#Google suspended 39.2 million malicious advertisers in 2024 thanks to #AI

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/google-used-ai-to-block-three-times-more-fraudulent-advertisers-in-2024/

https://www.europesays.com/2003268/ A Wake-Up Call For Indian Founders & Investors #AnmolSinghJaggi #BluSmart #BluSmartControversy #business #Controvercy #CorporateGovernance #Entrepreneurship #FinancialScandals #FounderMismanagement #GensolEngineering #IndianStartupGovernance #PuneetSinghJaggi #scam #StartupAccountability #StartupGovernance

#Australia is a high trust society, that's why scammers from low trust societies with no morals and ethics target us.

It's why Aussies aren't rude to them, we generally believe others are doing the right thing, we give them a "fair go".

BE RUDE. Tell them to GTFO, take their #scam and shove it.

You have to be rude, they are exploiting and eroding our society and trust. Make them feel like they need to think twice before they target their next victim. They need to know they are scum.

#Nostr ist heute ein #Bitcoin-#Scam- und #Spam-Sumpf, der für Dezentralisierungs-Neulinge noch verwirrender ist/sein kann, als das #Fediverse.

Keine Ahnung, weshalb das immer wieder als „ernsthafte“ Alternative (auch für #Bluesky) angesehen wird.

Ihr habt nicht wirklich das Gefühl, dass jemand, der das Fediverse nicht verstanden hat und sich dann auf Bluesky eingerichtet hat, den Schritt zu Nostr wagen wird, oder?!

So the solution to AI scams is... more AI. We have all seen the increase in AI generated scams. The solution to that is more AI? Maybe the reason more ads are being blocked is that there is actually just a lot more scams due to AI making it easier to make?

I still believe that the move from contextual ads to surveillance based ads was and is a massive mistake and the way to fix that is to ban surveillance based ads.

Contextual ads were also a lot more manual, most of the time, meaning scams were harder. Time to learn from mistakes and get rid of surveillance based ads?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/google-used-ai-to-block-three-times-more-fraudulent-advertisers-in-2024/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Rs 100 Crore Fraud from 700 People – Legal Notice Sent to Punjab Police Against Rudraksh Overseas.

https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/pb_100_crore_fraud_immigration_case

#punjab #mohali #chandigarh #india #news #press #fraud #scam #immigration #police #FIR #LegalAction #VoiceForJustice

Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters

“Your device has been blocked due to illegal activity” — sure it has. After fat-fingering github[.]com, we were redirected to a domain running a fake Microsoft tech support scams: pop-ups that lock your browser, shout scary messages, and push you to call a “support” number (aka the scammer who’ll walk you through installing remote access tools).

They're hosted on legit infra like Azure blobs or Cloudflare Pages. That one redirect led to uncovering 1,200+ other domains hosting identical fake support pages. Of course, whenever a redirect like this happens, there's a malicious traffic distribution system (TDS) involved.

Examples include:
- tenecitur.z1.web.core.windows[.]net

- neon-kleicha-36b137[.]netlify[.]app

- us6fixyourwindowsnow[.]pages[.]dev

- microsoft-coral-app-6xv89.ondigitalocean[.]app

Police warn of gold scam targeting the elderly
Ottawa police are warning the public about a new scam targeting the elderly by encouraging them to buy gold to avoid financial losses in a turbulent stock market.
#police #warning #scam #gold #Ottawa #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-police-gold-scam-1.5238334?cmp=rss

Quebec senior scammed out of $100,000, says bank isn’t reimbursing her
An 81-year-old Montreal woman told Global News she's upset that she fell for a banking spoof, but is even more furious with her bank for the way she says it is handling her case.
#bank #scam #money #Montreal #Quebec #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11132614/quebec-senior-scam-bank-wont-reimburse/

Medical Warning for Diabetics out there.

OH has type two diabeties, so needs to do the fingertip prick test on a regular basis. His diabeties is controlled with medication and diet - no daily injection.
But he’s not a fan of the prick test, so when he saw an ad for a REMI-FA blood test [[clinically validated] he ordered one. It’s around £20 for this item.
His plan was to use it in parallel with the fingertip prick test to ensure it was accurate before he would consider abandoning that one.
Well, box arrived - shows an item on the front and claims it is ‘Clinically Validated’ - but all the box contains is one of those little fingertip blood pressure and temperature monitors.
He’s asked for his money back - Lol. I’d say it’s gone with the wind.
I did some checking on the Diabeties UK and some other sites, and it is most definitely a scam.
If you know someone who has to do the prick test, please don’t let them stop doing it; especially if they bought one of these things.
Disgusting that some lowlife would put peoples lives at risk by scamming people about their blood sugars.
#Scam #Diabeties #Health

An obvious #scam, but posting in case people haven’t seen it before. The email address on our server is defunct,, and presumably the info is from domain name records (but nowt to do with us). #spam

PSA Canberra

15 April 2025: Mr Shawn John Michelin

ACT Commissioner for Fair Trading issues public warning notice about landscaping and carpentry business

ACT Commissioner for Fair Trading Derise Cubin has issued a Public Warning Notice about Shawn John Michelin (ABN 31 797 518 270) for possible contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law.

The warning was issued following allegations Mr Michelin accepted deposits and then failed to deliver on landscaping or carpentry works.

Canberrans have been left out of pocket with alleged deposit losses ranging from $876 to $12,000 for quoted works that have not been delivered in any capacity.

Mr Michelin has advertised works in the ACT and surrounding region under multiple business names, including 1Stop/Onestop Projects and Landscaping, Limited Projects and Earthworks, and most recently Aplus Construction or Elite Concrete.”

These services are often posted from a business page to Facebook groups based in the Canberra region, as well as on Gumtree.com.au.

The Commissioner is urging Canberrans to be vigilant and to undertake due diligence when entering into any contracts for similar services.

From: https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/consumer-rights/fair-trading-legislation-public-warnings

The grandparent scam is evolving. They’re now inviting buy gold instead of gift cards.

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/04/14/1-million-in-losses-after-two-older-people-scammed-into-buying-gold/
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Les arnaques grand-parents évoluent. Elles invitent maintenant à acheter de l’or au lieu de cartes-cadeaux.

// Article en anglais //

#SmishingTriad : The #Scam Group Stealing the World’s Riches

Millions of scam text messages are sent every month. The Chinese #cybercriminals behind many of them are expanding their operations—and quickly innovating.
#privacy #security #China #cybersecurity

https://www.wired.com/story/smishing-triad-scam-group/

PSA: There are scammers going around pretending to work Bell or Rogers, offering discounts on services.

People ended up having their information changed at their service provider.

https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2025/04/13/rogers-bell-scam-twist-not-phone-call/
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Attention: Il y a des arnaqueurs qui se promènent en passant pour des employés de Bell ou Rogers, offrant des rabais sur les services.

Des gens se sont retrouvés avec des renseignements changés chez le fournisseur.

// Article en anglais //

Tim Pool was a victim of a 5 million dollar scam | @destiny

Class, this is NOT a legitimate Social Security Administration Email and you should not respond to *any* emails asking you to check a "document" or "review" anything from SSA.

If you're not sure, skip the email and go directly to the SSA website and login there. https://www.ssa.gov/

Muskrat's minions at dog-e have already sold off all your SSA registration emails to scammers, and you need to be extra careful.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you want to reserve a room in a particular hotel, DO NOT search for the hotel name and call the number in one of the sponsored ads at the top of the search results.
More likely than not this is a reseller who will pretend you are talking directly to the hotel and charge you a LOT more than you would have paid the hotel directly.
Find the hotel website, confirm from the URL that you're on it, and call the number there.
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#consumerProtection #scam