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AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans (wired.com)

2026-07-30 | by Andy Greenberg | tags: ai chatbots, pig butchering, crypto scams

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Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-29 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: fbi, cryptocurrency, deepfake

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How to buy second-hand PC hardware without getting scammed — essential rules of engagement for finding used parts and machines in an inflated market (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Ben Stockton | tags: ebay, facebook marketplace, gpus

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Online Scams May Be Costing Americans 7 Times More Than Reported (cnet.com)

2026-07-29 | by Nelson Aguilar | tags: fbi, consumer federation of america, online scams

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Apple sued after alleged App Store crypto scam cost users $1.8M (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-27 | by Sarah Perez | tags: apple, app store, sparrow wallet

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Typo-Squatting Scammers Con South Carolina Town Out of $545K (slashdot.org)

2026-07-26 | by Posted | tags: typo-squatting, surfside beach, wildcat contractors

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ShinyHunters data leaks fuel $2,000 sextortion email scam (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-25 | tags: shinyhunters, sextortion, bitcoin

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NordVPN’s New HangUp App Screens Calls and Texts for Scams (cnet.com)

2026-07-24 | by Alex Valdes | tags: nordvpn, hangup app, hiya

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Satellite Images Reveal How Suspected Scam Compounds Appear Out of Nowhere (wired.com)

2026-07-24 | by Matt Burgess | tags: satellite images, myawaddy, international justice mission

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iPhone Users Beware: Scammers Are Using FaceTime to Steal Bank Info (cnet.com)

2026-07-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: faceid, bank scams, apple

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The Altman-Musk Feud Is Back: Musk Says Altman ‘Takes Scamming to a Whole New Level,’ Altman Mocks His SpaceX IPO (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-14 | by Jonathan Small | tags: altman, apple, datacenters

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A ransomware negotiator who colluded with attackers to scam victims was sentenced to 70 months in prison (engadget.com)

2026-07-13 | by Kris Holt | tags: blackcat, martino, million

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Is that QR code a trap? How to spot quishing scams before it's too late (zdnet.com)

2026-07-13 | by Charlie Osborne | tags: code, email, phishing

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Turning the Tables on Email Scammers With 'ScamBuster' (darkreading.com)

2026-07-13 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | tags: attacker, email, giovannoni

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Big tech must deal with scam ads under Ofcom proposals (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-10 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: ads online, firms, measures

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Redditor finds "16TB SSD" for $30 that was actually a microSD card with weights glued on (techspot.com)

2026-07-10 | by Rob Thubron | tags: drive, ebay, fake

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Redditor's latest fake-drive purchase reveals a 60GB microSD card and weights inside a "16TB SSD" (techspot.com)

2026-07-10 | by Rob Thubron | tags: drive, ebay, fake

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Redditor buys suspicious drives on eBay just to report the scamming sellers if they get a fake SSD or HDD — latest '16TB' find has weights and microSD card hot-glued inside the enclosure to make it feel legit (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-09 | by Jowi Morales | tags: account, drive, ebay

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Interpol arrests 5,811 people, seizes $293 million in global scammer crackdown (techspot.com)

2026-07-09 | by Julio Franco | tags: crime, fraud, interpol

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Big Brand Jobs Scam Targets Marketing Pros' Google Accounts (darkreading.com)

2026-07-07 | get Google Account Security Kit → | tags: campaign, campaign uses, credentials

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Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-07 | by Julie Bort | get AI Scam Prevention Toolkit → | tags: coughlin, phone, savi

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Fake tech support, bogus crypto, and a gold pickup: how scammers stole $673,000 in three days (techspot.com)

2026-07-07 | get Fake Tech Support Kit → | tags: access, access financial, accounts

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How Tech Scammers Conned Four People Out of $673,000 in Three Days (slashdot.org)

2026-07-06 | by Posted | get RFID Blocking Wallet → | tags: bank, local, release

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Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | by Victoria Strauss | get Scam Alert Bookmarks → | tags: book, club, payment

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Submit Your Questions: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams (wired.com)

2026-07-04 | by Kate Knibbs | get Fake Romance Scam Detector → | tags: ai changing, book, book club

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Apple users beware: This ‘copy-paste’ scam could allow someone to take control of your Mac (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-04 | get Mac Security Scanner → | tags: apple, copy, copy paste

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iOS 27 helps apps detect when a user may be getting scammed in real time (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-02 | by Marcus Mendes | get iOS 27 Scam Detection Kit → | tags: ios 27, trust insights, apple

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Threads' ubiquitous Mr Beast spam is part of a massive crypto scam network (engadget.com)

2026-07-02 | by Karissa Bell | get Crypto Scam Awareness Guide → | tags: threads, mr beast, infoblox

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Grab a massive $464 saving on a two-year NordVPN subscription with three extra months free — 69% saving unlocks this privacy-first VPN service with scam protection, password manager, 1TB cloud storage, ad blocking and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-01 | by Ben Stockton | get NordVPN Two-Year Plan → | tags: nordvpn, virtual private network, password manager

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Inside the rise of the global scam economy powered by AI and Starlink (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-30 | get AI Scam Detection Tool → | tags: starlink, scam industry, american tech companies