In brief Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have requested the US Department of Justice’s help in probing a case involving a bank manager who was swindled into transferring $35m to criminals by someone using a fake AI-generated voice. The employee received a call to move the company-owned funds by someone purporting to be a…
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This article contains affiliate links to products. Discover may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.PhenQ is a daily weight loss supplement that is meant to be taken at the two earliest meals of the day to stimulate weight loss with caffeine and other natural ingredients. The supplement cannot be found in stores,…
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Image: Epic Games / KotakuEpic Games and its CEO Tim Sweeney are open to letting games that use blockchain technology and NFTs onto its PC store, even as NFTs continue to be criticized for being a giant, planet-burning scam filled with grifters. This follows Valve’s decision to remove and ban all games that utilize NFTs…
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DeFiFortnite Developer Epic Games ‘Welcomes’ Crypto and NFT Games After Steam’s Ban AnTyOctober 16, 2021Last month, CEO Tim Sweeney said they “aren’t touching NFTs as the whole field is currently tangled up with scams.”Steam, a video game digital distribution service, is no longer allowing blockchain-based games that involve non-fungible tokens (NFT) and cryptocurrency.“Applications built on…
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While financial scams are not uncommon in today’s world, of late the cryptocurrency industry appeared to be making a special name for itself. In the United States, the financial authorities have been keeping a keen eye on crypt businesses and investments. In fact, they have an alarming update for the industry again. Treasury Department’s Financial…
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A 36-year-old man from Portage, Michigan, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly renting thousands of textbooks from Amazon and selling them rather than returning them. Andrew Birge, US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, said Geoffrey Mark Hays Talsma has been indicted on charges of mail and wire fraud, transporting stolen property across state…
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Image via iStock.The Government is not issuing $6,000 grants for those who worked between 2010 and 2021.This, from the Labour Ministry, which has denied any involvement in the distribution of any such grants following the circulation of a WhatsApp message purporting same. The Ministry said this is fake news. In an advisory the Ministry noted:…
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A California woman is suing online retail conglomerate Amazon after losing thousands of dollars in a gift card scam, saying that she believes the company should be doing more to protect against fraud.Amy Oates told NBC Los Angeles that she had inadvertently given away the information on a large stack of gift cards after being…
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15 OCTOBER, 2021 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Good morning ☀️ ️ Snapchat pulled a Facebook on Wednesday. For a couple of hours, users couldn’t post story updates or send messages on the platform. If you’re wondering why you didn’t hear of it, it’s probably because Snapchat has less than 300 million users globally, a small percentage…
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Updated 17 hours ago · Published on 15 Oct 2021 10:49PM · Police in Kuala Lumpur say they have broken up a gaming and fraud syndicate operating off Jalan Pahang. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 15, 2021. POLICE in Kuala Lumpur unearthed a gambling, fraud and non-existent investment syndicate after detaining 10 people…
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