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Estimates show that 43 million Americans were scammed last year and lost about $10.5 billion due to robocalls.

Spam Robocalls in the US Are Up 35%

So far, Airbnb has been successful in relying on a "trust" economy, which is to say it has been operating in a way different from almost every other business in America

Ahead of IPO, Scandal-Struck Airbnb Scrambles to Restore ‘Trust Economy’

By Chris Roberts
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton speaks about a heightened terror alert in New York after attacks in the Belgian capital of Brussels on March 22, 2016 in New York City.

Afternoon Bulletin: Minority Cops Slam Bratton, Chinese Blessing Scam And More

By Elissa Nunez
Again, we warn you to be wary of the trendy clothes sites advertising on Facebook.

Here’s What Happens When Buzzfeed Digs a Little Deeper

By Sage Lazzaro
(Photo: Ted.com)

How One Genius Comedian Trolled His Spam Emailer

By Sage Lazzaro
(Illustration: Morgan Schweitzer)

Brain Drugs, Kickstarter Scams & Bitcoin Battles: Our Biggest Tech Stories of 2015

By Sage Lazzaro, John Bonazzo and Brady Dale
(Photo: Kickstarter)

Three Years Later, Kickstarter Scammers Still Holding Onto $1M Without Care From FTC

By Sage Lazzaro
(Photo: ROMWE)

The FTC Has Clothes Companies Tobi, She In, ROMWE and RoseGal on Its Radar for Fraud

By Sage Lazzaro

All Signs Point to Scam for Those Trendy Clothes Sites Flooding Facebook With Ads

By Sage Lazzaro
Backers, you're not alone. (Photo: Kickstarter)

Botched $1M Kickstarter CST-01 Had Another Secret Investment, Made Up Van Sob Story

By Sage Lazzaro
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