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Over 7,000 from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after crackdown

12:55am February 27, 2025

Trapped in virtual slavery, many are lured to work in scam centers where they exploit people around the world through false romances, bogus investment pitches and illegal gambling schemes.

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How to protect yourself from AI scams this holiday season

5:00am December 24, 2024

Generative AI is making it easier for fraudsters to dupe people, now more than ever. Protect yourself from scams this holiday season with these five tips.

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A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat scammers at their own game

5:03am December 10, 2024

The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.

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JPMorgan Chase is suing customers over 'infinite money glitch' ATM scam

5:04pm October 29, 2024

JPMorgan Chase is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

A victim of a crypto ‘pig butchering’ scam just got his $140,000 back

6:59pm October 04, 2024

NPR investigated a crypto scam company known as SpireBit, which stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Russian-speaking seniors. Now, some of the victims are getting their money back after a lawsuit by Massachusetts authorities.

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Meta takes down thousands of Instagram and Facebook accounts linked to sextortion

4:49pm July 24, 2024

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

The social media owner announced it has taken down thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were linked to financial sexual extortion scams.

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No, the IRS isn't calling you. It isn't texting or emailing you, either

6:00am April 07, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Since 2018, over 75,000 victims have lost $28 million to IRS imposters over the phone, email, texts and more. Here's how the IRS actually contacts taxpayers and how you can spot imposters.