Frauds and Swindling

April 21, 2024

Welcome to Scam World

Digital life is cluttered with bogus text messages, spam calls and phishing attempts. You can try to block, encrypt and unsubscribe your way out of it, […]
January 14, 2024

Besieged Influencer Chiara Ferragni Is the Talk of Milan Fashion Week

Embroiled in a scandal, the social media queen faces criminal charges, sponsor defection and a loss of faith among her 29 million Instagram followers. What becomes […]
May 4, 2023

Inside the Delirious Rise of ‘Superfake’ Handbags

Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm Once upon a time, the legend goes, Theseus slew the Minotaur and sailed triumphantly home to Athens on […]
January 17, 2023

The Costuming of George Santos

Throughout history, clothes have maketh the con man. There is a scene at the beginning of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” the 1999 film adaptation of the […]
December 13, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried and Schlubby Style

Sam Bankman-Fried’s choices may signal an end to the schlubby mystique. The mythic figure that is the billionaire tech genius in the nowhere man tee may […]
December 17, 2021

How Elizabeth Holmes Changed Her Style for Trial

As the fraud trial of the Theranos founder draws to a close, could her new courtroom image affect the decision? Some day, the three-month-long Elizabeth Holmes […]
June 2, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: Catfished and Trapped in a Romance Scam

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “My photos were circulating all over, creating new personas: a Chicago stockbroker, an Oregon park ranger, […]
April 15, 2021

Tracii Hutsona: ‘Serial Con Artist’

Meet Tracii Hutsona. “She can talk anybody into anything,” said her sister. Over decades, authorities say, she did. Tracii Show Hutsona and Derrell Hutsona showed off […]
December 8, 2020

Olivia Jade on 'Red Table Talk': Five Takeaways

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Five Takeaways From Olivia Jade’s First Interview About the College Admissions Scandal The […]
November 13, 2020

How I Got Caught Up in a Global Romance Scam

This past spring, my inboxes began filling with messages from heartbroken women. The first came through Instagram: “Hey, I am Lina. I live in Germany. Someone […]