scam
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Off to the penne-tentiary: a California man swapped pasta for Lego pieces in a scam that netted him $34,000.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
In 2024, Treasury sanctioned Ly Yong Phat, a Cambodian senator and tycoon, for alleged human-rights abuses of scam workers in a casino resort on the Cambodia-Thailand border owned by one of his companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Other papers showed personal information shared with scam workers: ID numbers, home addresses; names, ages and professions of spouses, children and grandchildren; bank and retirement accounts along with balances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
When the military junta seized power in 2021, the civil war that ensued helped criminals capitalise on the chaos within the country and scam centres flourished.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
“They were scamming you. Girls scam guys all the time with that. Kerri was listening in on the extension.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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