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‘How Did This Man Think He Had the Right to Adopt This Baby?’

by Seyward Darby December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

“Army Rangers killed her parents. A Marine is raising her in America. But her Afghan family says she was taken under false pretenses.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 15, 2022October 19, 2022

Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into participating in well-organized schemes that defraud people in the U.S. and around the world out of millions of dollars. Cezary Podkul’s investigation takes us deep into both sides of the operation: He tells the harrowing account of Fan, a young man from China, […]

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Posted inReading List

Impersonation Nation: A Very Scammy Reading List

by Peter Rubin December 2, 2021October 19, 2022

Five stories that demonstrate we’re living in the golden age of the personal hoax.

Posted inNonfiction

Debt Demands a Body

by Kristin Collier December 1, 2021October 18, 2022

“The future that debt chose for me — indeed the future it chooses for many people — included a lot of shame, confusion, and pain.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Native Scholar Who Wasn’t

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 26, 2021October 19, 2022

“Academia is an industry, like journalism, that defines itself in large part by its ethical standards; we’re supposed to educate people and produce knowledge. So what does it mean that we’re also a haven for fakes?”

Posted inQuotes

The Deadly Fentanyl Fraud Between the Doctor and the Pharmacist

by Krista Stevens March 24, 2021October 18, 2022

“Then, after he was done seeing patients for the day, he’d begin his other work. The work no one could find out about. The work that would destroy his life, along with hundreds of others.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

A Cultural History of Racial Fraud

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 22, 2021October 19, 2022

What does it mean to perform race for a white audience?

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Most Common Airbnb Scams: A Roundup

by Krista Stevens February 5, 2020October 19, 2022

“…these emails paint a portrait of a platform whose creators are fundamentally unable to track what goes on within it, and point to easily exploitable loopholes that scammers have steamed their way through by the truckload.”

Posted inBusiness, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

Reporter Uncovers Airbnb Scam. Airbnb Shrugs, Pockets Money

by Krista Stevens October 31, 2019October 19, 2022

Oh by the way, Airbnb makes money on cancellations, too.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quotes, Technology

This Is Why No One Answers the Phone Anymore

by michelleweber April 10, 2019October 19, 2022

Robocalls are a scourge, and it’s only a matter of time before the technology learns to spoof your mother’s voice.

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