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Scamming Hits $422 Billion With AI
AI helps scammers reach $422 billion in fraud globally.
Pymnts · 1m
Fraud Trends Put Fragmented Defenses Under Pressure
Scam victims taking weeks to pay force banks to connect fragmented fraud data.
Pymnts · 1m
Floridians Over 60 Lost $710M to Scams
Florida seniors lost $710m to cybercrime, here’s how to recover.
The Conversation · 1m
FBI warns of AI-powered police impersonation scams
Scammers are using deepfake technology to impersonate law enforcement and steal billions from victims.
PCMAG · 1m
California arrests in Texas gold scam
Police say scammers posed as federal agents and pushed an elderly Texas man to turn cash into gold.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Never trust the caller
A cybersecurity researcher explains why assuming everyone is a scammer is now a reasonable way to live.
Valleynewslive · 1m
Scammers know exactly when to text you
New Malwarebytes data shows scam texts spike at lunchtime and peak on Fridays, when your guard is lowest.
Fox News · 4m
How a Frisco grandmother helped catch a gold scam courier
She lost $30,000 to a fake federal agent, then handed his courier a box of police-issued counterfeit cash.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
Amazon's fake energy-saving plugs are still on sale
A year after Amazon said it would pull these bogus 'eco' plugs, the listings are still live and still dangerous.
TechRadar · 1m
AI scams are hitting your family, not just banks
The FBI logged $893 million in AI-linked fraud losses last year, and most of it starts with a phone call.
The Conversation · 3m
Revolut data leak came from a government email
Scammers used a real government email domain to pull passports, selfies and statements from Revolut customers.
Pymnts · 1m
Your social feed is a scammer's shopping list
Every post about your dog, your job, your bad day hands criminals another piece of the puzzle they need to impersonate you.
PCMAG · 3m
A $30 lifetime tool that explains scam messages
IsThisSpam checks suspect texts, links and numbers, then shows its work, and the lifetime plan is $29.99.
PCMAG · 1m
The fake Tesco casino nobody stopped
Unlicensed casinos are borrowing Tesco, Barclays and Bellingham's face to look legitimate, and the ads keep running.
the Guardian · 2m
Siri dialed the wrong bank, and a scam almost took everything
An 82-year-old asked her iPhone to call American Express and got a con artist instead.
Fox News · 3m
Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Spot Fake Emails and Texts
Amazon's AI assistant can now check suspicious messages against the company's complete communication records to combat scams.
The Verge · 1m