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  2. A second UK lawmaker says he was targeted in a sexting scam ...

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    April 6, 2024 at 5:49 AM. LONDON (AP) — A second British lawmaker has acknowledged receiving explicit messages on his phone in what police are investigating as a malicious phishing attempt ...

  3. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The Noorseekee (нурсики) scam is a multiple-round variant of the gold brick scam which has entered Russian urban legends from unverifiable incidents during the Afghanistan conflict. The scam consists of multiple "seller" and "buyer" rounds, the sellers and buyers both being Soviet officers in on the con.

  4. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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    Can you hear me? is a question asked in an alleged telephone scam that started occurring in the United States and Canada in 2017. It is alternatively known as the Say "yes" scam. Reports of this scam and warnings to the public have continued into 2020 in the US. There have also been several reports of the same kind of incidents happening in Europe.

  5. Taylor Swift fans lose at least $1 million to Eras Tour scams ...

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    Thousands of Taylor Swift’s UK fans have been duped into buying fake tickets for her upcoming Eras Tour concerts, according to a major British bank. More than 600 customers have reported being ...

  6. Rounding fraud - Wikipedia

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    Rounding fraud. Rounding fraud is a type of financial fraud using round numbers. It is frequently caught by the over usage of certain statistically improbable number patterns. [1] A notable example of rounding fraud was committed by the India-based company Satyam Computer Services which was detected in 2019, [2] and it is typical in the context ...

  7. Taylor Swift fans targeted by surge in ticket scams as £1m ...

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    Last year, it was reported by live music trade publication Pollstar that Swift’s Eras Tour had, by December, generated around $1.04bn (£836m) in gross ticket sales, making Swift’s the first ...

  8. Authorised push payment fraud - Wikipedia

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    Authorised push payment fraud (APP fraud) is a form of fraud in which victims are manipulated into making real-time payments to fraudsters, typically by social engineering attacks involving impersonation. [1] [2] These authorised frauds can also be related to investment scams, where the victim is tricked into sending money for investments that ...

  9. Prosecutors explore how live rounds got onto set of ... - AOL

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    February 27, 2024 at 8:09 PM. By Andrew Hay. (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday focused on how live rounds got onto the set of "Rust," questioning a detective who said the film's armorer was ...