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Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire.Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks, typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
Charles Ponzi, the namesake of the scheme, in 1920. A Ponzi scheme (/ ˈ p ɒ n z i /, Italian:) is a form of fraud that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors. [1]
A high-yield investment program (HYIP) is a type of Ponzi scheme, an investment scam that promises unsustainably high return on investment by paying previous investors with the money invested by new investors. [1]
Scammers are using AI-powered voice-cloning tools to prey on people. But experts say there's a simple way to protect you and your family.
Lacoste is using AI tech Vrai to detect counterfeit returns. Return fraud costs retailers billions, with billions lost globally. Amazon and other retailers face scams exploiting return policies ...
More than 4 million Americans gouged by credit repair companies including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com will soon collectively receive $1.8 billion in refund checks, the Consumer Financial ...
Some forms of spyware also qualify as scareware because they change the user's desktop background, install icons in the computer's notification area (under Microsoft Windows), and claiming that some kind of spyware has infected the user's computer and that the scareware application will help to remove the infection.
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