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  2. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    Since there is no limit to a scam artist’s potential, recognizing signs of common scams will serve you well. Here are examples of three of the most common scams out there today and how to block ...

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

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    Tue, May 14, 2024 · 1 min read. Google. Google just announced forthcoming scam detection tools coming to Android phones later this year, which is a good thing as these scammers keep getting ...

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

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    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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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    According to news reports on the alleged scam, victims of the purported fraud receive telephone calls from an unknown person who asks, "Can you hear me?" The victim's response of "Yes" is recorded and subsequently used to make unauthorized purchases in the victim's name. More specifically, some experts suggest scammers may be looking to record ...

  7. Strip search phone call scam - Wikipedia

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    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 conduct strip searches of ...

  8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    In September 2011, Microsoft dropped gold partner Comantra from its Microsoft Partner Network following accusations of involvement in cold-call technical-support scams. However, the ease of which companies that carry out technical support scams can be launched makes it difficult to prevent tech support scams from taking place.

  9. 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 ...