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World news
fromWIRED
4 hours ago

China Is Cracking Down on Scams. Just Not the Ones Hitting Americans

Governments struggle to combat industrial-scale scamming operations linked to organized crime, causing billions in losses, particularly affecting foreign victims.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
7 months ago

After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake | TechCrunch

A prolific SMS scam operation has targeted victims by impersonating delivery and toll notifications to steal credit card information.
fromSFGATE
8 months ago

Calif. man accused of scamming dating app users out of $2 million

According to the Central District of California U.S. Attorney's Office, a California man was indicted on 13 counts of wire fraud for scamming dating app users out of $2 million.
US news
fromWIRED
9 months ago

Telegram Purged Chinese Crypto Scam Markets-Then Watched as They Rebuilt

Telegram stated, "communities previously reported to us by WIRED...have all been taken down," referring to the broad purge of illegal service markets on their platform.
Cryptocurrency
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