Tim Richards<p>Spoiler: It's not your mum.<br>---<br>'Hi Mum' scam continues to trick parents three years on from first texts reported in Australia <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/hi-mum-scam-texts-rise-public-education/105095266" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/hi-</span><span class="invisible">mum-scam-texts-rise-public-education/105095266</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a></p>
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Charlie McHenry<p>OMG ‼️This right here is what <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> was meant for. Dude builds an automated army of bots to scam scammers. Uh-huh. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Genius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genius</span></a> it is. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scammers</span></a> First time I’ve ever seen <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> commenters actually throwing real $$ at content. Impressive. </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZDpo_o7dR8c&si=deF2edvgdaCdDTUu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ZDpo_o7dR8</span><span class="invisible">c&si=deF2edvgdaCdDTUu</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>PSA [Canada/British Columbia] see screenshot</p><p>Whenever/however you are contacted, especially where internet or cellular technology is used, ignore all links etc.</p><p>If you receive an email, open (yourself!) a new browser tab & independently navigate to the intended link. 🙏</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RBC</span></a> ...</p>
azteclady<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Romancelandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romancelandia</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/ReaderBeware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReaderBeware</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/PSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PSA</span></a> Please note: the same people behind Unbound Publishing, who haven't paid authors or fulfilled publishing obligations towards readers who funded specific books, are now behind the "new" Boundless venture.</p><p>(Because bankruptcy laws in the U.K. let them do this with impunity and ad infinitum)</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/UnboundPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnboundPublishing</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/BoundlessPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoundlessPublishing</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scammers</span></a></p>
bananabob :tinoflag:<p>A Consumer petition to get: </p><p><< Banks to refund scam victims for authorised and unauthorised scam payments, unless the victim has been grossly negligent. </p><p>A national anti-scam framework requiring banks, telcos and digital platforms to take action to address scams and outlining their liability if they fail to meet their obligations.</p><p>A centralised anti-scam centre where relevant organisations work together to keep us safe.>></p><p><a href="https://campaigns.consumer.org.nz/stamp-out-scams" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">campaigns.consumer.org.nz/stam</span><span class="invisible">p-out-scams</span></a></p><p>They aim for 20,000.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a></p>
Brian Dear<p>I get these highway toll scams regularly and it’d be amusing if it wasn’t so annoying as I live in the 5th largest state in the US and as far as I know there are zero toll roads in the entire state. In the big scheme of things I suppose it’s good that the scammers are dumb though…</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/highwaytollscams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highwaytollscams</span></a></p><p><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/13/highway-toll-text-scams-are-on-the-rise-and-apple-cant-completely-stop-them?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">appleinsider.com/articles/25/0</span><span class="invisible">3/13/highway-toll-text-scams-are-on-the-rise-and-apple-cant-completely-stop-them?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The New Daily: Apple Cider Vinegar: How social media gave rise to fraudulent wellness influencers like Belle Gibson. “This article contains spoilers for Apple Cider Vinegar. The new Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the story of Australian wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who built a loyal following on social media by documenting her cancer journey online. But in 2015, Gibson was […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/08/apple-cider-vinegar-how-social-media-gave-rise-to-fraudulent-wellness-influencers-like-belle-gibson-the-new-daily/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/08/apple-cider-vinegar-how-social-media-gave-rise-to-fraudulent-wellness-influencers-like-belle-gibson-the-new-daily/</a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>"Huione Pay, the banking arm of what’s been called the world’s 'largest ever illicit online marketplace' (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HuioneGuarantee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HuioneGuarantee</span></a>) has been stripped of its banking license, the National Bank of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> confirmed to RFA this week."</p><p>There's been previous reports of tens of billions of dollars moving through Huiones "anything goes" marketplace for weapons, drugs, slaves, etc. so this is possibly an interesting escalation in the crackdown on Chinese organized crime in southeast asia that seems to have been orchestrated by the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRC</span></a> (though some are sceptical if it will end up making any real difference give Huione connections to the Cambodian government).</p><p><a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/03/06/huione-cambodia-cyberscam-cryptocurrency/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/06/huione-cambodia-cyberscam-cryptocurrency/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Huionepay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Huionepay</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SEAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEAsia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/asiapol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thailand</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/laos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laos</span></a></p>
MissConstrue<p>Ok y’all, we’ve talked about stock market manipulation and we’ve talked about crypto fraud and the First Crime Family, but have we talked about Howard Lutnick and how money managed by the chair of Trump's transition team keeps showing up in the hands of drug cartels, terrorists, and fraudsters?</p><p>The Cryptocalypse Chronicles has a multi post series, of which part two is a "follow the money" deep dive into how Howard Lutnick manages roughly $100 billion for <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a>, and does business with gangs and sanctioned individuals and nations like Hamas, North Korea and Iran, and funds <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/pigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigButchering</span></a> scams and illegal weapons and drug trades. </p><p>
<a href="https://mefi.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/cantorfitzgerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cantorfitzgerald</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDT</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theft</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/cartels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartels</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/SBF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBF</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptadamus.substack.com/p/tru</span><span class="invisible">mps-transition-team-is-tethered</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🚩🏴<p>🖕 FUCK OFF NICOLE! 🖕 </p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Nicole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nicole</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/NoBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoBot</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bot</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bots</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FediBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediBlock</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>incredible reporting on a major Israeli / Russian (Georgian) scam factory operation and the surrounding economic ecosystem from <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OCCRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OCCRP</span></a>. crypto is (as always) the intermediary step and/or the bait. Also a lot of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neobanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neobanks</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a>.</p><p>(p.s. here's a reminder that the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration defunded OCCRP because they don't want any more reporting like this)</p><p><a href="https://www.occrp.org/en/project/scam-empire/scam-empire-inside-a-merciless-international-investment-scam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">occrp.org/en/project/scam-empi</span><span class="invisible">re/scam-empire-inside-a-merciless-international-investment-scam</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AKGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AKGroup</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eupol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eupol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a></p>
Pekka Kallioniemi<p>The <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is starting to resemble <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> in the '90s, with <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> grabbing whatever they can. While in the '90s this was done by buying old <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/soviet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soviet</span></a> companies, today the money is made through crypto <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> and massive <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> deals.</p>
Flash Mob Of One<p>FYI folks.</p><p>Not sure what's going on, but I've gotten two fairly well-crafted phishing emails today, one claiming to be from PayPal and one claiming to be from Zelle, saying I owe hundreds to some random sender.</p><p>But they're bullshit.</p><p>Just putting this out there to say that it may be good to be extra vigilant about scams right now.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/PHishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHishing</span></a></p>
small circle 🕊 in calmness<p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Ahold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ahold</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/AlbertHeijn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertHeijn</span></a><br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Supermarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Supermarket</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> leader</p><p>Their slogan: We 🕵️🗡️ take care of little crybabies 👶</p><p>(Wij zorgen wel ff voor die kleintjes)</p><p>In Dutch news we saw like "hey <a href="https://social.coop/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> wasn't so bad esp. if you discount energy price". Cue for AH to freeze prices and move on to <a href="https://social.coop/tags/shrinkflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shrinkflation</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a>.</p><p>Example: 2 packs of AH sliced cheese. Used to be "bonus" promo a week or so. Now for more than a half year they have bonus price 5.50 Euro.</p><p>In that time net weight went: 200 --> 160 gram 😑</p>
chirp<p>Le réseau de transport en commun <strong>Bibus</strong> (<code>bibus.fr</code>) informe ses abonnés sur des tentatives d'arnaques en ligne <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/brest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brest</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>city</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/frauds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frauds</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/bus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bus</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/transports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transports</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/arnaques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arnaques</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/escroqueries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>escroqueries</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>online</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> [ <a href="https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/transports/a-nouveau-une-arnaque-sur-internet-ciblant-les-bus-de-brest-3501334" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">francebleu.fr/infos/transports</span><span class="invisible">/a-nouveau-une-arnaque-sur-internet-ciblant-les-bus-de-brest-3501334</span></a> ]</p>
Day Use X Mockin' Uh<p>PLEASE READ THIS PART FIRST: this post is intended to raise awareness and hopefully prevent someone from getting hacked and/or scammed; please do NOT go to this website; please do NOT call this phone number; I've redacted information below in plain text that is clearly visible in the screenshot; that alone ought to tell you something.</p><p>This entire thing simply has to be a scam, and more specifically, this link has to be a phishing link.</p><p>Look at the link. It starts with w. which I would assume is meant to look like www. if you were to just glance at it quickly. The problem is, when it's only one w in front of the domain, it means that w is a subdomain thereof; so the entire link, including www. would be:</p><p>https[colon, double forward slash]www[dot]w[dot]unifininc[dot com, forward slash]jegtkq</p><p>I can't think of a single reason why anyone would want a single w as a subdomain of their website except to try to trick people into clicking on it by mistake. For one thing, the www. is not required anymore (although I'm pretty sure it was at one time, IIRC), and if you decide to include that anyway for some reason, then it reads www.w. in front of the domain, which is confusing to read.</p><p>It's objectively somewhat of a clever trick—I'll give them that—and if anything, I find this even more irritating because of that.</p><p>EDIT: was typing in a hurry, bad idea.</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/scamalert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scamalert</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phishing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/socialengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialengineering</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>PSA From CalOES</p><p>Southern California Wildfire-Themed Scams</p><p>Cyber criminals are currently exploiting the ongoing Southern California wildfires by using Southern California wildfire-themed lures for their phishing attempts and scams.</p><p>Phishing is a type of social engineering attack that uses fraudulent messages to trick people into sharing sensitive information, such as account credentials or banking information. Phishing can be conducted through emails, text messages, QR codes, phone calls, and voicemails. (See more below)</p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/EatonFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatonFire</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/PalisadesFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalisadesFire</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a></p>
EV not Petrol<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/theguardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theguardian</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p><p>Crackdown on scams could cost digital platforms and banks more than $100m <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/05/australia-scams-crackdown-compliance-cost-digital-platforms-banks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jan/05/australia-scams-crackdown-compliance-cost-digital-platforms-banks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedHealth</span></a>’s Army of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doctors</span></a> Helped It Collect <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/billions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billions</span></a> More From <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> The biggest <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MedicareAdvantage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicareAdvantage</span></a> insurer presented <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/physicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physicians</span></a> with checklists of potential diagnoses; ‘I didn’t think I was obese’ WSJ via MSN <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/diseases-and-conditions/unitedhealth-s-army-of-doctors-helped-it-collect-billions-more-from-medicare/ar-AA1wFNxO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/health/diseases-</span><span class="invisible">and-conditions/unitedhealth-s-army-of-doctors-helped-it-collect-billions-more-from-medicare/ar-AA1wFNxO</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a></p>
Swede’s Photographs<p>Good morning. 🍁🍂🍃</p><p>26 December 2024</p><p>Did you ever raise Sea Monkeys? I had some and they didn't look anything like the picture on the advertisements in the comic books I read. Sea Monkeys turned out to be brine shrimp. Hmmm ... they weren't monkeys at all, and they didn't do tricks. It was kind of a big letdown, though I did get to see the little creatures grow. Did you know that Sea Monkeys are still marketed today, some with larger fancier Sea Monkey tanks. I suppose it was okay for a mini science experiment. After the sea monkeys, my dreams of grandeur grew to wanting an ant farm, that didn't come to pass though. </p><p>"Curiosity pulls people into the scam." - Frank Stallone</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographylovers</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/morning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morning</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SeaMonkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaMonkeys</span></a></p>
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