Thousands Drained From Elderly Man’s Bank Account in Sophisticated ‘Hi Dad’ Email Scheme As Lender Remains Silent: Report

An elderly parent is reportedly devastated after scammers contacted him via email masquerading as his own daughter. Françoise Schorosch says the criminals said all the right things to her father…

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Bitcoin Ticks Up in Price As Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Mt. Gox Delays Deadline for Long-Awaited BTC Repayments

Bitcoin (BTC) surged by more than 6% on Friday amid news that the bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox will extend the deadline on its remaining creditor repayments. Mt. Gox started…

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US Government Pays $950,000,000,000 in Interest on National Debt in Just One Year, Says Congressional Budget Office

The US government just spent nearly $1 trillion to service the interest on its rapidly growing national debt. Data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says the government ran an…

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‘Inmate at FCI Cumberland’: Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Updates LinkedIn Title After Judge Orders Him to Prison

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame has a new LinkedIn job title. Salame trolled his social media followers on Thursday after District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan shot down a request to…

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$2,502,000 in Cash To Be Handed Out – No Strings Attached – in US City’s Guaranteed Income Program: Report

The sixth most populous city in the US is still accepting applications for a guaranteed income pilot program that was launched months ago. Philly Job Bank, a guaranteed income pilot…

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Three US Banks Reveal Data Breaches Exposing Hundreds of Customers’ Personal and Account Information

Three US banks are warning customers that their sensitive personally identifiable information has been exposed. In a filing with the Office of the Vermont Attorney General, Citizens Bank says it…

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Wells Fargo, Bank of America Customers Lose Thousands of Dollars To Bank Impostor Scams – How One Victim Got Her Money Back

A pair of bank customers, one at Wells Fargo and the other at Bank of America, say they’ve been hit by similar scams – but only one got their money…

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