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  2. AI-powered scams and what you can do about them | TechCrunch

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    There are few who can, and certainly not another AI model. Improved as the text may be, this type of scam still has the fundamental challenge of getting you to open sketchy attachments or links ...

  3. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.

  4. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [ 1 ][ 2 ] If a victim makes the payment, the ...

  5. Email spoofing - Wikipedia

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    Email spoofing is the creation of email messages with a forged sender address. [1] The term applies to email purporting to be from an address which is not actually the sender's; mail sent in reply to that address may bounce or be delivered to an unrelated party whose identity has been faked. Disposable email address or "masked" email is a ...

  6. Amazon launches a program to pay consumers for their data on ...

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    The program, Amazon Shopper Panel, asks users to send in 10 receipts per month for any purchases made at non-Amazon retailers, including grocery stores, department stores, drug stores and ...

  7. Amazon adds PayPal as a payment option to Buy with Prime

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    Amazon’s Buy with Prime program, which lets shoppers with a Prime membership purchase items from third-party stores and check out using their Amazon account, is getting a new payment option: PayPal.

  8. Amazon Has a Secret Overstock Outlet That Lets You Save ... - AOL

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    But, if you want to get the best deal possible, we recommend joining Amazon's membership service. Prime membership gets you fast and free shipping on Amazon's usual stock as well as outlet deals.

  9. This Facebook scam cost one man $50,000 - AOL

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    This makes picking out a scam more difficult. That was the case for a man named Frank, who lost $50,000 through an elaborate Facebook scam. It started when he received a Facebook Friend Request ...