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Meet the new AI grandmother that can scam the scammers on your behalf
"Scambaiting" is when the target of a scam knowingly plays along to waste the scammer's time. Now t…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Scammers are stealing homes from under their owners' noses. AI is making it scarily easy.
Scammers have seized properties from Elvis Presley's Graceland to modestly priced vacant lots. AI t…
Jordan Pandy,Katie Balevic
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Govt warns about fake SMS asking users to update their PAN – what it is and how to stay safe
Increased usage of the internet has also resulted in an increase in online fraud. Scammers are find…
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Hyderabad man uses online trading app to try and earn some extra money, loses Rs 8 lakh
A 40-year-old Hyderabad man lost Rs 8.17 lakh to an online investment scam after being lured via ra…
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Insider Today: Scammers on the loose
In Saturday's edition of Insider Today, we're talking about costly scams to watch out for.
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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How a romance scammer defrauded 3 Tinder dates out of over $100,000
Peter Gray, 35, was jailed for 56 months in the UK after he defrauded three women. Romance scams li…
Marta Biino
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Here are the most common election scams and how to keep yourself safe
The presidential election is getting closer and scammers are taking advantage. Here are the top ele…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Scammer's friend in 'Inventing Anna' wants journalist's private notes to fuel her defamation lawsuit against Netflix
Rachel Williams is suing Netflix over her portrayal as a friend of Anna Sorokin (AKA Anna Delvey) i…
Jacob Shamsian
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Mark Cuban is warning people to be careful of scammers and grifters on X after the Trump assassination attempt
Cuban wrote on X that "tragedy and horrific events" like the Trump rally shooting often make it eas…
Cheryl Teh
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How scammers use deepfakes of celebs to steal millions from fans
Scammers in Australia are using deepfakes of Steve Irwin's son and other celebrities to trick fans…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Romance scam in USA: soldier at Fort Bragg sentenced for running the scam
A federal judge sentenced an Army member to prison for running a romance scam in which he impersona…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Remote job scams are on the rise! How to stay safe?
Job scams were always around, but ever since the pandemic and lockdowns, remote job scams have beco…
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Voter registration scams are now everywhere. Here's how to spot them.
Voter registration fraud is one of the three most common scams during an election cycle, alongside …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Scammers are using delivery apps like Instacart to swindle customers and delivery workers out of money
Scammers are trying to get Instacart shoppers to buy gift cards that the scammers use — but don't p…
Alex Bitter
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How a woman lost nearly $150,000 to a romance scammer who gaslit her
Linda Young told the BBC that she had fallen under the scammer's "spell" and that the experience wa…
Rebecca Rommen
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A scammer conned us out of our $32,430 down payment by email. We didn't realize it until 10 days later.
Daniel Pietschnig and Jessica Madalena unknowingly wired their down payment for a house to a frauds…
Alcynna Lloyd
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A couple got shocked messages from friends asking if they were moving. Nope, a scammer had put their home on Zillow.
A scammer listed Jamey and Lauren Bertram's million-dollar home on Zillow for only $10,000, asking …
Alcynna Lloyd
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Romance scammers are now building trust with AI-generated deepfakes. Here's how to spot them.
Americans lost at least $650 million to romance scams last year. And now with AI, they are only get…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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How scammers used 'social engineering' to steal over $1 million from an Idaho town of less than 4,000 people
Gooding, Idaho lost more than $1 million after scammers used "social engineering" to trick an emplo…