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The 8 most sophisticated phone scams right now the average person falls for
Though many assume that it's only the elderly who fall for such seemingly obvious ploys, these scam…
Caralynn Lippo,Caralynn Lippo
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Three years after a pandemic shut down the country, COVID-related phone scams are once again on the rise
The COVID-related phone scams include defrauding Medicare and the IRS.
Madison Hall
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A 90-year-old Hong Kong woman was robbed of $32 million after scammers pretended to be Chinese law enforcement and accused her of money laundering, police say
Police said the scammers called the woman pretending to be Chinese officials who claimed she needed…
Kelly McLaughlin
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You have to read this story about a woman who was scammed out of $50,000
A writer was a victim of a phone scam, and her personal essay about it is tearing apart the interne…
Katie Notopoulos
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A teen accused of a $36.5 million crypto theft used some of it to buy a rare gaming username — which the police used to track him down
The victim, who lives in the US, was the target of a cell phone scam known as SIM swapping.
Carla Mozée
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What are ‘vishing scams’ that start with a Namaste and end with monetary losses
vishing is a type of phone scam where the fraudster takes advantage of human error by calling and a…
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Delhi woman loses ₹50 lakh in SIM Swap scam – Here’s how you can stay safe
In a bizarre incident, a woman from Delhi has reportedly lost ₹50 lakh to a new scam that is on the…
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Google has an idea to prevent phone scams, but it'll mean allowing its AI to listen in on your calls
Google hopes its Gemini AI can provide real-time scam alerts during phone calls. But it'll mean all…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The IRS isn't calling you - it's a scam, and here's what to do if it happens to you
If you think you are a victim of identity theft or tax fraud, you should report it to the Treasury …
Tanza Loudenback
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Robocall scams related to coronavirus are surprisingly low right now, but the scammers are 'just starting out'
In the grand scheme of things, one million daily scam calls is still only a fraction of the total n…
Antonio Villas-Boas
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Scammers Have Found A Way To Use Homeless People And The Poor To Score New iPhones
The people being scammed are told they can cancel the contract at any time after signing. But of co…
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10 scams you should watch out for this tax season, and how to avoid them
Tax season is almost upon us, and if you are one of the organized few, you are already preparing yo…
Julia Tell
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A programmer came up with a hilarious way to shut down dangerous Windows scammers
He built the bot army after a telemarketer called his house and used nasty language with his s…
Julie Bort
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Hundreds of scam apps caused a surprise $42 monthly charge to land on millions of Android users' wireless bills
Researchers from the mobile security firm Zimperium discovered about 200 apps scamming millions of …
Emily Walsh
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I lost $2,500 in an identity theft phone scam. Here are 9 red flags I missed.
Like most salesmanship, the scam worked best when I wanted to believe it - that I was helping him c…
Sam Fellman
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Apple was scammed of $2.5 million by two men, here is what happened
Two men used counterfeit phones and fake warranty claims to dupe Apple of USD 2.5 million. They car…
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The FCC just fined an international network of robocallers nearly $300 million for making 5 billion calls in a three month span
The commission said the fraudsters made 5 billion auto warranty-related scam calls in three months.
Madison Hall
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There's a frightening scam going around where hackers take over your iPhone and won't unlock it until you send money
It's a new, chiefly Russian scam affecting iPhones and iPads. An attacker uses iCloud's "find devic…
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A scary type of scam call causes Apple's logo and phone number to pop up on your iPhone lock screen, but there's a way to protect yourself
"Folks have a learned trust of caller ID that is unearned," Steven Andrés, who teaches cybersecurit…