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Telegram Purged Chinese Crypto Scam Markets—Then Watched as They Rebuilt

Before they were taken down by Telegram, Xinbi Guarantee and Haowang Guarantee displayed similar posts offering explicitly illegal services in…

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Money

Home Warranty Division Scam: What to Know

Homeowners across the country have reported receiving letters that urge them to renew their home warranty plans immediately to avoid…

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The top contributor to X’s Community Notes is Web3 Antivirus, a startup that uses an automated process to flag crypto scam posts and has posted 52,000 times (Alexios Mantzarlis/Indicator)

Featured Podcasts The Talk Show With John Gruber: ‘A Monkey on a Rock’, With Stephen Hackett The director’s commentary track…

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Ever Wonder What Happens After You Report a Scam? I Did, Too

When we write about fraud or identity theft at CNET, we normally advise victims to contact the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI’s Internet…

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FBI warns of ongoing scam that uses deepfake audio to impersonate government officials

The FBI is warning people to be vigilant of an ongoing malicious messaging campaign that uses AI-generated voice audio to…

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Tech

Google Is Using On-Device AI to Spot Scam Texts and Investment Fraud

Digital scammers have never been so successful. Last year Americans lost $16.6 billion to online crimes, with almost 200,000 people…

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The Trump Trade-War Scam – The Atlantic

If you’ve ever watched a game of three-card monte, you’ve noticed that the dealer talks nonstop. The chatter serves two…

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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for “unbank yourself” scam

As the case dragged on, Mashinsky and his family appeared unremorseful, victims said, even while facing threats of violence and…

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WhatsApp, Signal scam leads to Microsoft account hacks [April 2025]

Be careful with your Microsoft 365 account. Hackers are reportedly targeting Microsoft accounts through the popular WhatsApp and Signal messaging…

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Politics

Minister Lucy Powell’s X account hacked to promote crypto scam

Government minister Lucy Powell’s X account has been hacked to promote a scam “House of Commons” cryptocurrency. A string of…

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