scams
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Crypto
‘Poof You’re a Millionaire’: Scammer Convinced Investors to Send Him $1.5 Million to Build Magic Money Making Bot
Surprise: The crypto-trading bot didn't exist and the scammer used the money to buy a $204,000 Denver Broncos suite, a luxury Jeep, and a Bahamas vacation, the FBI says.
AI
'Dogs Will Pass Away': Hackers Steal Dog Rescue's Facebook Page, Turn It Into AI Content Farm
Facebook pages that are posting stolen, AI-generated content have hacked and rebranded pages previously owned by a dog rescue, a dance studio, and a metal music concert promoter.
scams
Why Does Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen Have Dozens of Catfish Scam Impersonators?
People are editing Paul Nicklen into hospital bed pictures, faking his passports, and scamming fans out of thousands of dollars through social media impersonation.