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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Recovery Asset Team has denied more than $1 billion in attempted cyber theft since January 2025, which is a 16 percent increase over the same period under the previous administration, the bureau told Breitbart News on Thursday.

A federal jury convicted a Georgia man of laundering more than $2.7 million stolen from victims through online fraud schemes.

A MO man has made himself the most hated duffer in amateur golf after using his “dying” grandma in a plot to palm off a fake hole-in-one.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is still looking for a Pennsylvania woman who faked a terminal cancer diagnosis to swindle friends and family out of thousands of dollars.

The Trump administration is targeting the “entire chain” of foreign scammers, Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

Even Mount Everest is not immune from fraudsters as a new report has revealed that guides have been using scare tactics, including secretly lacing climbers’ food to sicken them and trigger costly helicopter rescues and hospitalization, as part of a $45 million insurance scam.

The FBI and state police agencies are cracking down on gangs of Indian nationals who sell fake gold bars to trusting American seniors.

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) may have committed mortgage fraud.

A Chinese national in the country illegally has been arrested in Alabama over a scheme aimed at defrauding an elderly American.

A man living in Toledo, Ohio, on a student visa was arrested for scamming $50,000 from an elderly couple.

A Georgia man says he received a printed photo of a drill after ordering an actual drill from the Chinese online shopping site AliExpress, and that he has been trying to get a refund for months.

Dr. Jeff Gunter, a wealthy dermatologist running for the U.S. Senate in Nevada, at one point in his younger days appeared in sketchy late-night infomercials peddling anti-wrinkle skin serum that at least one man said in a lawsuit led to him getting infected with a terrible disease.

The families of several Indian citizens tricked into fighting for Russia on the front lines in Ukraine have asked the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring their missing sons and husbands home safely.

Two brothers from Temecula, California, pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Postal Service out of more than $2.3 million, authorities announced Friday.

A Texas woman may wind up with a 142-year prison sentence after investigators say she defrauded the U.S. Army out of $100 million.

Law enforcement and scam victims are warning consumers of an uptick in “card draining,” a form of retail theft that robs gift card holders blind.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reportedly targeting victims through text messages, social media, and dating apps to steal their money, ABC 13 reported Friday.

Officials charged a fourth suspect in a fraud scam that caused Home Depot stores in Chicago to lose millions of dollars.

A 42-year-old mother of three children claims she lost her entire 401(K) to a scammer on Tinder as others have also reportedly come forward to speak on the issue.

A manhunt is underway for a convicted rapist whom South African authorities say faked his own death to escape from prison while serving a life sentence.

A woman was recently sentenced to one year and one day in prison for her role in a GoFundMe scam in which she and an accomplice raised $400,000 for a homeless veteran using a story that turned out to be fake.

Six migrant men from the Ivory Coast have all claimed to be the father of one child in the northern French department of Manche in order that they would each be able to claim residency in France. The court of

Police are warning citizens around the country of scam artists who pretend to play the violin at shopping centers and parking lots while an instrumental plays through a speaker.

A man from New Jersey has pleaded guilty in federal court for his part in a $400,000 GoFundMe scheme, the New York Post reported Monday.

One danger of online dating is the person you are chatting with may not be who they claim, which turned out to be the case for a woman named Susan Rizzo.

A teenager in Gwinnett County, Georgia, was arrested recently for allegedly stealing nearly $1 million from the grocery store where he was employed.

A scam caused California taxpayer money that was supposed to go toward COVID-related unemployment benefits to be sent to at least 20,000 prisoners, including well-known convicted murderers Scott Peterson and serial killer Cary Stayner.

Maine residents should not fall for a text message scam that makes false claims about the coronavirus, the Thomaston Police Department said Wednesday.

An investigation by two South Carolina journalists has led to the filing of criminal and civil lawsuits against the alleged culprits in an investment scam that has targeted thousands of veterans, forcing many of them into bankruptcy.

Authorities arrested two women and seized $900,000 worth of items in a nationwide scam where the suspects allegedly posed as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workers.

On Monday, the Orange County Sheriffs Department warned Aliso Viejo, California, residents about a fake earthquake scare used to burglarize local homes.

The FCC recently issued a warning about a new phone scam being labeled the “One Ring” scam. This is how you can avoid scammers trying to rip you off if you return a missed call.

A bunch of scrawny green activists – naked save for their reeky faux-leather thongs and patina of sweat, patchouli oil and essence of tofu – has invaded the House of Commons to demand that something be done about climate change.

Office Depot and California-based tech support firm Support.com have agreed to settle for $35 million after being charged by the FTC on allegations that the companies scammed customers into spending millions of dollars on unnecessary services.

Keniel Aeon Thomas, 29, attempted to scam former Reagan and Bush administration veteran William H. Webster — it did not go well.

Authorities arrested an Atlanta-area businessman, accusing him of conning thousands of football fans— including his mother— in a ticket scam ranging in the tens of thousands of dollars.