Every report in chronological order — newest first.
AI celebrity crypto fraud is not one trick — it is a family of ads, giveaways and deposit chats that borrow a famous face to make a wallet ask look normal.
Remote roles that pay you a cut to receive and forward funds through your own account are money-mule work — not a side hustle.
The FTC alleged Air AI sold coaching and “conversational AI” with false earnings and refund promises; a 2026 settlement bans the firm from marketing business opportunities.
The FTC alleged Amazon used dark patterns to enrol people in Prime without clear consent and designed cancellation to retain subscribers; the case later produced a multi-billion-dollar settlement.
From JustAnswer to Amazon Prime, recent FTC cases repeat the same ROSCA themes: tiny headline prices, buried renewals, and cancellation that fights you.
The FTC alleged Nuvei opened merchant accounts for deceptive tech-support operators including Reimage; Nuvei agreed to pay $4.85 million and accept screening bans.
The FTC alleged Chegg buried cancellation behind confusing clicks and kept charging people after they asked to leave; Chegg agreed to pay $7.5 million and simplify cancel.
The FTC alleges JustAnswer advertised expert answers for $1 or $5, then enrolled people in monthly memberships of $28 to $125 without clear consent.
The FTC alleges Uber One advertised easy savings and “cancel anytime,” while enrolling some people without consent and burying cancellation behind a multi-screen maze.
The FTC alleges Shutterstock sold annual paid-monthly plans and “one-time” image packs without clearly disclosing auto-renewal, auto-refill, and a hefty early-cancel fee.
The FTC’s Genesis Tech complaint is less about one brand and more about a repeatable funnel: quiz or free tool, tiny headline price, buried renewals, hard cancellation.
Online listings for classic cars and farm machinery at fire-sale prices often end in wire deposits for vehicles that never existed.