10+ Best Articles on Scams
The most useful articles on scams from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Scams Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on scams by Refind users in 2023.
- What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts?
- Inside the $100K+ forgery scandal that’s roiling PC game collecting
- The rise of dognapping: How sky-high prices for purebreds have led to pet scams, predatory leases and…
- An incomplete history of Forbes.com as a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism
- Beware of the Perfect Gentleman
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How to Lose Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Amazon
A growing number of self-proclaimed experts promise they can teach anyone how to make a passive income selling cheap Chinese goods in the internet's largest store. Not everyone’s getting rich quick.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on scams—all under 10 minutes.
Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars
On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities.
Coffeezilla, the YouTuber Exposing Crypto Scams
In the golden age of con artistry, self-proclaimed finance gurus are everywhere, with few checks on their claims.
Apple co-founder warns AI could make it harder to spot scams
Steve Wozniak says content created with artificial intelligence should be labelled and calls for regulation
Goodreads' Problem With Extortion Scams and Review Bombing
Many authors and publishers now see the social networking site as a "necessary evil"
Scammers have been around forever. Then came crypto.
As cryptocurrency scams proliferate, regulators, courts and lawmakers are establishing a framework for holding alleged crypto scammers responsible. But the nature of the crypto industry makes that a…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on scams.
What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts?
Digging into the world of "pig-butchering" scams
The rise of dognapping: How sky-high prices for purebreds have led to pet scams, predatory leases and…
As with so many other goods, the price of all purebred and designer dogs skyrocketed when the pandemic started. This led to an increase in dognappings and other dog-related crimes.
Beware of the Perfect Gentleman
The men whose photos are used for catfishing have little recourse other than to continuously report fake profiles across social media platforms.
Inside the $100K+ forgery scandal that’s roiling PC game collecting
From Akalabeth to Xenobia, many rare PC titles are now considered elaborate scams.
An incomplete history of Forbes.com as a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism
That "rapper" accused of billions in crypto fraud was also a Forbes contributor. Is it finally time to move past the contributor network?
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