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Photo via Jessica Meidinger / GoFundMe Hurricane Helene Victim Scammed Out of Nearly $40K Amid Search for Missing Wife
After Rod Ashby’s wife, Kim Ashby, was swept away by Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters, he was scammed out of nearly $40K.
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Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Image Woman Couldn’t Chew for 2 Years After ‘Horror’ Dental Surgery, She Says
Becky Carroll claimed in a lawsuit that she awoke during a ‘horror movie’ dental surgery and was left unable to chew for years after.
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Texas Teacher Certification Scam Got Jobs for 200+ Unqualified Teachers, Including Sexual Predators
Over 400 people paid $2,500 each for someone else to take the Texas teacher certification exam on their behalf. Half of them got jobs.
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Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images People’s Tickets Are Vanishing From Their Ticketmaster Accounts
Ticketmaster users have been stunned to see tickets they beat the odds to obtain vanish from their account with no explanation.
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Wine taster (Photo by David Lees/Getty Images) Fake French Wine Scam with $16,000 Bottles Uncovered in Italy
With rare wine prices on the rise, scammers are capitalizing with some good, old-fashioned wine fraud.
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Jennifer Beyer/Peacock The ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Writer Who Faked Cancer IRL Even Lied to Her Wife
TV writer Elisabeth Finch’s years of faking cancer and trauma unravel in a new docuseries, sparking outrage and a public apology.
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a livestreamed funeral (Photo by Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images) Scammers Are Stealing Credit Cards With Fake Facebook Funerals
Scammers are exploiting mourners by creating fake funeral livestream groups on Facebook, tricking victims into providing credit card information.
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Photo by Pickadook Fake Dentists Are Offering Low-Cost Veneers on Social Media
Fake dentists, who call themselves veneer techs, are taking over TikTok as they claim to offer veneers for a fraction of the cost.
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Photo by Greg Mathieson/Shutterstock NYC Homeless Student Program Funds Diverted for Staff Disney Trips
Education officials used money meant for students in temporary housing on trips for their families instead.