Scamming

The Denver International Airport warns that a new Facebook page by the name of Dеnvеr Airроrt claiming to sell lost luggage for $10 is “in no way affiliated” with it. The Facebook page advertises itself as a thrift and consignment store. In its only post published on Wednesday around 7 a.m., the business encourages users to “get a suіtcase with baggage for just $9.95,” alleging that the luggage has sat in storage at DIA for more than six months. “That account is in no way affiliated with DEN,” an airport spokesperson said…

Image: GettyCyber criminals are losing millions of dollars to other cyber criminals after themselves falling victim to scams on dark web forums. And the way they're publicly complaining about it could help uncover the secrets of the whole underground economy.  Online scammers and fraudsters cost consumers and businesses a billions every year, and it appears that even cyber criminals, aren't immune to falling victim to scams. According to analysis of underground marketplaces by cybersecurity researchers at Sophos,…

This story was originally published on ProPublica by Brooke Stephenson. When the federal government enacted the CARES Act in March 2020, it boosted jobless aid and expanded the benefits to include people who weren’t typically covered, like gig workers.The legislation was designed to cushion workers against the massive blow of a partial economic shutdown during the pandemic.But if you haven’t already buried your memories of last year, you probably remember how difficult it was to get those unemployment benefits.Horror…

The moment Elon Musk posts something on Twitter, some scammers running different crypto scams respond to his tweets and try to steal some attention — and also money from his followers — by impersonating him. Bad actors use deceptive tactics such as using the same profile photo of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO that he has on his official account and his profile name, but with some fancy fonts. Interestingly, the accounts also have the 'Verified' mark to easily pretend to be Musk, who, of course, has the blue tick on his…