Enlarge / While some see NFT games like Axie Infinity as the future of gaming, the IGDA is increasingly worried about the ethical issues inherent to the space. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), a professional group of thousands of game makers from around the world, is progressively concerned that the “ethical issues” surrounding the […]
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This Man Conned Dozens Of Employees Into Working For A Fake Company For NO MONEY!
You’ve heard of catfishing; now it’s time we add “jobfishing” to the list of terrors internet users have to be on the lookout for! On Monday, BBC News published a horrifying investigation into Madbird, a supposed design agency run by a social media influencer — who was apparently conning dozens of real employees across the […]
Melania Trump Accused Of Raising Money For Charities That DON’T EXIST!
Melania Trump is flat-out denying a new report about her alleged non-nonprofit activity! The 51-year-old former First Lady is selling tickets for an April event in Naples, Florida that coincides with the launch of her new line of NFTs and an auction of a specific white hat that she wore during her time in the White […]
YouTube Family Says They Got Scammed Out Of $10 Million Dream Home!
Popular YouTubers known as ACE Family was allegedly scammed by a SUPER shady contractor over an unlivable $10 million home, and they are taking their gripes public! The family, who boasts nearly 20 million subscribers on the video-sharing platform, made news back in October when reports came out that their Los Angeles mansion had gone into […]
Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s Ex-Husband Sentenced To Federal Prison Time In $300 Million Pump-And-Dump Scheme
The ex-husband of the former Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison following his conviction over orchestrating a $300 million pump-and-dump stock scheme. Abraxas “AJ” Discala (pictured with Sigler, above, inset) was sentenced to 11 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday morning in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn. He married the actress when […]
Couple Convicted Of Stealing Millions In COVID Relief Funds Abandons 3 Children, Vanishes Prior To Sentencing
A husband and wife facing prison time for their role in a massive COVID relief fund scheme have disappeared, abandoning their three teenage children and leaving the FBI searching in their wake. Richard Ayvazyan and his wife, Marietta Terabelian (both pictured, above), were sentenced this week to 17 and 6 years in prison, respectively, after […]
Hundreds of scam apps hit over 10 million Android devices
Enlarge / Never put a GriftHorse on your phone. (credit: John Lamparsky | Getty Images) Google has taken increasingly sophisticated steps to keep malicious apps out of Google Play. But a new round of takedowns involving about 200 apps and more than 10 million potential victims shows that this longtime problem remains far from solved—and […]
GoFundMe Investigating Donations For Influencer Who Claimed To Have Neurological Damage From COVID Vaccine
We were already concerned about anti-vaxxers — now we have to add anti-vax grifters to our list of worries? Guess we shouldn’t be surprised, but as the Delta variant causes another COVID surge, we find ourselves with less and less patience for the stubbornly unvaccinated. Which is why this particular influencer’s vaccine fear mongering story […]
THOUSANDS In India Injected With FAKE COVID Vaccine — Doctors Arrested In Salt Water Scam!
As if the coronavirus crisis hasn’t been devastating enough… Authorities in India are investigating a vaccine scam after thousands of people were apparently injected with salt water instead of the true coronavirus vaccine, according to multiple outlets. 14 people have already been arrested, including several health care professionals. Related: Kate Middleton Self-Isolating At Home After […]
Erika Jayne & Andy Cohen Both Weigh In On Her ‘F**king Complicated’ Divorce From Tom Girardi
Drama, drama, drama… but really, what would Real Housewives of Beverly Hills be without it?! On Wednesday night’s new episode of the hit Bravo show, all cameras pointed to Erika Jayne as she prepared for the inevitable: discussing her super-complicated, legally controversial divorce from Tom Girardi with the rest of the reality TV show’s curious cast. And judging by […]