1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (181+ words) An engineer in San Francisco said he lost more than $18,000 after someone pretended to be a listing agent and sent him to a real open house. Alvin Tran found a two-bedroom listing in the city on both Zillow and Craigslist....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (412+ words) A heartbreaking situation for Bay Area pet owners is being exploited by scammers who target distraught families searching for their missing animals. The scammers pretend to be from veterinary hospitals and attempt to convince people to shell out thousands of…...

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…...

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…...

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,…...

8+ mon, 12+ 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…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (139+ words) MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 19: Mini dachshunds run as they compete in the Hophaus Southgate Inaugural Dachshund Running of the Wieners Race on September 19, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. 30 mini dachshunds, 6 standard dachshunds and 18 dachshund puppies all competed for first place and for Best…...

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…...