4 things to do to protect yourself online from scams and hacks in the new year

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Scammers and hackers have embraced AI to make their attempts more realistic.

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How casino scams actually work, according to a former Las Vegas cheat

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Richard Marcus was a casino cheat in Las Vegas for 25 years. He says he used a mixture of chip scams and social engineering to con casinos such as Caesars Palace, the MGM Grand, and the Riviera out of millions of dollars. Though he was tailed by private investigators, he was never caught.

A Florida man pretending to be Elon Musk scammed an elderly woman out of over $250,000

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A Florida man pretended to be Elon Musk on Facebook to scam a woman out of at least $250,000, police say.

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Scammy Ads on Facebook and Instagram Viewed 900 Million Times: Report

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Elon Musk Fans Are Losing So Much Money to Crypto Scams

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Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams

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Donald Trump concludes a rally at Saginaw Valley State University on October 03, 2024 in Saginaw, Michigan.

How a teenager used a spoof cell tower to steal personal information from thousands of people

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Police in New Zealand say they caught a teen scammer sending thousands of scam text messages through a device that mimics a cell tower.

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Meta found a new way to crack down on scam accounts, and it seems to be working

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Meta has expanded its Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange, or FIRE, which lets banks communicate more directly with the company about scams.

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An ex-Mastercard executive was nearly scammed of $100,000. Here's how she spotted it.

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A former MasterCard vice president of product shared her tips for avoiding account takeovers after almost falling victim to one.

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Here's why Gen Z loses more money to online scams than boomers

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Gen Z is losing the most to online scammers.
According to the Better Business Bureau, people aged 18 to 24 reported the highest median losses to online scams last year.

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