World Apr 24 U.S. launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator By Grant Peck, Associated Press
Nation Mar 16 Tax scams are up this season compared to previous years. Here's what to know Officials also say that artificial intelligence has likely contributed to the increased volume of fraud attempts. By Cora Lewis, Associated Press
World Dec 17 Myanmar has declared a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams, but the fraud goes on Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park. They raided and bombed the compound, but questions remain about the long-term impact. By Erika Kinetz, Associated Press
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
Nation Aug 13 U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans The U.S. imposed sanctions on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug trafficking cartel to scam elderly Americans in a multimillion-dollar timeshare fraud. By Associated Press
Jan 04 Watch 8:10 How human trafficking victims are forced to run 'pig butchering' investment scams By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson An investment scam called “pig butchering” has cost victims around the world an estimated $75 billion in just the last four years, and it's not just the targets who are being harmed. The imposters on the other end of the… Continue watching
Aug 22 Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans from across the country, officials warn during investigations By Anita Snow, Associated Press Arizona's Medicaid program has now suspended payment to more than 300 providers pending investigations. Government and tribal officials in other states are warning people in their areas as the fraud's reach becomes better known. Continue reading
Oct 03 Senate report finds increasing cases of fraud, scams on Zelle By Ken Sweet, Associated Press The report also found that the large banks who partly own Zelle have been reluctant to compensate customers who have been victims of fraud or scams. Continue reading
Apr 14 Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in federal prison at 82 By Associated Press Madoff's death at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, was confirmed by his lawyer and the Bureau of Prisons. Continue reading
Mar 23 Feds see uptick in virus frauds preying on Medicare recipients By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Federal law enforcement warns that scam artists are preying on older people's fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients. In Florida, some seniors are being told falsely that President Donald Trump has mandated they get tested. Continue reading