STORY: Thailand cut power supply, fuel and internet to some border areas with Myanmar on Wednesday. It’s an attempt to choke scam syndicates operating out of there that have become a growing security concern. Scam compounds in Southeast Asia are suspected to have entrapped hundreds of thousands of people in illegal online and telecom operations, […]
An hour-long video published Saturday by Gamers Nexus, a YouTube channel focused on PC gaming hardware, accuses NZXT’s PC rental program of “bait-and-switch” tactics, with prices and specs that are constantly changing. The Flex program allows customers to rent prebuilt gaming PCs starting at $59 per month (not including a mouse, keyboard, or monitor). But […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers who are tricked into paying scam tech support companies. The FTC could already go after these fraudster companies if they initiated calls to people — now, they can do the same thing if people call […]
This Long Island man lost his life savings after suspected debit card scam — and got no reimbursement. Here’s why While running errands in New York last year, Grant Holihan of Long Island received a call from Chase Bank asking him to confirm a recent purchase in Las Vegas. But Holihan, 27, claimed to have […]
Watch: Cars damaged by bear revealed to be person in costume Four people have been arrested after allegedly filing fake insurance claims stating that a bear had damaged the interiors of three luxury cars. Video footage submitted to insurers as evidence showed what appeared to be the animal climbing into the front seat of Rolls […]
