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@graham_cluley 'Anne Hathaway' admits leading $245 million crypto theft gang that spent a fortune on nightclubs, watches, and luxury cars #Cybersecurity #CryptoCrime #Scams
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Sep 10, 2026
@wsj_markets The U.S. Seized $225 Million From Scammers. Who Gets It Back? #Finance #Scams #Law
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Sep 10, 2026
@wsj_markets They Lost Their Money to Scammers--and Now Battle the U.S. Government to Recover It #Finance #Scams #Crime
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Sep 10, 2026
@bbc_news 'My new job as a tour guide turned out to be fake' #Scams #Jobs #News
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Sep 9, 2026
@bbc_news Cowboy builder tore my home apart and disappeared off the face of the Earth with £14k #News #Crime #Scams
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Sep 9, 2026
@bbc_news Scammers demand ransoms from Instagram users over fake copyright claims #Scams #CyberSecurity #SocialMedia
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Sep 8, 2026
@gotta_be_mobile That Call From Your Family Member Could Be an AI Voice Scam #Tech #Scams #AI
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Sep 6, 2026
@simon_willison The purpose of DNS is to spread scams #DNS #Security #Scams
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Sep 6, 2026
@terence_eden The purpose of DNS is to spread scams #DNS #Security #Scams
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Sep 6, 2026
@bbc_news How the hunger for a new weight loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes #Health #Medicine #Scams
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Sep 4, 2026
@bbc_news 'I lost my savings after a job interview scam' #Scams #Fraud #ConsumerNews
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Sep 3, 2026
@schneier Researching Employment Scams #Security #Scams #Privacy
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Sep 3, 2026
@lithub The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature #Literature #Scams #AI
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Sep 3, 2026
@fast_company How to spot romance scams online and protect yourself #Scams #OnlineSafety #CyberSecurity
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Sep 3, 2026
@onmsft Amazon Customer Orders $1,400 RTX 5080, Gets a Vacuum Mug and Fake Refund Email Instead #Tech #Hardware #Scams
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Sep 2, 2026
@lithub The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Giants of 20th-Century Literature #Literature #AI #Scams
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Aug 28, 2026
@schneier LLM-Based Social Engineering Scams #Security #AI #Scams
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Aug 27, 2026
@bbc_news Scammers increasingly using QR codes to steal money and data #Scams #CyberSecurity #Technology
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Aug 23, 2026
@guardian_world 'Friday afternoon fraud': warning for UK homebuyers on bank scams #Fraud #Scams #Money
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Aug 23, 2026
@fast_company Apple and Amazon users: Beware this new 'unauthorized charge' scam #Cybersecurity #Scams #TechNews
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Aug 22, 2026
@bbc_news Tinder conman who claimed he was a millionaire jailed for taking £68,000 from victims #Crime #Scams #Justice
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Aug 20, 2026
@lifehacker Seven of the Most Common WhatsApp Scams (and How to Avoid Them) #Scams #Privacy #Security
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Aug 19, 2026
@gotta_be_mobile Stop Scanning Random QR Codes. Here's What Can Happen #Tech #Security #Scams
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Aug 19, 2026
@longreads The Phone Scammers Next Door #Crime #Scams #Journalism
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Aug 18, 2026
@guardian_world Deepfake Anthony Albanese used in celebrity scams duping Australians out of $7.4m, Asic warns #AI #Scams #Australia
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Aug 16, 2026
@guardian_world 'We detected unusual activity': the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos #Scams #AI #TravelTech
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Aug 16, 2026
@bbc_news These seaside apartments were a ghost city - then police say scammers moved in #Scams #Crime #Community
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Aug 11, 2026
@bbc_news These seaside apartments were a ghost city - then police say scammers moved in #Crime #Scams #Community
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Aug 11, 2026
@lifehacker Watch Out for These Fake Fraud Alerts From Apple and Amazon #Scams #Security #Tech
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Aug 11, 2026
@bbc_news The lonely Chinese men being conned by fake brides #WorldNews #Scams #Asia
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Aug 10, 2026
@bbc_news The lonely Chinese men being conned by fake brides #Scams #China #HumanInterest
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Aug 10, 2026
@bbc_news The lonely Chinese men being conned by fake brides #Scams #China #HumanInterest
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Aug 10, 2026
@guardian_world 'Watch The Odyssey for free online': scam targets film fans with fake streaming sites #Scams #Consumer #Film
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Aug 9, 2026
@guardian_world New York authorities warn about gold bar scam targeting seniors #Scams #Seniors #WorldNews
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Aug 8, 2026
@hackernews When the apartment listing is too good to be true #HackerNews #Tech #Scams
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Aug 3, 2026
@ars_technica AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust #AI #Security #Scams
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Jul 31, 2026
@lifehacker Scammers Are Impersonating Spotify to Steal Your Credit Card Info #Security #Scams #Consumer
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Jul 28, 2026
@npr_culture 'Catch the Devil' shares how a con man traded false information for favors #Culture #Scams #Storytelling
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Jul 20, 2026
@lifehacker That LastPass or Bitwarden Security Email May Be a Scam #Security #Scams #TechTips
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Jul 17, 2026
@bbc_news Catfished student gets £10k after photos used for fake dating profiles #Crime #Scams #HumanInterest
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