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Artificial intelligence is making scammers tougher to spot. Gone are the poorly worded messages that easily tipped off authorities as well as the grammar police. The bad guys are now better writers and more convincing conversationalists, who can hold a conversation without revealing they are a bot, say the bank and tech investigators who spend […]
Jun. 20—Public Service Company of New Mexico said a phone scam is targeting people throughout the Albuquerque area. The utility said the scammers have added a false PNM caller ID and a 505 prefix to entice people into picking up. When customers answer the phone, the caller on the other end of the line says […]
Scammers have reportedly been impersonating police in Lynnwood and Olympia. Both cities’ police departments are now warning the public about fraudulent phone calls. (THREAD) We’ve been made aware of a phone scam circulating of a caller(s) impersonating the Lynnwood Police Department, with the caller ID coming up as “Lynnwood Police Department” on phones. The scammer will say there’s […]
Scammers trying to sell low-cost gold jewelry at high prices were seen again Monday along some Tri-Cities area highways. A Washington State Patrol trooper spotted two men next to a rented Escalade pickup who were walking in and out of traffic near the intersection of Interstate 182 and Highway 395 on Monday afternoon, Trooper Chris […]
Robert Irwin, the son of famed conservationist Steve Irwin.Monica Schipper/Getty Images Scammers are using deepfake celebrity videos to steal from fans. Fake photos of police arresting Robert Irwin were used to set up a fake investment opportunity. Scams like these have stolen over $8 million in Australia alone. Scammers in Australia are using deepfake photos […]
Brenda Crowe’s mom had not been home alone long when she had to make a frantic 911 call to keep someone from taking her, telling her mom during that call, “It’s a fraud, he would have taken you mom. He would have taken you and we wouldn’t even have known where you were.” ▶ WATCH […]
DENVER (KDVR) — A family in Denver is searching for answers after their credit card information was stolen over Mother’s Day weekend, and they still don’t know how. Law enforcement in Colorado said scammers are always finding new ways to take information and skimming devices continue to cause problems. Thieves drill holes in Denver man’s […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Seree and Sipa Weroha gave FOX4 Problem Solvers a tour of the land they purchased more than 30 years ago. Land that was stolen from them in March by scammers posing as them. The empty lot is in the same neighborhood where they own a home, but the Werohas had no […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett cautioned the tens of thousands of shareholders who packed an arena for his annual meeting that artificial intelligence scams could become “the growth industry of all time.” Doubling down on his cautionary words from last year, Buffett told the throngs he recently came face to face with the downside […]
By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) – Artsana, a maker of child car booster seats, last year agreed to settle claims that it had misled customers about how to use its products, offering $50 to people who had bought Chicco-brand seats. The company, which did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, knew it sold roughly 875,000 […]
LAKELAND, Fla. – A Lakeland woman is now without more than $400,000 after she was targeted by two scammers. It all started when two men called her, saying she had won the “Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes.” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Michael Lawrence and co-defendant Max Richards told the victim that she won $3 million […]