Job hunting isn’t anyone’s idea of a great time, and websites like LinkedIn can make the whole process a little less painful. That said, like everywhere else on the internet, it can be tough sometimes to determine what’s real and what’s fake. TikToker Lex (@lexaveee) learned this lesson the hard…
When Lisa picked up her husband’s phone one January day, she had “absolutely no idea” that her life was about to change. Offshore worker Phil was outside when the phone pinged and, knowing he was waiting for flight check-in details, she picked it up to look for him. What she…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman who asked the News4JAX I-TEAM for help last year — claiming she’d been ripped off in a rental scam — admitted to the judge she made it all up. Lori Hyman pleaded guilty Thursday to felony grand theft and lying to police. Hyman first contacted…
Matt Zukowski sold a puffer jacket online He ended up selling to second buyer when first didn’t turn up on time The first buyer was furious when she found out the next day Former Love Island star Matt Zukowski claims a disgruntled mother turned up to his house with her…
FILE: $100 bills. (NEXSTAR) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman looking for love says a man she met on a dating app scammed her out of thousands of dollars, and nearly $1,900 was sent to a home in Northeast Memphis. Amber Dyer is speaking out for her mother, 76-year-old Willie Joyner of…
With her trust in Sun strengthened, they established a committed relationship and planned to meet each other’s parents. The victim, never met the man who cheated her in real life, was lured into currency trading racket. Photo: Shutterstock Sun even told her: “I will make more money during this period,…
Tricked by $6/kg Mao Shan Wang deal The housewife, 50, was tempted by a Facebook ad for a stall called TMZ Fresh, Lianhe Zaobao reported. The promotion offered Mao Shan Wang durians at just $6/kg, and D24 durians for $3/kg. Mao Shan Wang, also known as Musang King, is generally…
It’s hard to resist a good deal, especially when it comes to durians. And for one woman, her love for the king of fruits cost her quite dearly. The 50-year-old woman, surnamed Xu, came across a couple of Facebook advertisements for a durian promotion marking a kilogram of Musang durian for just…
Time and again we hear news of online scams. It is no new thing when you hear about how an app has been used to debit money and scam people. Now, in another similar incident, the food delivery app ‘Food Panda’ has been allegedly accused of this fraud. A Twitter…
ST. LOUIS – A Texas man appeared in federal court to admit his role in a months-long romance scam against a St. Louis woman. According to the office of U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming, Rotimi Oladimeji pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud,…
