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Quishing on the rise – Be alert while scanning payment QR codes
Digital payments have grown by leaps and bounds in India over the past few years, with unified paym…
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TikTok videos produced in China are trying to rip people off with scam products, a report says
Scam products like plain coffee that purports to be special weight-loss coffee are all over TikTok,…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Here’s how scammers are using fake Flipkart websites and Paytm to dupe people
Tech expert Kartic Rakhra’s twenty something attendant came to him with a simple problem – Fl…
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Online shopping in India has seen a 68% uptick since March but only a quarter of the shoppers use online security solutions
The results, however, showed that consumers are not adequately safeguarding themselves online, c…
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About a fifth of Shopify sellers analyzed by Fakespot warrant a 'caution' or 'warning' label for selling fraudulent clothing, electronics, or home goods
Fakespot data shows 25,788 Shopify stores is tagged "caution" or "warning" for selling fraudulent g…
Natasha Dailey
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Hackers are sending customers fake shipping messages appearing to come from Amazon and UPS as a 'shipageddon' is expected during a hectic shopping season
Hackers are mimicking and sending shipping messages from Amazon, UPS, and others to unsuspecting cu…
Katie Canales
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Amazon files lawsuit against scammers in India and US for making fake Amazon apps
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against an international ring in Washington State and India that develop…
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In newly formed coalition, retailers, including Target, Walmart, and Best Buy, team up against counterfeiters on online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay
Buy Safe America Coalition will work to crack down on fake and defective products while supporting …
Bethany Biron
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THE ANNOYANCE ENGINE: Spam robocalls became profitable scams by exploiting the phone system, but you can stop them
It's easier and cheaper than ever for companies to send spam robocalls. You can block them with app…
Walt Hickey
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Coronavirus scams are growing, with people losing more money in the last 9 days than throughout the rest of the pandemic
Fact-checking organizations have been tasked with the responsibility of debunking conspiracies, hoa…
Paige Leskin
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Americans have turned to melatonin to soothe pandemic-induced stress. Experts worry high demand, little federal oversight, and insufficient data leave the industry ripe for scams.
American consumers spent $825,559,397 on melatonin supplements in 2020, representing a 42.6% year-o…
Allana Akhtar
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Facebook is cracking down on clothing ads that consumers say are scams
"We're looking at ways to incorporate new signals that will help us identify which of the over 50 m…
Mallory Schlossberg
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FTIL Reshuffles Board, Shah Brothers Jignesh and Manjay Exit Firm
The company has now appointed Prashant Desai as the new CEO and managing director of the company. …
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Weekend wrap: Swiggy IPO price band, BlinkIt gold coin customer's ordeal, India's GDP woes, and more
Swiggy will launch its IPO with a price band of ₹371-₹390 per share on November 6. A Blinkit custom…
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India's exports dip 1.2% in Jul to enter negative zone; trade deficit widens to $23.5 bn
Crue oil imports rose 17.44 per cent to USD 13.87 billion, while silver imports jumped 439 per c…
PTI
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Trump's crypto allies boast lavish lifestyles amid trail of debts
Donald Trump is the face of a new cryptocurrency business. Its key employees have a past littered w…
Katherine Long
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Walmart, Amazon, and others lost millions of dollars to an organized online refund fraud scheme
Feds say a criminal group recruited legitimate customers to initiate fraudulent returns for e-comme…
Dominick Reuter
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I make over $2,500 a month from focus groups. Here's how I decide which ones are worth my time and how to find the highest-paying ones.
A 30-year-old makes between $2,000 and $3,000 a month from focus groups. Here's how.
Jane Zhang
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UP Police ties up with Amazon India to protect online shoppers from scamsters
The rise in internet penetration and digital infrastructure has seen a concurrent rise in online fr…
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An inside look at the weekend the GameStop frenzy began on WallStreetBets
Journalist Nathaniel Popper recounts the inner workings of the subreddit WallStreetBets and how it …