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The FBI is warning about a disturbing scam that turns family photos into powerful weapons. Cybercriminals are stealing images from social media accounts, altering them and using them as fake proof of ...

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 13: Brokerage firm Merrill Lynch at the World Financial Center. (Photo by Robert Rosamilio/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) Nina Mortellito, an 86-year-old New Yorker is ...

Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk. Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department is warning the public of a scam involving victims being asked to use “tap to pay.” Police reported that individuals in shopping centers ...

SOUTHGATE, Mich. (WXYZ) — A phishing scam is targeting people who have iPhones or use Apple Pay or Apple Cash. A woman from Southgate received a text about an Apple ...

An alleged scammer posing as a Coinbase help desk worker has reportedly stolen around $2 million in crypto from users of the exchange, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT. In an X post on Monday, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- This time of year, there's always a constant stream of packages arriving at your front door. But sometimes you get something you didn't order. While it's exciting to receive an ...

He ran a booth at the Red Barn Flea Market in Bradenton, where he didn’t deliver promised coins. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is ...

PITTSBURGH , Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "We thought there could be an improved set of dentures that would give the feel of real teeth and allow users to better taste their food and chew gum," said ...

PITTSBURGH , Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "As an electrician, I needed a way to lean or rest my thighs when working on a ladder for long periods of time," said an inventor, from El Paso, Texas, "so I ...

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