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Former NYC mayor Eric Adams under scrutiny following apparent NYC Token crypto 'rug pull'

NYC Token was launched to "address antisemitism and anti-Americanism," Adams claimed, in an apparent swipe at his mayoral successor, Zohran Mamdani.

JANUARY 13, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

Then-New York City mayor Eric Adams stands beside the crystal button that triggers the descent of the New Year’s Eve Ball in Times Square, New York City, December 31, 2025; illustrative.

Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's Campanile of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore) are pictured from a panoramic point of Florence, in Tuscany region, Italy, April 15, 2024.

Florence's historic monuments targeted in $35M international fraud scheme

Intercepting email correspondence, criminals posed as a company that carried out restoration and conservation work and received nearly 1.8 million euros from it.

DECEMBER 12, 2025|ByREUTERS

For the first time, a jury has declared that what Meta described as ‘despicable’ hacking comes at a high cost.

US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

Reuters reported that internal documents from late 2024 stated that Meta expected to earn about 10% of its revenue that year – about $16 billion – from illicit advertising.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025|ByREUTERS

A police vehicle is parked on a closed street near the scene where a car crashed into the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2025.

Didn't see it coming: Fortune teller scam artist arrested after allegedly taking nearly A$70 mil.

The mother-daughter duo were said to have targeted "vulnerable" members of Australia's Vietnamese community.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

NASA employee used COVID relief funds to grow weed, pay off debt

A NASA employee received a total of $151,900 in COVID-related relief loans before using the money to begin cultivating marijuana and pay off his real estate loans.

JULY 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An employee checks cannabis plants at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel on March 21, 2017.

Tinder Swindler lashes out in rare interview: Kate Konlin used me for my money

In an exclusive interview with "Maariv," Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev opens up about his life and accuses ex-girlfriend Kate Konlin of trying to extort him.

JULY 14, 2023ByKAITZ BREBNER/MAARIV

Screenshot of Simon Leviev, the Tinder Swindler, in his documentary series on Free TV.

Scammers swindle thousands from Trump supporters with 'Trump Bucks'

The scammers told Trump supporters that if they bought "Trump bucks, they could trade them in for much more money than they paid.

JUNE 2, 2023ByEMILY GOLDEN

A supporter of former US President Donald Trump is pictured outside his Mar-a-Lago resort after he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, US, April 3, 2023.

Fake 'Hitler diaries' head for German archive

The diaries were first published by Stern magazine in 1983 and were later found to have been faked.

APRIL 24, 2023ByREUTERS

German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler doing a Nazi salute

New phishing scam uses fake police ID cards to target victims

A new phishing scam is on the rise in Israel. How can you stop them catching you out?

MARCH 25, 2023ByYANON BEN SHOSHAN/WALLA!

How can you keep yourself safe from phishing scams? (illustrative)

Are you protected from AI-generated online scams?

People are 10% more likely to click links that are generated by AI, according to Teo Xiang Zheng, vice president of advisory and consulting at Ensign InfoSecurity.

MARCH 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF