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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is warning of an "impending fraud crisis" in which practically anybody will be able to imitate others.

Sam Altman Warns That AI Is About to Cause a Massive “Fraud Crisis” in Which Anyone Can Perfectly Imitate Anyone Else

By Victor Tangermann

Billy McFarland, scammer of Fyre Fest fame, wants you to invest in a not-metaverse metaverse project — and we have to say, we're confused.

The Fyre Fest Guy Is Off House Arrest and of Course His New Scheme Involves the Metaverse and Crypto

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Both AliExpress and Walmart listed the same fake 30TB hard drive for sale on their respective online stores. It's definitely a scam.

Robots and Machines

Walmart Caught Selling Fake Hard Drive That Just Shreds Your Data

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The FBI added Ruja Ignatova's name to its ten most-wanted list on Thursday because the Cryptoqueen scammed investors for $4 billion in a pyramid scheme.

FBI Offers Huge Reward for “Cryptoqueen” Accused of Stealing $4 Billion

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NFT creators are using wash trading to falsely inflate the prices on their JPGs every day according to crypto market transparency publication Chainanalysis.

NFT Scammers Are Using a Sneaky Trick to Make Their JPGs Seem Like They’re Worth a Fortune

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Crypto scammers are publishing apps that imitate real bitcoin wallet companies to scam crypto owners out of their savings.

Science & Energy

Man Downloads Wrong App, Losing $600,000 in Bitcoin

By Dan Robitzski

A man referred to by the BBC as "Sebastian" lost over half a million dollars after falling for a Elon Musk-related Bitcoin giveaway scam.

Man Loses Half a Million Dollars in Elon Musk Reply “Crypto Giveaway” Scam

By Victor Tangermann

The latest coronavirus scam pretends to come from the government, claiming that victims need to pay a fine for violating quarantine.

Scammers Are Demanding “Fines” for “Violating Quarantine”

By Dan Robitzski

The state of Arkansas is suing televangelist Jim Bakker after he advertised and sold fraudulent, entirely made up cures for COVID-19.

Arkansas Sues Televangelist for Selling Fake COVID-19 Cure

By Dan Robitzski

A fake livestream on YouTube with 10,000 viewers is playing SpaceX footage, accompanied by a QR code that sends users to a fake Bitcoin giveaway.

A Fake SpaceX Stream That’s Scamming Bitcoins Has 16,000 Viewers

By Victor Tangermann

Scammers are capitalizing on people's baseless fears that 5G signals cause health problems by selling a cheap USB drive and claiming it protects people.

Science & Energy

These Scammers Are Selling a Nonsense Anti-5G Gadget

By Dan Robitzski

A company called Trusii told customers it would pay them monthly if they took out a loan to participate in a study testing its hydrogen water machine.

Biohackers Got Scammed by a Company Selling “Hydrogen Water”

By Dan Robitzski