Tag: CONARTISTS

Facebook has yet to go public, and it's still unclear whether it even will. But that hasn't stopped some con artists from using the specter of a Facebook IPO to rip off gullible investors. The scams are popping up, in various forms, across YouTube and the blogosphere. But they all follow the same general formula: visitors are offered the chance to invest in Facebook and other social media ...

Is a reformed con artist really a reformed con artist if he cons another criminal into a federal sting operation? That's the question Thor Alexander Morris must be asking himself after ending up on the wrong side of an undercover FBI investigation. The 19-year-old grocery store worker from North Carolina recently made the mistake of teaming up with a con artist from Houston to pull off a major ATM ...

It's usually not a good idea to buy things from folks on the street, unless you're into knockoff watches and stolen radios. If, though, for some reason you feel inclined to hand over a wad of cash to some stranger holding a large unmarked bag, at least make sure you verify its contents first. In Braunschweig, Germany, a group of Germans who thought they were purchasing a small suitcase full of ...