Billions stolen each year by Internet, cryptocurrency fraud. How to avoid scams


A poster featuring novelty Ethereum, left, and Bitcoin tokens inside a cryptocurrency exchange in Barcelona, Spain. The US federal government and South Florida law enforcement say that untold billions are now stolen from victims in the US and abroad each year – a number that is only growing. — Bloomberg

In Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr Ripley, a con man who convinces the elites that he’s a Princeton graduate goes on to dupe his way into high society and spend lavishly at high-end stores through forgery and other unscrupulous methods.

Had Tom Ripley been alive today he’d likely be hacking his way to wealth and creating his bogus backstory of success on social media sites.

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