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14 Jul 2025 2 minute read 5 comments Matthew Rosenquist
I recently came across a victim’s story, in how she was scammed online and ultimately lost all her cryptocurrency. In reading the story, and extrapolating from my four decades of working against criminals, I wanted to pass on some digital security...
12 Jun 2025 1 minute read 2 comments TrevorBalthrop
Finding a new place to live can be exciting but it can also be risky if you’re not watching for scams. Rental and real estate fraud are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated with fake listings that look totally legit. If you’re...
10 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments TrevorBalthrop
Catch Me If You Can Is a Step-by-Step Scam Guide ✈️💸 If you thought Catch Me If You Can was just a slick Leonardo DiCaprio heist flick… think again! This film is based on the real-life story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a teenager who scammed his way a...
5 Jun 2025 1 minute read 4 comments TrevorBalthrop
3 Red Flags Every CashApp & Venmo User Should Know NOW 🚩💳 Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps like CashApp, Venmo, and Zelle have made transferring money incredibly convenient. But with that convenience comes risk—and scammers are exploiting it more t...
4 Jun 2025 1 minute read 4 comments TrevorBalthrop
Teen Who Scammed Wall Street with a Fake Carpet Cleaning Company🧼😱 At just 16 years old, Barry Minkow wasn’t worried about homework or high school drama. He was too busy scamming millions out of investors on Wall Street. In 1982, Barry launched...
3 Jun 2025 1 minute read 6 comments TrevorBalthrop
SBF Lands in Solitary After Secret Interview With Tucker Carlson Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO at the center of one of the biggest financial scandals in crypto history, just made headlines again. This time from behind bars. In a bizarre t...
28 May 2025 1 minute read 0 comments TrevorBalthrop
3 More Red Flags That Expose Fake Jobs Online 🚩📞 The Rise of Job Scams in 2025 Scammers are evolving and job listings are one of their favorite new weapons. Whether it’s LinkedIn, job boards, or even direct email offers, fake job postings are getti...
23 May 2025 1 minute read 0 comments TrevorBalthrop
The Real Fraud Behind The Wolf of Wall Street 🐺💰 Jordan Belfort wasn’t just a movie character — he was a real-life financial predator who scammed investors out of millions. In the 1990s, Belfort founded Stratton Oakmont, a brokerage firm that speci...
22 May 2025 1 minute read 4 comments TrevorBalthrop
The McDonald’s Monopoly Scam That Fooled America for 12 Years 🍟🎲 When millions of Americans peeled back Monopoly game pieces on McDonald’s fries and drinks, they thought they were one sticker away from becoming millionaires. The real shock? They ne...
16 May 2025 1 minute read 0 comments TrevorBalthrop
The Woman Who Invented Ponzi Schemes BEFORE Ponzi! 🤑 YouTube Short Link 🔗 https://youtube.com/shorts/MoK0oCKvGXo?si=LtCTw6k3CczUOZq7 Before Charles Ponzi became synonymous with financial fraud, Sarah Howe pioneered the Ponzi scheme blueprint in...
