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Santa Clara County sues Meta over misleading ads
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (106+ words) Santa Clara County filed a civil lawsuit Monday against Meta, accusing the social media company of targeting users with misleading and fraudulent advertisements. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of all California residents, alleges the Menlo Park-based company tolerated and profited…...
Getting messages about unpaid tickets? Don't believe 'em, CHP says
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (128+ words) Text messages claiming that recipients owe money for unpaid tickets are fake, the California Highway Patrol says. "Several people have reported getting suspicious texts from unknown numbers," the highway patrol's San Jose office said Tuesday on social media. The messages…...
San Francisco’s district attorney warns of fake traffic violation notices
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (249+ words) The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office put out a joint consumer alert with the Santa Cruz County DA, advising of fake traffic violation notices. Christie Smith reports. They said the notices appear to come from the court, and could be…...
Novel Scurry (Fraud Squad) Delivers a Pulse-Pounding Fintech Thriller Ripped from the Headlines of Financial Crime. Fintech Fraud Expert Exposes the Dark Side of Silicon Valley’s “996 BRO” Culture
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (621+ words) “The fintech industry’s ‘move fast and break things’ mentality isn’t just reckless — it’s an open invitation to the most sophisticated financial criminals in the world. Scurry is the story I had to tell — and every scene is grounded in hard-won,…...
Pleasant Hill police recover crypto scam victim's life savings
8+ mon, 11+ hour ago (209+ words) Authorities said Monday they've returned the majority of a Pleasant Hill woman's life savings that were stolen in a cryptocurrency investment scheme nearly four years ago. In March 2022, the 70-year-old victim lost $350,000 in the scam, after an online suspect convinced…...
Former Santa Clara County prosecutor speaks on tracking overseas scams
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (150+ words) The Department of Justice is going after the leader of one of the groups sending scam emails and text messages. Investigators accused Chen "Vicent" Zhi of leading a sophisticated crime network based in Cambodia. They say he runs a company…...
Fake parking tickets popping up in Oakland
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) Fake parking tickets have been popping up on cars in some of Oakland's most popular neighborhoods. The $74 ticket claims to be from the City of Oakland and features a phony citation of failure to display a parking receipt. The ticket…...