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  2. FTC: US consumers lost $770 million in social media scams in ...

    techcrunch.com/2022/01/27/ftc-u-s-consumers-lost...

    A growing number of U.S. consumers are getting scammed on social media, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which revealed.

  3. Scams stealing government benefits like unemployment ... - AOL

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    The top way the scam starts is with a phone call, the FTC's Cox said. Those calls can even come from caller IDs pretending to be from a trusted service like your bank that urgently needs...

  4. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam

    An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [1] [2] If a victim makes the payment, the ...

  5. Making a living scamming the scammers - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2018-07-30-scamming-tech...

    Lenny's responses are vague, designed to trick any telemarketer or scammer into believing they're talking to a real person. Kitboga thought it was fake, but funny, and down a YouTube rabbit...

  6. An old SEO scam has a new AI-generated face - Engadget

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    Over the years, Engadget has been the target of a common SEO scam, wherein someone claims ownership of an image and demands a link back to a particular website.

  7. Take 20% Off Raycon Earbuds, Headphones and Speakers ... - AOL

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    This includes their headphones, earbuds and speakers even if they’re already marked down. All you have to do is use the code: MARCH20 at checkout and place your order before March 15, which is ...

  8. Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government ...

    techcrunch.com/2023/06/02/scammers-publish-ads...

    A review of the websites’ source code suggests the hacking services as advertised are likely fake, despite at least one of the sites displaying the profile pictures and names of alleged victims.

  9. This Champion Portable Generator Is Almost 50% Off on ... - AOL

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    If you’re worried about being left without power, pick up this Champion 4750-Watt Dual-Fuel Portable Generator, which is 47% off at Amazon right now.

  10. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_support_scam

    Technical support scams were named by Norton as the top phishing threat to consumers in October 2021; Microsoft found that 60% of consumers who took part in a survey had been exposed to a technical support scam within the previous twelve months.

  11. Here’s how to deal with those badly written equations you ...

    www.engadget.com/equation-social-media-scams...

    Spend enough time on social media and it’s likely that you’ll see what I’ve started to call a Bad Math Scam. This is where an account, looking to juice their engagement figures, posts an ...