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Category: Online scams
Meta rolls out warnings to help protect older WhatsApp and Messenger users from scams
Online scams are nothing new, but there are now more channels through which they can be run. Among them are […]
Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”
Federal prosecutors have seized $15 billion from the alleged kingpin of an operation that used imprisoned laborers to trick unsuspecting […]
Telegram bans $35B black markets used to sell stolen data, launder crypto
On Thursday, Telegram announced it had removed two huge black markets estimated to have generated more than $35 billion since […]
Regrets: Actors who sold AI avatars stuck in Black Mirror-esque dystopia
In a Black Mirror-esque turn, some cash-strapped actors who didn’t fully understand the consequences are regretting selling their likenesses to […]
INTERPOL says we should rename pig butchering to romance baiting to avoid victim shaming
There are always lots of financial scams running online, and pig butchering is currently one of the most commonly used […]