The current market selloff suggests that when stocks sneeze, cryptocurrencies can come down with something worse than a cold. Crypto’s correlation with stocks had become well established last year as institutional investors piled into the assets and it became more established. The link managed to hold even after Russia’s invasion…
Seniors beware: The FBI says these are the 10 biggest online scams | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
It’s the season of giving, but for scam artists the holidays are all about taking. Taking your money, your identity, taking whatever they can profit off. As usual in this coverage, online scams are often the fastest way criminals can rip you off. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says its…
Ex-Marshall University student pleads guilty in alleged romance scam that used fake Chris Hemsworth and Blake Shelton as bait | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
For one starstruck fan in Arizona, it was like a dream come true: heartthrob Australian actor Chris Hemsworth had reached out on Facebook wanting to meet. When Hemsworth’s purported manager began requesting $25,000 in cash to arrange the meet and greet, it still seemed too hard to resist. Investigators say…
My recently widowed father, 68, met a woman on Facebook — and sent her bitcoin so they could meet | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Dear Quentin, My father is 68 years old, and recently a widower. His wife, my stepmother, had a tight rein on their finances and, as such, he was unable to spend as much or do as much as he wanted. She passed in December. Recently, he has “connected” with someone…