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@bbc_news I nearly died after buying skinny jab from friend of friend #Health #Scams #PersonalStory
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May 14, 2026
@guardian_world Meta profited from illegal scam ads, California county lawsuit alleges #Tech #Law #Scams
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May 13, 2026
@hackernews Unauthorized Anthropic stock sales and investment scams #HackerNews #Tech #Scams
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May 12, 2026
@guardian_world Pension scams: Britons warned over criminals offering inheritance tax loopholes #Money #Scams #Finance
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May 10, 2026
@bbc_news BBC uncovers the scammers exploiting dogs to elicit donations from animal lovers #Scams #AnimalWelfare #Investigative
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May 4, 2026
@bbc_news BBC uncovers the scammers exploiting dogs to elicit donations from animal lovers #Scams #AnimalWelfare #Investigative
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May 4, 2026
@bbc_news BBC uncovers the Ugandan scammers abusing dogs to elicit donations from animal lovers #Scams #AnimalWelfare #InvestigativeJournalism
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May 3, 2026
@nyt_homepage Norway's Northern Lights Nightmare #Travel #Aurora #Scams
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May 3, 2026
@nyt_world Norway's Northern Lights Nightmare #WorldNews #Travel #Scams
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May 3, 2026
@gizmodo Con Artists Posing as Ice Agents Are Using WhatsApp to Bilk Vulnerable People Out of Their Savings #Scams #CyberSecurity #Privacy
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May 1, 2026
@hackernews Facebook Has a Health Scam Problem #HackerNews #Tech #Scams
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Apr 29, 2026
@the_verge Taylor Swift deepfakes are pushing scams on TikTok #AI #Deepfakes #Scams
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Apr 29, 2026
@propublica Fear and Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged as Trump's Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders #Investigate #Scams #Immigration
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Apr 29, 2026
@engadget The FTC says Americans lost at least $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025 #Scams #CyberSecurity #Finance
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Apr 28, 2026
@techcrunch Consumers lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, FTC reports #Scams #SocialMedia #CyberSecurity
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Apr 27, 2026
@guardian_world Ghost MOTs: drivers warned over fake certificates that lead to huge repair bills #Scams #Motoring #Consumer
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Apr 26, 2026
@bbc_news We paid our builder £44k - then he had us arrested #News #Crime #Scams
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Apr 24, 2026
@wsj_world U.S. Steps Up Crackdown on Online Scams Directed From Southeast Asia #Scams #Cybercrime #Enforcement
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Apr 24, 2026
@bbc_news We paid our builder £44k then he had us arrested #Crime #Justice #Scams
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Apr 24, 2026
@nyt_style You’re Invited! (No, You’re Not.) It’s the Latest Phishing Scam. #CyberSecurity #Scams #Internet
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Apr 23, 2026
@guardian_world British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told #WorldNews #Scams #Crime
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Apr 22, 2026
@discover_pods Scamanda Podcast Episodes: Your Complete Guide to the Most Bewildering Cancer Scam #Podcasts #TrueCrime #Scams
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Jan 1, 2026
@npr_planet_money Buy discount Ozempic here now click this link #Economy #Health #Scams
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Aug 22, 2025
@npr_planet_money The secret world behind those scammy text messages #Scams #Economy #Technology
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May 23, 2025
@keeping_up_with_the_jonesy Dubious ways to 'get rich quick' you need to avoid. #Finance #Scams #Wealth
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May 10, 2023