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FBI warning about scams surrounding hurricane relief
Post-disaster fraud has become a big business as the FBI says it has had over 26,000 complaints with over $312 million lost on disaster relief scams in the last five years. CBS News Confirmed ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Desperate learner drivers buying scam tests for £200
Figures released by the DVSA show learner drivers are waiting up to six months for a test in the south.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
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Cambodia Journalist Who Exposed Scams Is Released on Bail
Mech Dara spent three weeks in detention after he was charged for posts he made online. He still faces a charge of “incitement to provoke social chaos.”World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Cheesemakers in shock as £300,000 of produce stolen in sophisticated scam
Neal’s Yard Dairy delivered 22 tonnes of artisan cheddar after scammer posed as distributor for French retailer. Artisan cheesemakers have been dealt a blow by fraudsters who stole more than ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Fake NHS dentist site scammed desperate patients
A bogus NHS dental practice harvests passport numbers and credit card details from those signing up.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Shoppers warned over luxury advent calendar scams
The consumer group Which? is urging shoppers looking for a good deal to beware of fake offers.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Cash-handout influencer admits impeding scam probe
The Instagrammer admits obstructing a police investigation into an alleged £3.5m fraud.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Job scams on the rise. Here's how to protect yourself.
Scammers impersonating as companies or recruiters try to trick people into giving money or personal information.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump campaign targets Harris over 'train wreck' Fox News interview
Karoline Leavitt, former President Trump’s national press secretary, sharply criticized Vice President Harris’s performance during her Fox News interview Wednesday, calling it a “train wreck” in a ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
How Trump’s Radical Tariff Plan Could Wreck Our Economy
There’s no upside to the former president’s pet economic plan.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
‘This could wreck the area’: anger at new Guggenheim in Spanish nature reserve
Environmental groups are among those appalled at plans to expand into Guernica and the Urdaibai reserve – but others welcome it. A large and almost comically sinister fish named Guggenheim is on ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
‘Welfare for the rich’: how farm subsidies wrecked Europe’s landscapes
The steep and stark environmental decline was not supposed to happen under the common agricultural policy. Revealed: the growing income gap between Europe’s biggest and smallest farms . The Rhine ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
‘A wrecking ball’: experts warn Trump’s win sets back global climate action
Election of a ‘climate denier’ to US presidency poses ‘major threat to the planet’, environmentalists say. US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate and House results 2024: live ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Real-Time Video Deepfake Scams Are Here. This Tool Attempts to Zap Them
Reality Defender, a startup focused on AI detection, has developed a tool to verify human participants in video calls and catch fraudsters using AI deepfakes for scams.Tech - Wired - October 15 -
Instagram rolls out new features to prevent sextortion scams targeting teens
Instagram has introduced a series of new safety features to prevent sextortion schemes, marking the platform's latest effort to protect users, especially teenagers, from online harm. The safety ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
I'm not stupid, I've chosen to speak, says catfish victim duped for nine years
Kirat Assi was the victim of an elaborate catfish which lasted almost nine years.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Facebook and Instagram to delete ads that use celebrities without their consent
Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Meta again testing facial recognition software to fight 'celeb bait' scams
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is testing facial recognition software to combat “celeb bait” scams on its platforms, as well as to allow users to more easily regain access to ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Business Owners in Disaster-Hit Areas Should Watch Out for Possible Scams
Widespread relief efforts will help storm-ravaged regions recover, but fraudsters are also in the mix, warn federal agencies.Business - Inc. - October 23 -
Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts
He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face.Tech - Wired - October 24 -
Journalist who exposed Cambodia’s scam industry released by authorities
Mech Dara, charged with incitement, freed on bail after video of him apologising to country’s leaders appears. Mech Dara, one of Cambodia’s most prominent journalists, known for exposing the ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Banks and regulators warn of rise in ‘quishing’ QR code scams
HSBC, Santander and the US Federal Trade Commission concerned over email attacks that bypass cyber-defencesBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
‘Grate Cheese Robbery’ Scams Company Out of 22 Tons of Cheddar
Neal’s Yard, a leading cheese retailer in London, said that a shipment of 22 metric tons of rare Cheddar had disappeared in the con.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
‘They are ruining my life’: how the shadowy world of debt collection can wreck your finances
A stranger’s bill can be passed, in your name, down a chain of companies until it reaches the courts without you knowing anything about it. The result can be catastrophic. James Barnett and his ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
‘People did not go quietly’: divers explore wreck of 18th-century slave ship where mutiny took place
Black archaeologists join team investigating off the coast of Mozambique as part of global project to identify and tell stories of wrecked ships involved in transatlantic slave trade. Celso Simbine ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
A sunken timebomb? Samoa fears long-lasting damage from wrecked New Zealand navy ship
Samoa says 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked into the sea after HMNZS Manawanui hit a reef, with officials now racing to remove tons more fuel ahead of cyclone season. From the sky you can see ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
MLB wants Rays to find local replacement venue after Tropicana Field wrecked by Hurricane Milton
The Trop's roof was shredded by the storm earlier this monthSports - CBS Sports - October 22 -
NASCAR suspends Conner Jones: Truck Series driver injured competitor with intentional wreck at Homestead-Miami
Matt Mills spent two nights in a local hospital after Jones put him in the wall during Saturday's Truck race at HomesteadSports - CBS Sports - October 30 -
Still wrecked from past Israeli raids, hospitals in northern Gaza come under attack again
The last three hospitals still partially functioning in northern Gaza have been encircled by Israeli troops and caught amid fighting for weeksWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Still wrecked from past Israeli raids, hospitals in northern Gaza come under attack again
The last three hospitals still partially functioning in northern Gaza have been encircled by Israeli troops and caught amid fighting for weeksHealth - ABC News - 6 days ago -
‘One thing goes wrong and that’s it’: how Janet Jackson’s career was wrecked in a split second
Paula Varjack’s theatre show Nine Sixteenths looks back at the 2004 Super Bowl ‘Nipplegate’ controversy and what it reveals about the pressures on black women in the public eye. It has been just ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
The Guardian view on Trump’s planet-wrecking plans: the UK government’s resolve will be tested | Editorial
The new president’s disruptive policies will challenge Sir Keir Starmer’s green goals. But with strong leadership he could enhance Britain’s global influence. Donald Trump ’s electoral earthquake ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Here’s What You Need to Know About an AI-Powered Scam Targeting Gmail
If your business uses the free email service, artificial intelligence is taking aim with convincing attempts to take over user accounts.Business - Inc. - October 14 -
Marine Le Pen questioned in court over alleged fake EU jobs scam
French far-right leader denies embezzling EU funds and compares European parliament to a ‘blob’. The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denied embezzling EU funds in a fake jobs scam when ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Return of the landline: why gen Z – and scam artists – love old-fashioned phones
80% of elderly people have landlines, compared with just 50% of 18- to 29-year-olds. Will the joy of a great conversation lead to a revival?. Name: Landlines.. Age: 148 years old. Continue ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
This influencer was scammed out of thousands in crypto — and has a tip to help you avoid fraud
A British fitness and wellness influencer who was duped into handing over $7,450 worth of crypto and has a tip on how to avoid falling into the same trap.Business - CNBC - October 15 -
NHS consultant who lost £39k among 100 Revolut customers contacting BBC over scams
People say they have been poorly treated by the firm after being tricked out of cash while using app.Top stories - BBC News - October 19
