fraud
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Meta Allegedly Failed to Stop a Months Long Canadian Immigration Scam Targeting Migrants
Scammers posing as Canadian immigration experts exploited Facebook and WhatsApp groups to target migrants in a months long data harvesting scheme. In some cases, migrants wrapped up in the scam are convinced to recruit over a dozen more desperate people, allegedly in exchange for help applying and paying for a visa. That help never comes.…
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What to Do Right Away If You Click a Phishing Link
It happens to the best of us: You might be totally up to date on all the latest phishing scams and still fall for one. While it’s definitely panic-inducing to realise you just clicked on some scammy link, there are some easy steps you can take next to minimise the damage and secure your devices…
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What Is ‘Pig Butchering,’ the Crypto Scam That’s Flooding the FBI’s Phone Lines?
The con is a bizarre mashup of a romance scam and an investment scheme.
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Americans Have Lost $1.39 Billion to Crypto Scams Since Last Year, Feds Say
Investing in Web3, the supposedly “transformative” environment of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies, continues to be a revolutionary new way to lose a whole lot of money.