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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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A real-estate agent's ritzy Hamptons beach home was used in a fake Airbnb scam
The agent told The Real Deal she got a phone call from someone asking about her home listed on Airb…
Geoff Weiss
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Love & loss: Deepfakes, GenAI amplifying romance scams in India, warn researchers
As Valentine's Day approaches, cyber-security researchers on Monday said that romance scams are on …
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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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Love is in the air, but so are scammers: Protect yourself from valentines day dating app frauds
Valentine's Day is a time for love and romance, but it can also be a time for scammers to take adva…
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Hackers selling X Gold accounts on dark web for phishing, scams: Report
Cybercriminals are profiting from X "Gold" verification badge by selling compromised accounts for p…
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Ayo Edebiri said J.Lo's entire career is a 'scam' and the internet is on the young actor's side
An older clip of actor Ayo Edebiri has surfaced saying Jennifer Lopez's career is a scam.
Hannah Getahun
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The terrifying new AI scam
Scammers are using AI-generated voices of people's actual children to swindle them out of their cas…
Eve Upton-Clark
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5 ways Biden aims to protect student-loan borrowers from scams as the application for debt relief becomes live
Student-loan borrowers will be able to apply for debt cancellation this month, and Biden wants to e…
Ayelet Sheffey
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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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Andy Cohen says he was scammed out of 'a lot of money' by fraudsters who pretended to be his bank
On a recent episode of his "Daddy Diaries" podcast, co-hosted by John Hill, Andy Cohen recounted ho…
Amanda Goh
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A millennial who'd bought 3 houses got scammed out of $60,000 buying her fourth — and it's more common than you might think
A day before Regina Smith was set to close on the house, she got an email saying to wire her $60,00…
Jordan Pandy
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How to protect yourself from data breaches and what to do if your personal data is compromised online
Most data breaches involve hacked email accounts or stolen bank information, and can be protected a…
William Antonelli
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7 out of 10 Indians are unable to identify AI voice call scams, and half fall for scams with monetary losses
McAfee has released a report called ‘The Artificial Imposter,’ highlighting how the rise of artific…
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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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TikTok Pro scam – What is it and how to protect yourself from it
Several users on social media have reported that they have received an SMS or a WhatsApp messa…
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A self-described real estate visionary was charged with running an Airbnb scam that made millions by tricking guests into booking non-existent properties
Shray Goel managed over 100 properties across the US to run a "double-booking-bait-and-switch schem…
Hannah Getahun,Kelsey Vlamis,…
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A new wave of robocallers are trying to scam crypto users here's how the scam works and how to stop it
These scams are particularly risky for cryptocurrency investors, as it's difficult to reclaim lost …
Madison Hall
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How to avoid getting scammed out of your home or becoming a victim of land fraud
Real-estate scams increased 64% from 2020 to 2021, according to the FBI. Two people with insider kn…
Jordan Pandy
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A man with a brain injury was scammed out of all of his money. He and his mother are calling on social-media companies to protect disabled people from con artists.
Justin Westwood lost all of his money and much of his independence to an online scam. Now he, his m…