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Automating scam call blocking sees Telstra prevent up to 500,000 calls a day
Telstra has said it is now blocking approximately 6.5 million suspected scam calls a month, at times up to 500,000 a day, thanks to automating the former manual process that sat at around 1 million monthly scam calls.
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Robocalls and scam calls persist during pandemic, so Americans have stopped answering the phone
During the coronavirus pandemic, robocalls slowed, but still 45.9 billion were made. And the calls appear to be rising again as call centers reopen.
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How a Family of Scammers Made Millions Off Fake 5-Hour Energy
Counterfeit energy drinks were lightning in a bottle for Adriana and Joseph Shayota, netting them a million dollars a month until the feds closed in. But they had one chance to clear their name: President Donald Trump.
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Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?
Every year, tens of millions of Americans collectively lose billions of dollars to scam callers. Where does the other end of the line lead?
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Copyright Trolling/SEO Scam, Changing The Photo Credits On Wikimedia Commons
Want to know yet another reason why the CASE Act is so dangerous? It will inspire ever more new attempts at fraud in the copyright trolling space. Giving people the ability to shake down others leads to... lots of attempts to shake down or scam...
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Bernard Madoff victims receiving more money, 12 years after his arrest
Overseers of two programs to compensate victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme have announced $679 million of new payouts, ahead of Friday's 12th anniversary of the now-imprisoned swindler's arrest.
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iTunes gift card scam: Apple sued for refusing to help victims
Apple is being sued for allegedly refusing to help those who have fallen victim to a iTunes gift card scam. An 11-count class action lawsuit has been filed against the company. Apple is accused of lying when it says that there is no way to trace or refund the value of the cards. There are a large number of scams which involve pre-paid gift cards like store cards and iTunes gift cards. Here’s how the FTC describes them.
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Florida man, His 3 Sons Who Sold Toxic Bleach As COVID-19 Miracle Cure Charged
Florida man, His 3 Sons Who Sold Toxic Bleach As COVID-19 Miracle Cure Charged. The novel coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 11 million people, claiming more than 526,000 lives across the world and people are becoming desperate in search for the cure. Earlier, the World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air, BBC reported
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How my dad got scammed for $3,000 worth of gift cards
The most recent iteration of a widespread government imposter scam has bilked thousands of Americans out of hundreds of millions of dollars.
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'Elon Musk' Bitcoin scam rakes in $2 million in two months
A fake Bitcoin scam, with Elon Musk’s likeness at the helm, has reportedly raked in over $2 million.
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Reverse Mortgage Scams | 121 Financial Credit Union
Knowledgebase Phone Scams Reverse Mortgage Scams Reverse Mortgage Scams A reverse mortgage, aka home equity conversion mortgage (HECM,) is a loan product that allows a homeowner to access the property’s unencumbered value. It can be a useful way for senior citizens to increase their income in retirement. According to the FBI and the Office of …
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Identifying Malware/Viruses Scams | 121 Financial Credit Union
Knowledgebase Tech & Device Scams Identifying Malware/Viruses Scams Definition of Malware and Virus Scams Most people these days use computers of some sort to store their most precious personal information and transact their most vital transactions, even if just a smartphone. This has given the ill-intended incredible motivation to break into people’s digital worlds and …
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Coronavirus pandemic claims another victim: robocalls
Have you been missing something amid the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders? No, not human contact. Not even toilet paper. Robocalls. Industry experts say robocalls are way down — scam calls as well as nagging from your credit-card company to pay your bill. The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted millions of job losses, and scammers have not been immune.
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Coronavirus pandemic claims another victim: Robocalls
Have you been missing something amid the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders? No, not human contact. Not even toilet paper. Robocalls. Industry experts say robocalls are way down — scam calls as well as nagging from your credit-card company to pay your bill. The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted millions of job losses, and scammers have not been immune.
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Scamvangelist Praises Donors for Buying Him the World’s “Finest” Private Jet
People are struggling right now. They may be out of work. They may just be bored, at home, while trying to get through this pandemic. But not Kenneth Copeland. The televangelist who said in mid-March that God told him the pandemic would “be over much sooner than you think” (but still wants you to tithe even if you’ve lost your job) and who recently delivered a prayer that said COVID-19 is “finished,” offered a different message to his gullible followers yesterday.
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The Million-Dollar Scammer and His Many Mormon Marks
As a kid growing up in northern Utah, Chet Olsen would often take his older brother’s shotgun shells, empty out the pellets, and spread them across a flat surface. He would then guide the pellets around, pretending that each one was a sheep he had to tend to. Olsen, now 62, has a salt-and-pepper mustache that accents his serious demeanor, and his boots display telltale signs of a lifetime of hard, hands-on work.
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Criminals on CCTV: Scammers caught red-handed
The man who hacked into a criminal call centre to expose scammers at work.
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The government says this backpack is a fraud, but the creator says he’s just a failure
This smart backpack was Doug Monahan’s dumbest idea. Lots of people want a word with Doug Monahan — government lawyers, crowdfunding backers, people from his past, and me. I’d been trying to find him for over a year. As a reporter interested in crowdfunding disasters, I thought Monahan’s failed iBackpack project was one of the ultimate gadget pipe dreams gone bad. The beats were familiar: an idea that raised more than half a million dollars, only to never ship and leave behind thousands of angry backers. The difference in this story, however, is that for only the second time, the Federal Trade Commission is coming for the creator.
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Professor Jake Paul
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How to Spot a Rental Scam | 4 Ways to Tell If You're Being Scammed
Rental scams are on the rise and scam artists are more believable than ever. So how do you spot a scam? Here are 4 ways to tell if you're being scammed.
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