A call from someone pretending to be an IRS agent is, for most of us, just part of the furniture of modern digital life. We hang up, we block the number, we move on. But for Ashton Bingham, then an ...
There may be no better target for a prank than a scammer. That’s exactly what Rosie Okomura does. Known online as IRL Rosie, she’s part of a growing group of creators who spend their time calling ...
Romance scammers blend emotional manipulation with cybercrime tactics to exploit unsuspecting victims around the world. The Department of Justice recently recovered $8.2 million in Tether — or USDT — ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - It’s April Fools’ Day, and honestly, there may be no better target for a prank than a scammer. That’s exactly what Rosie Okomura does. Known online as IRL Rosie, she’s part ...
Several cryptocurrency companies have come together to prevent nearly $50m stolen via “romance baiting” (pig butchering) scammers reaching its intended destination. Blockchain analytics firm ...
In December 2024, a scammer who believed he was minutes away from stealing millions of dollars in Bitcoin instead collapsed into panic when his carefully staged con turned against him. What unfolded ...