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How a Michigan real-estate broker became convinced he had cracked the lottery—and how he tricked his investors into financing his scheme
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Multiple hotels have been caught up in a phishing scam, with guests receiving fake emails which include details from legitimate bookings.
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We actually can regulate prediction markets, and we should do it now.
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That’s because Lark’s real name is Kim Anthony Sarkin, a serial rent fraudster who has defaulted on the rent he owes on at least eight multimillion-dollar houses across the eastern suburbs from Vaucluse to Bronte in the two years since he and his family moved to Sydney.
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Rogue waste operators are tricking Melbourne landowners into leasing acreage, dumping industrial waste, and fleeing before regulators can intervene.
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One in four Australian workers have been underpaid their super — many, along with industry experts, are calling on the tax office to be more "proactive" in addressing the billions that goes unrecovered each year.
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The ABC has traced an alleged ghost investment scheme across the globe and found its enigmatic CEO may have links to terrorism.
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Trading standards officers say AI is "super-charging" existing scams through clones and fake websites.
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Gavin Guffey was 17 when he was targeted by a ‘sextortionist’ on Instagram. His father Brandon has spent four years fighting for justice, and for social media companies to do more to safeguard young users
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Ben McKenzie is a celebrity who investigated crypto during the pandemic, rather than shilling for it. He describes the currency’s strange journey.
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Thomas Erikson 2014. Creative Commons CA 3.0 How Swedes were fooled by one of the biggest scientific bluffs of our time Dan Katz, licensed psychologist and psychotherapist, explains why Thomas Erikson’s success with his book Surrounded by Idiots is one of the biggest pseudoscience scandals in recent history. Over the last few years, hundreds of … Continued
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Victoria Police warns fraudsters are fleecing victims of thousands of dollars by using artificial intelligence to phone victims with fake doctor calls.
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Helen discovered her mum was in the grip of a romance scam - here's how she found out and broke her free.
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Job seekers should watch out for “ghost” AI job postings and data phishing disguised as listings.
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Criminals are trying to glean login details to harvest players’ in-game currency and personal data
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What seems like a great financial deal comes with a catch.
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More than three million Australians use AI for financial advice. Here are the 10 reasons AI gave me not to use it.
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To test the risks of surveillance and sabotage, Four Corners asked a hacker to show what China's top EV brand could see and do remotely.
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Brian and Wendy VanDoeselaar were in the final stages of buying their dream condo near Grand Rapids, Michigan, and everything seemed in place. Then they got a startling email.
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A man with a vision set out to revolutionize preschool. It became a $440 million fiasco.
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Users say they are losing money or risk having their accounts suspended because Meta struggles to identify scammers.
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Leo Aschenbrenner claimed to know the future of AI.
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This kind of fraud, which is used to primarily target businesses, is now affecting ordinary consumers.
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Jobseekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.
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Shane Maguire has given evidence at public examinations into the collapse of the law firm he shared with John Adams.
