstool founder Dave Portnoy for ‘several years’ to dupe tourists

A Florida man allegedly impersonated a popular pizzeria — once given a favorable review from Barstool Sports founder and pizza critic Dave Portnoy — to fool unsuspecting tourists into ordering undercooked and “fraudulently priced” food. Jose Marti-Alvarez, 55, is accused of “falsely advertising” his business in hotels throughout Miami Springs…

Ex-MLB player Todd Hollandsworth, wife scammed out of 5K from Florida man Lonnie Moss
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Ex-MLB player Todd Hollandsworth, wife scammed out of $325K from Florida man Lonnie Moss

A former MLB player and his wife were scammed out of $325,000 when they invested the money with a “friend” who promised them an eight-figure return in less than a year. Todd Hollandsworth, who played 12 seasons in the MLB, and his wife Marci gave the money to Lonni and…

Carter Center unable to verify Venezuela election results, blasts officials for lack of transparency
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Carter Center unable to verify Venezuela election results, blasts officials for lack of transparency

The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, blaming authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies. The statement Tuesday night by the Atlanta-based group is perhaps the harshest rebuke yet of Venezuela’s chaotic election process…