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2. FCC votes to ban scam robocalls that use AI-generated voices

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   The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to outlaw scam robocalls featuring fake, artificial intelligence-created voices, cracking down on so-called “deepfake” technology that ...

3. Phone scams claiming bank affiliation on the rise in Minnesota

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   ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - You've no doubt had a run-in with them — Scammers bombarding your phone with texts and calls, often pretending to be someone they are not in an effort to steal your ...

4. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

5. Fed Crackdown Begins on Billions of Scam Calls: How Much ...

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   Scam calls aren't just annoying, they are victimizing people across the country. Last year, government imposter phone scammers alone cost Americans over $511 million in losses. The Federal Trade...

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

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   By the end of February 2017, the scam was reported in the United Kingdom by CPR Call Blocker, a call blocking company warning of it in The Independent. On March 27, 2017, the FCC issued an official warning about the telephone scam. They defined it as, "Scammers open by asking a yes-or-no question, such as: "Can you hear me?"

7. 4 Prompts Scam Callers Use To Steal Social Security ... - AOL

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   Here are four of the most common Social Security scams to be aware of: You Owe Money That Is Due Immediately. Prompt: Scammer tells you that you owe money for some sort of penalty or benefit ...

8. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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   The man behind one of America's biggest 'fake news' websites is a former BBC worker from London whose mother writes many of his stories. Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 35, runs YourNewsWire.com, the source of scores of dubious news stories, including claims that the Queen had threatened to abdicate if the UK voted against Brexit.

9. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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   Pig butchering scams originated in 2020 as a regional scam in China and later spread throughout Southeast Asia at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Sihanoukville, Cambodia—once a prosperous gambling town—many local gambling gangs transformed casinos into scam operation centers performing pig butchering scams. This was likely a result ...