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Scam inflated streaming data for Drake, lawsuit says

Drake's major deal with an online "social casino" is now at the center of a federal racketeering case that claims the site ...

What we know about claims of SBA fraud in Minnesota as agency suspends borrowers

The Minnesota Star Tribune has previously reported on pandemic-era fraudsters stealing from the Small Business Administration ...

Con artists tricked Tennessee retiree, 74, out of $86K in romance scam before he took his own life. What you need to know to protect yourself

On Dec. 2, 2025, Stephen O. Anagor, 37, of Lakewood, Washington, was sentenced to nine years in prison. His former military ...

FTC: Ohio ranks 8th nationally for debt relief scam complaints

An Ohio man says a debt relief company’s promises left him worse off, and FTC data shows thousands of other consumers ...

Drake and Adin Ross accused of fraud in alleged attempt to inflate rapper’s streams

Pair have been accused of promoting sweepstakes casino Stake.us and using the proceeds to ‘fabricate’ Drake’s popularity ...

Minnesota Suspends Thousands of Borrowers Over Suspected Fraud

The Small Business Administration (SBA) said on Thursday it had reviewed thousands of loans in the state, resulting in 6,900 ...
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Spike in complaints accusing lawyers of incompetence

The Law Society is investigating how it can handle complaints faster after a spike in the past year. The society's annual report showed 1,366 complaints had been referred to its Standards Committee in ...
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Tech Support Scammers Stole $85,000 From Him. His Bank Declined to Refund Him.

A retired lawyer lost the money in a tech support scam, a type of online fraud that is surging. Citibank said it couldn’t recover the funds, which criminals wired from inside his account. David Welles ...