Scammers feed data from Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook and other social media sites to artificial intelligence programs as part of a scheme to carry out ransom crimes using fake voices and images, a security adviser told Fox News. “Social media now is a
We recently received an alarming email from Dan. Here’s what he had to say about a suspected scam: “I had an attempt by hackers to use Teamviewer.com to gain access to my computer. They showed me a screenshot of someone trying to
We received an email from one of our loyal newsletter subscribers, Patrick K., who told us about fraudulent stamp ads that he found on Facebook. He was able to gather and share with us a number of fraudulent Facebook ads and their
Thai police announced Wednesday they have busted a gang that operated call centers to deceive elderly U.S. citizens into wiring them money, netting more than $87 million. Police said they had arrested 21 people in the syndicate after simultaneously raiding nine locations
Scammers have reportedly been exploiting households whose budgets have been squeezed by the energy crisis by flogging dangerous electronics and flooding the internet with misleading ads. With bills costing the average households around double the amount they were paying in 2021, the
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Mother of three, Laura Joyce was named in court as one of the ringleaders of the gang, alongside her brother, Marc Cameron. It was heard in court that the scammers would encourage tourists to make false compensation claims about food poisoning. The
Scam artists are maliciously and deliberately targeting lonely and vulnerable people, well aware that they are more susceptible to their deceit. Sadly, these heartless scammers’ first target is often the elderly. They tug on their hearts with some sob story and, unfortunately in many
The Federal Trade Commission has recently gotten countless reports of scam artists pretending to be cable and internet companies. These fraudsters are so good at deception that even the savviest consumer can get duped. Despite call-blocking apps, software, and caller ID, scam