A serial con-artist who posed as a child therapist and scammed families out of money for a fake trip to Lapland left people terrified, one of her victims has said. Samantha Cookes used multiple ...

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In the world of romance, con artists are master puppeteers of emotion. They skillfully pull at heartstrings, creating a symphony of feelings that can leave even the most cautious individuals ...

A new bank fraud scam has been targeting senior citizens on Long Island. At a press conference last week, Suffolk County ...

U.S. law enforcement seizes over $868K in cryptocurrency from a sophisticated scam, as fraudsters used trust-building and ...

Grifters and con artists might be the shadiest characters on TV, but damn, do we love them. Whether they’re pulling off elaborate heists, spinning lies so smoothly you’d believe every word ...

A scam is on the rise in the form of a text message coming from the DMV claiming unpaid tolls.The scam comes from a con ...

Very little else goes on.” Earlier this year, Gerhartsreiter published a review of Emma Cline’s novel, “The Guest,” about a female con artist. “Con-artists have always made fascinating c ...

Hiding her true identity behind more than 40 aliases, con artist Annie Gordon Baillie made a living swindling shopkeepers ...

Con artists have been popular characters for a long time in Hollywood. Some of the most loved films from Hollywood's earliest days feature them, like The Wizard of Oz and The Music Man.

Consumers lost $66 million to crypto ATM fraud in the first six months of 2024, the Federal Trade Commission said. The money often cannot be recovered.

Con artists have been popular characters for a long time in Hollywood. Some of the most loved films from Hollywood's earliest days feature them, like The Wizard of Oz and The Music Man.