Nation May 15 How to recognize and block AI-powered scam attempts By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Education Aug 24 Watch 5:31 How scammers are siphoning college financial aid with stolen student identities According to recent reports, sophisticated criminal networks are using identity theft to disguise themselves as students at U.S. colleges. They flood colleges with applications in order to siphon off tens of millions of dollars in financial aid, taking up seats… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
World Jul 23 Scammer posing as ambassador ran fake embassy near New Delhi, Indian police say Police recovered multiple doctored photographs showing Jain with world leaders, and fake seals of India’s foreign ministry and nearly three dozen countries, senior police officer Sushil Ghule said. By Rajesh Roy, Associated Press
Economy Aug 29 Walmart seeks to dismiss FTC lawsuit over money transfers used by scam artists Walmart has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the retailer of allowing its money-transfer services to be used by scam artists. By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press
Nation Jan 19 Watch 9:30 Spotting the fakes among the five-star reviews Online reviews of businesses, from your corner coffee shop to your airport cab ride, are now ubiquitous. But fraudulent consumer reviews are also on the rise. Special correspondent Jackie Judd meets a fake review writer, as well as the people… By PBS News Hour