At what point should people stop and ask themselves “maybe this is this a scam”?

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“Woman told she had to make deposit at store with Bitcoin kiosk or else her power would be cut”

#Fraud #Scam

cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ma…

At 16, #MeganBhari recruited One Direction to #help with her #charity. It was all a #scam.

Source: mamamia.com.au/believe-in-magi…

#money #finance #health #fail #crime #story #news

At 16, Megan Bhari recruited One Direction to help with her charity. It was all a scam.

Believe in Magic was a make-a-wish charity, with backing from One Direction. The controversy behind it years later is unpacked in a new BBC podcast.

^{Isabella Ross (Mamamia)}

My take on Crypto. I feel it needs to be repeated.

vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-w…

#Vivaldi #Crypto #Scam

Why Vivaldi will never create ThinkCoin | Vivaldi Browser

It’s a topic that is practically inescapable these days, whether online or off. But when it comes to cryptocurrency, all that virtually glimmers is not gold.

^{Jon von Tetzchner (Vivaldi Technologies)}

Fraudsters Exploit US General Election Fever, FBI Warns.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire blog: tripwire.com/state-of-security…

#cybersecurity #scam #politics #election

Fraudsters Exploit US General Election Fever, FBI Warns

The FBI warns of election scams targeting voters with fake donations, merchandise, and voter registration links. Stay vigilant!

^{www.tripwire.com}

Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive #Political Ads Thrived on #Facebook and #Instagram in Run-Up to #election2024
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Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive personal data or bait them into monthly charges.

#News #Tech #SocialMedia #Business #Badvertising #Scam #Meta #Government #politics
propublica.org/article/faceboo…

Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook, IG in Run-Up to Election

^ProPublica