Undocumented feature in Facebook -- it leads the pack as the origination point for many online scams.

FTC reports social media scams cost US peeps $2.1B in 2025 -- an 8x increase since 2020. WhatsApp and Instagram were a "distant" second and third to Facebook as the starting point and scams can be broadly grouped into investments, shopping, or romance. https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/social-media-scams-cost-americans-more-than-usd2-1-billion-last-year-according-to-the-ftc #SocialMedia #Scams #OnlineScams #Facebook #WhatsApp #Instagram #Internet #FTC #Shopping #OnlineShopping #Investments

We've all seen those obvious deepfakes online picturing Trump or Musk getting arrested by the FBI. The latest AI tools are now so advanced that looking for the usual signs like extra digits on hands is no longer helpful when trying to spot them. The Atlantic's Lila Shroff experiments with photorealistic images of bank alerts, passports and tax forms and explains how deepfakes are coming for our bank accounts.

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BBC uncovers the scammers exploiting dogs to elicit donations from animal lovers

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9l74wvd7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC uncovers the scammers exploiting dogs to elicit donations from animal lovers

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9l74wvd7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#Scams #AnimalWelfare #Investigative

This is an awful story about scammers and dogs, sharing for awareness - please boost and share to your networks https://bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9l74wvd7o

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BBC uncovers the Ugandan scammers abusing dogs to elicit donations from animal lovers

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The Guardian | AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear by Shane Hickey

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Some users rely on AI chatbots like Claude for everyday tasks, but a growing scam involves fraudulent “gift‑card” subscriptions that charge victims large sums without their consent. David Duggan, who paid $20 a month for Claude, discovered unauthorized $200 purchases for gift‑card vouchers on his credit‑card statement; Anthropic, the company behind Claude, suspended his account but could not explain the charges. Similar reports on Reddit describe multiple unexpected payments in pounds and euros, with scammers sending the supposed vouchers to victims’ personal emails, suggesting possible email compromise. Anthropic says it is adding new safeguards to block fraudulent gift‑card purchases, canceling suspect subscriptions and issuing refunds, and advises affected users to contact support, cancel the compromised card, and file a charge‑back claim with their bank.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/03/ai-claude-chatbot-gift-card-subcription-scam-mystery-payments

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