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Matched, Manipulated, Blackmailed: How Sextortion Scams Target Young Men
Organised criminal networks are using dating apps and social media to trap young men into sharing intimate images, then demanding money. Two Australian survivors explain what happened and what they wish they had known.
Inside Myanmar's Jungle Scam Factories: How a Global Crime Industry Evades Every Crackdown
Armed fighters discovered 3,000 captive workers inside a scam compound hidden behind razor wire in Myanmar's jungle. Investigators say the industry is not shrinking. It is moving deeper into the forest.
Locksmith Scams Up 147 Percent: How Criminals Are Gaming Google Search to Trap People in Crisis
Fake locksmiths are buying their way to the top of search results, then charging thousands for simple jobs. A new regulatory gap is letting them operate freely.
Bulgarian money launderer accused of siphoning $290,000 in seized crypto from behind bars
Rossen Iossifov, already serving ten years for laundering funds for a Romanian online auction fraud ring, allegedly moved government-seized cryptocurrency through mixers while in a US prison.