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  1. screen time
    Who’s Behind All the ‘Pussy in Bio’ on X?An investigation into the marketers and scammers responsible for X’s most visible — and most memeable — spambot problem.
    By John Herrman
  2. report
    The $9.5 Million HangoverDid a wine-world insider swindle his Bordeaux-swilling pals?
    By James D. Walsh
  3. scams
    Spotlight
    Welcome to Fyre Fest: Wonka EditionAn “immersive” chocolate-factory experience in Scotland fell a few candy canes short.
    By Danielle Cohen
  4. first person
    How I Got Scammed Out of $50,000I’m still trying to understand why I fell for it.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  5. crime
    The Radio Host and the Real Estate ScamVictims allege that The Breakfast Club host used his clout to rope them into a Ponzi scheme.
    By Matt Stieb
  6. theranos
    Everything to Know About Sunny BalwaniThe former Theranos COO has had his prison sentence reduced.
    By Danielle Cohen
  7. scams
    Trump SPAC Investors Charged With Insider TradingWho could imagine that an opaque process to take a Trump-adjacent company public would involved some alleged impropriety?
    By Matt Stieb
  8. migrant crisis
    ‘I Was Told to Say This and That, or Be Quiet.’Talking to two men who say they were recruited to pose as homeless veterans displaced by migrants.
    By Bridget Read
  9. screen time
    What YouTube Hustlers Can Teach Us About AIThese ethically challenged go-getters are bumping up against limits and questions that will soon feel familiar to everyone.
    By John Herrman
  10. oops
    Elizabeth Holmes May Still Owe Her Creditors $25 MillionShe was reportedly confronted with the lawsuit while she was in court, trying to dodge her prison sentence.
    By Claire Lampen
  11. explain it to me
    Logan Paul SBF’d UpThe controversial YouTuber allegedly scammed millions out of fans with the game CryptoZoo while seemingly being scammed himself.
    By Zoe Haylock and Zoë Haylock
  12. news from shondaland
    Grey’s Anatomy Scammer Elisabeth Finch Wants to Write on Handmaid’s Tale NextAfter admitting she “never had any form of cancer.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. it’s vip
    Anna Delvey’s Comeback Tour ContinuesShe’s making the most of house arrest.
    By Danielle Cohen
  14. soho grifter
    Anna Delvey Is Officially Out of JailShe’s now living under house arrest in Manhattan.
    By Claire Lampen
  15. haus arrest
    Anna Delvey Will Stay in the U.S. on House (and Social-Media) ArrestShe scammed her way out of ICE deportation, and it worked.
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. celebs of crypto
    Kim Kardashian to Pay the SEC $1.26 Million for Doing CryptocrimeOh, you’re a fan of “the law”? Name three laws about disclosing promotion of asset securities, then.
    By Rebecca Alter
  17. crime
    Collision CourseThe car wrecks were staged. The injuries were real. Led by a charismatic rogue, one family bloodied itself to pocket $6 million.
    By Lauren Smiley
  18. inventing anna
    Anna Delvey’s Ex-Friend Sues Netflix Over Her PortrayalRachel DeLoache Williams is seeking damages for being portrayed as “a horrible person” in Inventing Anna.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  19. digital living
    How Serious Is Amazon About Stopping Fake Reviews?“The more money there is to be made, the more fraud we’re going to see concurrently with that growth.”
    By Matt Stieb
  20. scams
    Chloe Fineman Almost Got Got by Anna DelveyThe SNL star finally received the sketch she ordered, after telling The View she never got it.
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. art?
    Anna Delvey Is Ready for Her ComebackShe hosted her first solo art show remotely from an ICE detention center.
    By Danielle Cohen
  22. scams
    How Trump Ripped Off the White House PhotographerWhen Trump found out a photographer was publishing a book on his presidency, he reportedly made millions by doing his own first and using her work.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. okay!
    Anna Delvey Is Still Convinced She’s Not a Con Artist“I never told any senseless lies. Unless they were, like, a bank,” she said on Call Her Daddy.
    By Danielle Cohen
  24. scammer season
    Anna Delvey Didn’t Show Up for Her Deportation FlightIt’s not auf Wiedersehen until it’s auf Wiedersehen.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  25. scams
    Is Anna Delvey About to Be Deported?Despite reports that she was sent back to Germany, her lawyer says she’s still in ICE detention.
    By Danielle Cohen
  26. scams
    Who Is Anna Delvey Beefing With on Instagram?She and former friend Rachel DeLoache Williams are at odds over Inventing Anna.
    By Claire Lampen
  27. street justice
    ‘The Tinder Swindler’ Is Banned From SwipingAnd, you know, scamming his matches out of millions.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  28. from the archives
    How an Aspiring ‘It’ Girl Tricked New York’s Party People — and Its BanksSomebody had to foot the bill for Anna Delvey’s fabulous new life. The city was full of marks.
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. soho grifter
    Anna Delvey Won’t Be Watching Inventing AnnaIn an essay, she painted a grim picture of her confinement in an upstate ICE facility.
    By Claire Lampen
  30. cut opinion pages
    Turtlenecks Are Not That GreatI can no longer live under the tyranny of these oppressive garments.
    By Danielle Cohen
  31. culture
    This Professor Reportedly Claimed to Be Indigenous for YearsCarrie Bourassa has been accused of faking her Indigenous heritage.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  32. extremely online
    The #SurvivingSophia Scandal, Explained (Well, We Tried)Who did she scam? Where is she now? Is any of this real? CC: Jack Harlow.
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  33. scams
    The Art World’s ‘Mini Madoff,’ Inigo Philbrick, Pleads Guilty to Wire FraudHe faces a lot of prison time.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  34. fraud
    18 Former NBA Players Charged in $3.9 Million Health-Care ScamSebastian Telfair, Glen “Big Baby” Davis, and Tony Allen were among those charged with conspiracy to commit health-care fraud.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. recommendations
    These Leggings May Ruin Your LifeWomen say LuLaRoe sold them a lie. A new docuseries explores the MLM’s rise and spectacular implosion.
    By Claire Lampen
  36. tv review
    LuLaRich Is Another Perfectly Adequate Docuseries About Scam CultureThe new four-part Amazon series is LuLaReliable and LuLaRewarding, but not LuLaRadical.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  37. theranos
    A Deeply Creepy GIF Guide to HBO’s Elizabeth Holmes DocumentaryNot for the faint of heart. Or anybody who’s afraid of needles.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  38. impostors
    Can You Spot the Real Elizabeth Holmes?Only one of them is the real deal, but maybe all of them are fakes.
    By Claire Lampen
  39. crime
    Bernie Madoff Has DiedThe architect of a towering Ponzi scheme passed in prison at the age of 82.
    By Claire Lampen
  40. operation varsity blues
    Netflix Announces College Admissions Scandal Doc From Makers of Tiger KingAnd Lori Loughlin’s been sprung from prison in time to watch it.
    By Rebecca Alter
  41. crime
    ‘Soho Grifter’ Anna Delvey Has Been Released From PrisonThe notorious scammer, born Anna Sorokin, was released after serving nearly four years.
    By Amanda Arnold
  42. all work no pay
    Hey, Hun!In women’s joblessness, multi-level marketers saw opportunity.
    By Bridget Read
  43. psa
    Who Knows How Many ‘Fake Brad Pitts’ May Be Out ThereA Texas woman claims the actor approached her online and swindled her out of tens of thousands of dollars.
    By Claire Lampen
  44. tv development
    Book Scammer Dan Mallory to Be Rewarded by Having Jake Gyllenhaal Play Him on TVWritten and directed by Zola’s Janicza Bravo.
    By Jackson McHenry
  45. scams
    The Seeds Are EverywhereMysterious, unasked-for packets of seeds are showing up in mailboxes nationwide.
    By Claire Lampen
  46. whoops
    Oh No, Someone Planted the Mystery SeedsAn Arkansas man now has a large, squash-looking plant laying siege to his garden.
    By Claire Lampen
  47. fyre festival
    The Fyre Fest Merch Auction Is Finally HappeningPandemic shopping at its finest and worst.
    By Victoria Bekiempis and Halle Kiefer
  48. celebrity
    Kendall Jenner to Repay Some of Her Fyre Fest FeeShe reportedly settled for a much smaller sum than the one she was paid to promote the now-notorious fiasco.
    By Claire Lampen
  49. scams
    Damn, This Influencer (Almost) Pulled Off One Huge ScamKayla Massa, 22, is accused of stealing $1.5 million from her social-media followers and local businesses.
    By Amanda Arnold
  50. scams but make it fun
    Craig Ferguson to Host The Hustler, the Game Show With a Scam Built Right InOur national love of scams has finally filtered down to the networks.
    By Halle Kiefer
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