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  2. What to do when the robocalls won't stop - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2019-08-14-robocalls-how-to...

    The FCC says that US consumers receive 350,000 unwanted calls every three minutes, and of those calls, a whopping 47 percent are illegal scams. Unwanted robocalls aren't just an annoyance; they ...

  3. How to stop robocalls spamming your phone | TechCrunch

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    To change its settings, long tap on the button. From here, go to Exceptions > Calls. If you want to only allow calls from your contacts, select From contacts only or From starred contacts only for ...

  4. Your Android phone could have stalkerware — here’s how to ...

    techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/remove-android-spyware

    If you do not recognize a downloaded service in the Accessibility options, you may want to switch it off in the settings and remove the app. Some stalkerware apps are disguised as ordinary looking ...

  5. Making a living scamming the scammers - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2018-07-30-scamming-tech...

    In a bizarre, somewhat ironic twist, he now makes a living scamming scammers. These days, Kitboga's viewers tend to send in scams they come across. He receives a handful of submissions every day ...

  6. 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.

  7. Strip search phone call scam - Wikipedia

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    Strip search phone call scam. The strip search phone call scam was a series of incidents, mostly occurring in rural areas of the United States, that extended over a period of at least ten years, starting in 1994. The incidents involved a man calling a restaurant or grocery store, claiming to be a police officer, and then convincing managers to ...

  8. Google will use Gemini to detect scams during calls

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    At the Google I/O 2024 developer conference on Tuesday, Google previewed a feature it believes will alert users to potential scams during the call. The feature, which will be built into a future ...

  9. Google announces new scam detection tools that provide real ...

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    In addition to this scam detection tech, the addition of onboard AI will allow for many more features, like contextual awareness when using apps. Catch up on all the news from Google I/O 2024 ...