£600 for cheese? The Brazilian beach scams that cost visitors dear
Travellers warned to beware of debit card cons after one was charged £1,500 for a kebab and another £3,000 for corn on the cobAnna Tims (the Guardian)
Travellers warned to beware of debit card cons after one was charged £1,500 for a kebab and another £3,000 for corn on the cobAnna Tims (the Guardian)
Santa Clara county claims Meta Platforms violated the state’s false advertising and unfair business practices lawsGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Fraudsters exploit confusion or anxiety over new IHT rules by offering a ‘safe haven’ for savings potsShane Hickey (the Guardian)
We've all seen those obvious deepfakes online picturing Trump or Musk getting arrested by the FBI. The latest AI tools are now so advanced that looking for the usual signs like extra digits on hands is no longer helpful when trying to spot them. The Atlantic's Lila Shroff experiments with photorealistic images of bank alerts, passports and tax forms and explains how deepfakes are coming for our bank accounts.
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OpenAI made the perfect tool for scammers.Lila Shroff (The Atlantic)
Secondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quickShane Hickey (the Guardian)
Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scamsSteven Morris (the Guardian)
José Ramos-Horta urged to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crimeKate Lamb (the Guardian)
Fraudsters send emails claiming storage is full or nearly full, then trick people into clicking on links that can expose bank and personal detailsRupert Jones (the Guardian)
Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donationsHelena Horton (the Guardian)