Scam

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No, those amazing deals on Facebook aren’t real – it’s a scam, and here’s how to spot it
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No, those amazing deals on Facebook aren’t real – it’s a scam, and here’s how to spot it

High-end and luxury products are being advertised with huge savings 4,000+ fake domains impersonating big brands have been spotted Victims are losing money...

Can AI help you identify a scam? An expert explains
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Can AI help you identify a scam? An expert explains

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Imagine that you’ve received an email asking you to transfer money to a bank account. Some of the details...

McAfee adds powerful scam detector to antivirus plans, but is it worth paying for when others offer it for free?
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McAfee adds powerful scam detector to antivirus plans, but is it worth paying for when others offer it for free?

McAfee says Scam Detector hits 99% accuracy, including deepfake spotting on video platforms Real-time scam alerts on WhatsApp, Gmail, and more – but...

This dangerous new phishing scam spoofs a top Google program to try and hack Facebook accounts
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This dangerous new phishing scam spoofs a top Google program to try and hack Facebook accounts

KnowBe4 is warning of a new phishing campaign leveraging Google AppSheets’ workflow automation The emails are spoofing Facebook and harvesting login credentials The...

Extensive investment scam that stole €3 million tackled by Europol
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Extensive investment scam that stole €3 million tackled by Europol

Europol have dismantled an organised crime group The group was carrying out investment scams Over 100 victims lost a combined €3 million A...

Tax Day scam warning – experts say scammers are using AI-generated voices to impersonate IRS, tax officials
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Tax Day scam warning – experts say scammers are using AI-generated voices to impersonate IRS, tax officials

Scammers are using AI to impersonate IRS workers and scam taxpayers AI is also helping attackers scale rapidly across multiple vectors Microsoft shares...

Don’t click on those road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam
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Don’t click on those road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000...

Lil Yachty Thinks Black Lives Matter Foundation Is A “Scam”
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Lil Yachty Thinks Black Lives Matter Foundation Is A “Scam”

Lil Yachty did not mince words when giving his opinion on the Black Lives Matter organization during a recent appearance on Quenlin Blackwell’s...

Hackers are abusing $TRUMP tokens to lure victims in to new phishing scam
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Hackers are abusing $TRUMP tokens to lure victims in to new phishing scam

Cofense is warning about an ongoing phishing campaign Threat actors are impersonating Binance and promising their victims $TRUMP coins The victims are enticed...