Whitehorse woman lost her life savings to scammers, and her bank won't reimburse her
An Nguyen worked two jobs, seven days a week for two years – but in the blink of an eye, her savings were gone. She's not alone. Now, consumer rights watchdogs say governments need to hold banks accountable for protecting customers from scams.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/whitehorse-woman-who-lost-29k-to-scammers-denied-reimbursement-from-td-bank-9.7195321?cmp=rss

#JanetFordham sadly died in #Ghana after being #scammed out of her home and assets worth about #1m. She fell in #love on the #Internet. She went tp #Ghana to try and get some of her money back. A sad story and #dating #scams are sadly all too common.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/british-woman-died-in-ghana-trying-to-recoup-money-from-scammers-inquest-told

British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told

Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scams

The Guardian
This is why #Pi-Hole is a necessity. Over 11% #internet #DNS requests are GARBAGE that got #blocked. And most important thing is, that even people who might get #scammed by internet scams (read #parents and #kids) are somewhat protected at the #router level by this service.

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Windsor, Ont., business owner out $27K after he's scammed via the Uber Eats app
A business owner in Windsor, Ont., says he's out more than $25,000 after scammers compromised his banking details on a popular food delivery platform. Police say the financial crimes unit has received the complaint and is investigating.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-uber-eats-scam-money-gone-9.7141934?cmp=rss
BTS’s V Gets “Scammed” By Rising Artist, Sparks Major Concerns - KpopNewsHub – Latest K-Pop News, Idols & Korean Entertainment

With the speedy advancement of generative AI, many unsuspecting people are now vulnerable to being tricked by it. BTS member V appears to be the latest

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#RICK #SCOTT #DEMANDS #MORE #CUTS TO #MEDICAID, WHICH #HIS #COMPANY ALLEGEDLY #SCAMMED
Scott proposes slashing $313 billion more from Medicaid, a safety-net program his hospital company was accused of fraudulently billing

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rick-scott-medicaid-scam-trump-big-beautiful-bill-1235375383/

Rick Scott Demands More Cuts to Medicaid, Which His Company Allegedly Scammed

Scott says his proposal to slash $313 billion more from Medicaid in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will protect the program “for those who truly need it.”

Rolling Stone
@British_Airways #Scammed me (Case 07874932) Here is how they did it: https://zurl.co/ktHlc

Crisis averted. She saw ‘Mobil’ (the gas station) on her credit card statement and panicked because she had just set up an X account, after being constantly badgered into it by her Google searches. 🙃

#Scammed #OldPeople #AgingParents #InfoSec