Notices tagged with scam, page 2

AI scams are already a huge success on platforms like Instagram. Can we not use machine learning for something better, like talking to animals or solving world hunger?
#maschinelearning #ai #scam

'It was priced $12.99': Woman is shopping at T.J. Maxx. Then she spots a familiar Dollar Tree vase

#DollarTree #CustomerBehavior #TJMaxx #Scam #Retail

https://www.dailydot.com/news/dollar-tree-vase-tj-maxx/

"For all the lofty, idealistic talk of agora marketplaces and counter-economics and individual liberty and the right to privacy, crypto would not exist if the criminal underworld did not require an alternative means to anonymously transfer funds from one scumbag to another. ...

Simply put: no money laundering, no bitcoin."

~ Greg Olear

#Trump #TechBros #crypto #memecoin #bitcoin #TrumpCoin #scam #crime #criminals #MoneyLaundering
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https://gregolear.substack.com/p/silk-road-to-perdition

So based on this article, DnB, Norway´s largest bank, is considering setting up a Crypto fund.

The head of DnB Asset Management is openly discussing this in this article. He compares Bitcoin to gold, given that there is a "limit to the supply" of Bitcoin.

Anyone that understands anything about Crypto and numbers understands this is just BS. Bitcoin has no inherent value and there is no inherent limitation to the number of Bitcoins, as you just use fractions.

DnB has been sued before for selling fraudulent products. I hope they will not be so stupid to now sell much more fraudulent products.

https://e24.no/boers-og-finans/i/alkowd/dnb-vurderer-aa-starte-kryptofond

#Crypto #DnB #Scam

'Big Lots is closing': Hot Topic shopper sees $34.90 price label. Then they peel the sticker back

#Bankruptcy #InternetCulture #Scam #PriceTagSwitch #DailyDot

https://www.dailydot.com/news/hot-topic-big-lots/

"It would be bad enough if Trump were only duping gullible followers. But the crypto-bubble threatens the national and global financial systems."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #Republicans #EconomicElites #oligarchy #SuperRich #corruption #crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #memecoin #scam
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/day-one-of-the-resistance

“President-elect Donald J. Trump and his family on Friday started selling a cryptocurrency token featuring an image of Mr. Trump drawn from the July assassination attempt, a potentially lucrative new business that ethics experts assailed as a blatant effort to cash in on the office he is about to occupy again.”

~ Eric Lipton

#Trump #Republicans #EconomicElites #oligarchy #SuperRich #corruption #crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #memecoin #scam
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/politics/trump-meme-coin-crypto.html

Oh neat! Just found out that I misremembered the "health care plan" I'd signed up for '24, & wound up picking the OTHER ("cheaper") one for '25—with the net result that my prescriptions for the year comes in at 4x what I paid last year. "Covered 100% AFTER deductible."

I wonder what other gotchas are laying in wait....

& those of delicate sensibilities wonder why people are sympathetic with Luigi....

#HealthInsurance #Scam

I just wasted 55 minutes in a call with fake Interpol agents who tried to convince me that my ID was stolen and used for money laundering ("at UBS and Credit Sushi, 15-20 accounts in your name with millions of Swiss francs!") and drug trafficking ("22 pounds of Cocaine found in an abandoned car in Rome").

They wanted me to go and buy gift cards 😃

#scam #callcenter #interpol

'This is pretty sneaky!': Woman uses her Sam's Club membership. Then she realizes there's been a policy change

#SamsClubScam #Scam #MembershipBenefits #RewardsPoints #FreeDelivery

https://www.dailydot.com/news/sams-club-delivery-policy/

Can scanning a QR code do this? I want to call bullshit because I’ve seen two (non-techie) friends share this. Can a computer security expert weigh in on this?

> “There is a QR code to scan, and once scanned, all the information from that phone will be sent to scammers. They receive all access to the phone. All personal and financial information is accessible to the scammers and often the victim's bank accounts are drained.”

#computer #security #scam

PSA for independent artists and musicians from Benn Jordan.

DO NOT OPT-IN into offers for ”protecting your music from AI scrapers” from #tunecore or #distrokid (probably others)

Signing into these program actually gives them the rights to your music, and the rights to sell it to third parties for - you guessed it - #training #AI.

It’s 2024, it’s the Great Data Heist. And AI tech bros need their daily #scam to feed their theft machine stock. Consider all parties suspect
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KXnEvIxYiXQ

If you see a email address whose domains end in .shop .top or .xyz among other generic top-level domains (gTLDs), you should try to block them by domain as it's likely a phish and a scam.

Here's a explanation into why phishers and scammers love these domains.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/why-phishers-love-new-tlds-like-shop-top-and-xyz/

#cybersecurity #infosec #phishing #scam

Two scams in one week: First some moron tried to scam me by pretending to buy an item I have for sale on ebay, and today I log in to pay my cc and see bogus charges. Card is cancelled and I'll now have to change card info with about 50 different merchants. #scam #fraud

Gegen Enkeltrickbetrug: KI-Omi soll Kriminelle in endlose Gespräche verwickeln | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Gegen-Enkeltrickbetrug-KI-Omi-soll-Kriminelle-in-endlose-Gespraeche-verwickeln-10036234.html #ArtificialIntelligence #Scam

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

https://vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-will-never-create-thinkcoin/

#Vivaldi #Crypto #Scam

Donald Trump has STOPPED republicans from passing border reform. Therefore, any border problems going forward are HIS.

NEW: McConnell just told Senate Republicans Trump won’t let them help fix the border because he wants to run on it.

They need to have something to run on. The economy is doing well. Jobs are growing.

"If they allow efforts to address the border issue to pass, Republicans lose their main talking point. They'd rather keep the border as a cudgel to use during the election."

#Immigration #border
#security
#criminal #republicans #scam
#RepublicansAreTheProblem

📢 NEW: McConnell just told Senate Republicans the sexual assault perpetrator won’t let them help fix the border because he wants to run on it.

Republicans refuse to fix the border, and allow the dangerous situation.

REPUBLICANS BLOCKED FUNDING BORDER SECURITY!

#immmagration #border #security #criminal #republicans #scam #RepublicansAreTheProblem

Why would Meta enforce any rules their platform when it makes them money.

We all have to understand that Meta and its services is the gutter.

Avoid. Delete. Ban.

https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-instagram-meta-deceptive-political-ads-election

#Facebook #Meta #Scam #Abuse

Fraudsters Exploit US General Election Fever, FBI Warns.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire blog: https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/fraudsters-exploit-us-general-election-fever-fbi-warns

#cybersecurity #scam #politics #election