A California Fraudster Lived High Off $270M in Medicaid Cash
California fraudster stole $270M in Medicaid funds, living lavishly off taxpayers' money.
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Identity theft rarely announces itself: 6 signs you missed
Small credit card charges, missing mail and unexpected tax forms are among six warning signs of identity theft that can appear months before damage occurs.
KZN motorists warned against use of fake personalised plates
The department says it has noticed an increase in fraudulent personalised plates.
The Rise of the Fake Applicant: How to Stop AI-Driven Hiring Fraud
Hiring teams reviewing the spring surge of recent graduate applications are facing an unprecedented challenge: AI-powered fake candidates. Fraudulent applicants...
EDITORIAL: ‘A breakdown in the criminal justice system’
Fraud rampant in federal programs. Do Democrats care?
Utah LEGO Conspiracy: Popular YouTuber Goes From Vigilante to Wanted Fugitive (ft. Rep. Beth Van Duyne & Rep. Mike Haridopolos)
Featuring Guest Host - Comedian and Heritage Media Fellow, Tim YoungWhen you think of the biggest hotbeds for fraud in the U.S., things like credit cards, real ...
Fast‑Growing Scams Targeting Seniors
Scammers are becoming sharper, bolder, and harder to spot, and older adults are often the ones they go after first. Each year, countless seniors lose
Fraud involving PPP loans may have helped break America's housing market
Small business loans during COVID were easy to take advantage of, and scammers may have funneled those government subsidies into home purchases.
GSA joins White House’s fraud prevention task force
The agency said it will support the unit’s efforts by identifying waste, fraud and abuse across government contracting programs.
Exec duped bank, investors
Falsified collateral cost bank US$20 million, investors more than US$8 million
Pump and Dump Crypto Explained: Warning Signs Every Trader Should Know
Learn how crypto pump and dump schemes work, the warning signs traders watch for, and how regulators are responding
[2605.28524] Let Relations Speak: An End-to-End LLM-GNN Soft Prompt Framework for Fraud Detection
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.28524: Let Relations Speak: An End-to-End LLM-GNN Soft Prompt Framework for Fraud Detection
Meme stock Ponzi schemer gets 10 years
Scheme promised high returns from trading volatile "meme stocks"
You have a credit freeze. It still isn’t enough
Credit freezes cannot stop synthetic identity fraud, which cost U.S. lenders over $3.3 billion by end of 2024. A freeze should be a first layer, not the only on...
They're Drowning In $94K Of Debt After Their Dad Secretly Opened 15 Credit Cards In Their Name. 'I Feel B
A frustrated Reddit user said they discovered their father had secretly opened 15 credit cards under their name, leaving them buried under roughly $94,000 in de...
JD Vance warns blue state officials could face prison over billion-dollar fraud epidemic
JD Vance predicts federal investigators will uncover criminal wrongdoing tied to alleged taxpayer-funded welfare fraud in states including California.
Dem Gov. Candidate, San Jose Mayor: Becerra Was ‘Bureaucratic’ at HHS, He ‘Always’ Blames Others on Migrants, Fraud
On Friday's broadcast of CNN's