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Vigilantes for Views: The YouTube Pranksters Harassing Suspected Scam Callers in India

by Peter Rubin January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

“Los Angeles-based Trilogy Media took ‘scambaiting’ to a new level, but some claim they’re gaining viral fame at others’ expense.”

Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 23, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Seth Harp, Alanna Mitchell, Cezary Podkul, Alex Vuocolo, and Loren Grush.

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Posted inReading List

A New Leaf: A Post-Legalization Cannabis Reading List

by Peter Rubin October 28, 2021October 19, 2022

Five stories demonstrating how the green rush nurtured the best and worst that U.S. capitalism had to offer

Posted inBlog Post, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized

Behind One of the Sketchiest Men, a Sketchy Woman

by Sari Botton March 5, 2020October 19, 2022

Moe Tkacik reveals the web of shadiness lurking behind WeWork’s facade.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Take Two Stem Cell Injections and Don’t Call Me Until After I Cash Your $10,000 Cheque

by Krista Stevens May 8, 2019October 19, 2022

What don’t these stem cell snake-oil salespeople have? Any science to prove their claims or any scruples about preying on the vulnerable.

Posted inEditor's Pick

A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions

by mikedang February 5, 2019October 19, 2022

A profile of a scam artist: Before Dan Mallory wrote a New York Times best-selling novel, he rose through the ranks of the publishing industry by creating a series of fabrications about his life and deceiving colleagues.

Posted inBusiness, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Promise of Passive Income from Amazon: Too Good To Be True?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 7, 2019October 19, 2022

Two self-proclaimed “Amazon coaches” say they can train you in their business models so you can make thousands of dollars reselling cheap Chinese products on the world’s largest ecommerce store.

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Wolf In a Puffy Marmot Jacket

by Krista Stevens October 23, 2017October 19, 2022

Even when his tall tales became erratic, women still didn’t want to believe Jeff Caldwell was ripping them off.

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes

A Scam Artist’s Sham Charity Stole Millions from Unsuspecting Victims

by Aaron Gilbreath March 22, 2017October 19, 2022

The mystery of how a con man created a nonprofit to steal millions of dollars.

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