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Trump called the climate crisis a scam. It could prove a gift to China.
The likely US departure from global climate-crisis efforts offers an opening for Bejing, a clean-te…
Tom Porter
How scam call centers work, according to a 'scambaiter'
Jim Browning is a software engineer and an expert on scam call centers. His YouTube channel baits s…
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Banks and the federal government point fingers as Americans lose billions to online scams
Banks and the federal government are debating the best way to address rampant online scams, which h…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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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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Americans are losing more money to crypto scams than ever
Americans lost $5.6 billion to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, a 45% increase, the FBI said.
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Digitally-native Gen Zers aren't immune to romance scams
Zoomers grew up with technology at their fingertips. But as scams evolve and get more sophisticated…
Lindsay Dodgson
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From Will Smith slapping Chris Rock to a scam call center being pranked, here are the top 10 videos of 2022
YouTube has shared the list of the top 10 YouTube videos of 2022. The list covers several videos, i…
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A scientist tested knock-off Ozempic sold online. He found dangerous ingredients and doses — and got scammed out of money.
Weight-loss drugs sold online without a prescription are likely a scam or have dangerous doses, say…
Gabby Landsverk
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Mexican cartels have stolen over $300 million from American seniors in elaborate timeshare property scams
Older Americans are falling victim to massive timeshare fraud at the hands of Mexican cartels, the …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Around 76 locations were raided in India as part of a crackdown on phony tech support scam calls
Microsoft and Amazon are teaming up with law enforcement and India's Central Bureau of Investigatio…
Haley Tenore
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Hindenburg target SEBI chief, she calls charges baseless, Adani says no commercial relationship with SEBI head
Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch in a joint statement strongly denied the "baseless al…
PTI
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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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Here's how a guy from Gurugram used pop-up ads and a call centre to defraud unsuspecting Americans for up to $3 million
A 29-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to three years in a US federal prison on charges o…
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If you're getting hounded by calls about a car warranty, you're not alone: Robocalls are spiking for the first time since before the pandemic
While there isn't a simple solution to ending robocalls altogether, there are a few tricks that cou…
Avery Hartmans
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A YouTuber was making a prank video in a Virginia mall. He said the prankee took it badly and shot him.
Tanner Cook of the YouTube channel 'Classified Goons' said he was recording a practical joke when a…
Joshua Zitser
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Margot Robbie says she once faked her death to prank her babysitter by covering herself in ketchup: 'I waited 45 minutes for her to find me'
Margot Robbie faked her death to scare off a new babysitter so that her parents would get the previ…
Eammon Jacobs
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Fake call centers in India tricked over 50,000 people across 15 countries, FBI joins investigation
The fraud was reported at the Gurugram police commissioner’s office where teams from Singapore…
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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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A hacker ripped me off for $10,000. The scam turned out to be brilliant and terrifying.
Verizon, Chase, and the police were all useless when my identity got hacked. Then Psycho Bunny came…