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British Man Gets Email From a Scammer Offering Him $9.2 Million — Epic Trolling Ensues
Everyone who has an email address has received messages from scammers offering money in exchange for bank information, among other things. While most would probably just hit the “delete” button on these emails, British comedian James Veitch had a more novel response. For the…
· Laura Dang
A 25-Year-Old Brazilian Mayor Who Ran Her City Via Text Stole $4 Million and Ran
Brazilian Mayor Lidiane Leite, 25, is on the run after allegations of her corrupt reign and use of a WhatsApp account to run her town are being investigated. Leite is being accused of embezzling funds from the public education system to fund her extravagant lifestyle. Max…
· Jacob Wagner
Here are the Most Ridiculous Ways Millionaire Athletes Have Spent Their Money
Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure can buy you some extravagant things. These are a few ways rich and successful athletes have been known to spend their money. Vince Young Vince Young made bank as an NFL quarterback and spent his millions buying out commercial flights on…
· Riley Schatzle
Here’s Floyd Mayweather Casually Putting $1 Million in Cash into a Bag
Floyd Mayweather has never been known for his modesty, but recently he posted an Instagram video that propels his arrogance to a completely new level. Mayweather, who has a net worth estimated at $400 million, regularly flaunts his affluent lifestyle, but in a new video he…
· Riley Schatzle
Man Finds $20 on the Ground, Buys a Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Shortly After
San Francisco International Airport has proven to be a pretty lucky place for one Hubert Tang, who found a $20 bill on the ground Wednesday evening and ended up becoming an instant millionaire because of it. Many who find money on the ground usually pocket the lost cash, but…
· Riley Schatzle
The Mansion from the Series ‘The O.C.’ is on Sale for $6.25 Million
For all those who fell in love with the Cohen family on the hit ’00s series “The O.C.”, the glamorous house they used to shoot exterior scenes with has hit the market with an asking price of $6.25 million. While the Fox-based series portrayed a life of an affluent family from…
· Max Chang
Millionaire Zappos Founder Uses Seduction Techniques to Grow His Downtown Project
The typical entrepreneur might think it’s smart to absorb business wisdom from the billionaires of the world (and it is), but for Tony Hsieh, founder and CEO of Zappos, it’s the seduction techniques commonly used by pickup artists that are helping him to grow his Downtown…
· Laura Dang
HP Assistant Steals Nearly $1 Million From Company for Luxury Vacations and Shopping
A former assistant to a senior HP executive was sentenced to serve 21 months in prison for embezzling nearly $1 million in company funds for spa resorts, trips to Europe, Apple products and shopping sprees. The woman was sentenced on Monday and ordered to pay $954,000…
· Editorial Staff
Boy Trips at Art Museum, Accidently Destroys 350-Year-Old Painting Worth $1.5 Million
A person’s worst nightmare at an art exhibit happened in real life to a 12-year-old boy who broke his fall with a $1.5 million painting. The 12-year old Taiwanese boy was on a trip to an art gallery in Taipei when he lost his balance and fell fist-first into a painting on…
· Max Chang
How a 22-Year-Old ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Built a $10 Million a Month Startup
Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, a founding member of the seminal rap group N.W.A. and “The Godfather of Gangsta Rap,” pioneered an empire that never was but should have been when he established Ruthless Records. Responsible for putting West Coast hip-hop on the map, the N.W.A.-fueled…
· Laura Dang
Man Decorates His $2.4 Million Mansion with 150-Year-Old Gravestones of Children
Millionaire property developer Kim Davies thought children’s 150-year-old gravestones added the perfect touch to the walls of his $2.4 million country mansion in South Wales. The 60-year-old millionaire has been ordered by the court to pay $333,000 in legal fees for using the…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the $740 Million Man Who Calls Himself the ‘Most Influential Person of China’
Some have called him a clown, others a philanthropist, but while his attitude towards public recognition seems to borderline on narcissism, Chen Guangbiao is adamant about helping communities who are in need. Despite coming from a destitute family, Chen, 45, is now one of…
· Laura Dang
Inside Cristiano Ronaldo’s New $18.5 Million Apartment in Trump Tower
World-famous soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed rumors that he will be moving to the Big Apple after purchasing a Trump Tower apartment in New York City for $18.5 million. According to the New York Post, the Portuguese star’s contract with Spanish team Real Madrid is set…
· Riley Schatzle
Watch GoPro’s Billionaire Founder Try a $13 Million Wave Pool Before Buying It
Nick Woodman, the billionaire founder of GoPro, plans to build his own personal wave pool where he can shred wicked waves without having to deal with swell or wind conditions.
· Laura Dang
Lebron James Will Spend $42 Million on Scholarships to Put 1,100 Kids Through College
NBA star Lebron James announced last Thursday that his foundation is collaborating with the University of Akron to sponsor over a thousand scholarships for kids in his I Promise program. The program, based in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, is a part of the LeBron James Family…
· Editorial Staff
Tech Entrepreneur Who Sold His Company For $970 Million Becomes Victim of a Hate Crime
Justin Kan, one of the founders of live-video platform Twitch.tv — sold to Amazon for a whopping $970 million in August 2014 — recently became the victim of a hate crime. At approximately 3:38 a.m. Saturday morning, an unidentified male went to the front of Kan’s house and…
· Sebastian Dillon
Inside the Life of Mashable’s 29-year-old Multi-Millionaire Founder
Pete Cashmore is the 29-year-old entrepreneur and founder of Mashable. Born in Banchory, Scotland, Cashmore founded Mashable in 2005 at the age of 19 while still living with his parents in Aberdeen, Scotland. Cashmore has served as Mashable’s CEO for just over a decade now.
· Riley Schatzle
Bumble Bee Tuna to Pay $6 Million to the Family of Man Cooked Alive in Factory Oven
Tuna company Bumble Bee Foods agreed earlier this month to one of the biggest workplace settlements in California history because of an accident that resulted in the death of one of their employees. Bumble Bee Foods will pay $6 million for willfully violating worker safety rules…
· Jacob Wagner
How a Budding Startup that Raised $5 Million Imploded and Fired 400 Workers Overnight
Imagine putting years of your life into a job for a company that seems promising and reports that it’s doing well only to one day receive an email saying the company has shut down followed by an “Oops, sorry ‘bout it” message from the CEO days later. That’s what happened to…
· Riley Schatzle
Once Broke and Raised By a Single Mom, This Man Now Makes Millions Traveling the World
Johnny Ward is a regular guy from Ireland who met his stunning girlfriend while traveling the world and, despite his lack of a tech background, made himself into a millionaire using mostly only his laptop. Ward, 31, was born to a single mother in Galway, Ireland. He always…
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