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Russia accuses Ukraine of orchestrating a phone scam scheme to trick elderly Russians into setting military recruitment offices on fire amid string of arson attacks
The attacks have coincided with recent changes to Russia's conscription eligibility amid its mounti…
Erin Snodgrass
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Here's how a group of YouTubers pranked a scam call centre in India that makes $18 million per year
Here’s where Mark Rober comes in. Rober is a former NASA engineer and YouTuber who posts videos …
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WhatsApp users beware of this Father’s Day scam
WhatsApp is the most commonly used messaging service which offers regular security and feature upda…
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Telegram is the crypto hackers’ newest playground — and they have automated the process
Cryptocurrency scammers are using bots on Telegram to con investors into giving up their one-time p…
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TN Cyber security on high alert as phishing attacks rise
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has recently cautioned public against fra…
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Hackers target bestselling NFT artist Beeple's Twitter account and make off with $438,000 from followers through a phishing scam
"Stay safe out there," the NFT artist told his followers after the targeted scam. Beeple in 2021 so…
Carla Mozée
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Interpol alert on gangs scamming people by posing as suppliers of COVID-19-related medical items
The Lyon-headquartered global police cooperation agency in its latest input has alerted its member…
PTI
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The team behind the $24 billion Shiba Inu altcoin warns about a scam targeting potential investors
"A Fake Shiba Inu Telegram group is being shared across social media. The scammers impersonate offi…
Carla Mozée
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The most successful blockchain scams have ripped off nearly $14 million from victims to date, VPN company says
"Due to their nature, blockchain projects remain profitable targets to cybercriminals," says Atlas …
Carla Mozée
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A woman was arrested for crowdfunding to pay for vet bills for a dog that was already dead
Kanna Sudo was arrested and charged with attempted fraud. The police say Sudo lied and said her dea…
Cheryl Teh
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Scammers are using crypto ATMs and impersonating everyone from law enforcement to utility workers to steal money, the FTC warns
"Nobody from the government, law enforcement, utility company, or prize promoter will ever tell you…
Carla Mozée
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After losing $8,000 in an altcoin scam, one man started a group that hunts down crypto frauds
After falling victim to fraud, 52-year-old Robert Browning started a group called RugSeekers to fin…
Natasha Dailey
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An entrepreneur told police he was tortured for several hours by masked criminals attempting to steal his bitcoin millions
Zaryn Dentzel reportedly told police that an organized gang tied and gagged him before escaping wit…
Zahra Tayeb
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Metallica warns its fans about a crypto scam after a fan lost more than $25,000 in bitcoin on a fake Metallica-themed YouTube channel
A Twitter user shared a picture of a phony Metallica channel with 42,000 subscribers purporting to …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Crypto scams are preying on vulnerable people. Many victims are deceived online, including an elderly woman who lost thousands.
An Indiana-based woman was only able to recover a fraction of the money she lost to a man who convi…
Zahra Tayeb
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Carry Minati’s YouTube channel hacked as part of bitcoin scam reflects why Steve Wozniak is suing the platform
Less than two weeks after Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and other verified Twitter accounts wer…
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Dating-app con artists are scamming singles up to $900,000 with elaborate fake relationships
2020 has been the most lucrative year yet for dating-app scammers, according to a Federal Trade Com…
Julia Naftulin
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Scammers set up fake websites posing as COVID-19 treatments to trick people into sharing personal information, US officials warn
COVID-19-related fraud has proliferated in the past year, with Americans losing over $211 million t…
Aaron Holmes
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SBI warns 2 million users may be at risk of phishing attacks in Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities
According to the warning issued by the Computer Emergency Response Team - India (CERT-In) — Indi…
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A Nigerian crime ring siphoned millions of dollars from US unemployment programs amid COVID-19 shutdowns, officials say
The US Secret Service confirmed to Business Insider that it has found "criminal actors targeting st…