Hacker News with Generative AI: Scams

UN says scam call centers are epidemic and expanding globally (theregister.com)
Scam call centers are metastasizing worldwide "like a cancer," according to the United Nations, which warns the epidemic has reached a global inflection point as syndicates scale up and spread out.
Scams, Telecommunications, Crime, International Relations, Technology
49 points by jnord 3 days ago | 34 comments
Organised gangs behind rise in QR 'quishing' scams (bbc.com)
Organised crime gangs are behind a sharp rise in scams linked to fraudulent QR codes, experts say.
Cybersecurity, Crime, Scams, Technology
29 points by dabinat 15 days ago | 48 comments
Tell HN: Amazon order info is getting sold (ycombinator.com)
Today from Amazon, I bought an iPad (sold by Amazon.com) and an iPad cover (sold by ZMSolutions in receipt, TiMOVO in Amazon order page) in a single order at 10:11 AM EST. At 10:15 AM EST I received an obvious scam call asking if I authorize a MacBook Pro purchase from Amazon.
Data Privacy, Amazon, Scams
11 points by aleyan 17 days ago | 8 comments
Users Are Getting Scammed Out of Money on Trump's Truth Social (rollingstone.com)
Users of Donald Trump‘s social media network, Truth Social, are reporting being scammed out of large amounts of money by people they meet through the site.
Social Media, Scams, Donald Trump, Truth Social
11 points by niklasbuschmann 17 days ago | 1 comments
Global scam industry evolving at 'unprecedented scale' despite recent crackdown (cnn.com)
Global Crime, Scams, Cybercrime, Economics, Law Enforcement
8 points by kingforaday 24 days ago | 3 comments
Scammers Steal $1T a Year – Mostly from Americans (wired.com)
Scams, Finance, United States, Security
107 points by vinni2 28 days ago | 90 comments
Scam pulled off in Indian hackathon, won $85k just by rebranding Brave Browser (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Scams, Hackathons, Competitions, Technology, Brave Browser
6 points by greatgib 34 days ago | 2 comments
Scamming scammers with AI callbot [video] (youtube.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Security, Scams, Video
5 points by huhhuh 40 days ago | 0 comments
A Princely Ploy: Inside the Ruse of a French-Armenian Scammer (publicdomainreview.org)
Hidden away in a villa on the outskirts of Paris lived a defrocked Armenian monk who fancied himself a prince.
Scams, Crime, France, Armenia
30 points by pepys 43 days ago | 2 comments
Can't access my Google account, but scammers can (ycombinator.com)
About 15 years ago I created a secondary Gmail account.
Security, Google, Scams
18 points by SilentThunder 46 days ago | 10 comments
Show HN: I built a tool to detect scams (scamchecknow.com)
Show HN, Tools, Scams, Security
30 points by vinnythejinny 49 days ago | 31 comments
Myanmar scam centres: Thousands who have been freed are now stuck in camps (bbc.com)
"I swear to God I need help," said the man quietly on the other end of the line.
Myanmar, Scams, Human Rights, Crime, Social Issues
8 points by speckx 50 days ago | 0 comments
1M Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers (wired.com)
New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime.
Cybersecurity, Android, Scams
6 points by Brajeshwar 52 days ago | 1 comments
Github scam investigation: Thousands of “mods” and “cracks” stealing data (timsh.org)
While looking through the articles on a "social engineering" themed forum I discovered a relatively new scam scheme that shocked me.People create thousands of GitHub repositories with all sorts of things - from Roblox and Fortnite mods to "cracked" FL Studio and Photoshop.
Security, Scams, GitHub, Software, Data Security
388 points by timsh 57 days ago | 160 comments
The False Promise of Digital Public Squares Was Always a Scam (joanwestenberg.com)
The Ancient Greek agora was a place where students and citizens could freely gather, give speeches, engage in debate, and challenge each other.
Social Media, Scams, Philosophy, Ancient Greece
16 points by cratermoon 61 days ago | 11 comments
Android 16 will fight scammers by blocking certain features during phone calls (androidauthority.com)
To combat these scammers, Google is working on a new security feature for Android 16 that blocks you from changing certain sensitive settings during phone calls.
Android, Security, Scams
6 points by healsdata 70 days ago | 1 comments
Italian entrepreneurs got scammed by AI voice faking defense minister (lastampa.it)
Artificial Intelligence, Italy, Business, Scams
7 points by lormayna 76 days ago | 3 comments
Shwe Kokko is accused of being a city built on scams (bbc.co.uk)
The tall, shiny buildings which rise out of the cornfields on the Myanmar side of the Moei river are a sight so jarring you find yourself blinking to be sure you haven't imagined it.
Myanmar, Scams, Urban Development, International Relations
217 points by inm 78 days ago | 94 comments
Ask HN: Is Godaddy Running a Scam? (ycombinator.com)
Recently, I was trying to a buy a domain for which we had bid in Godaddy. We bid the suggested price in Godaddy. Our bid was rejected buy the owner.
Domain Names, Web Hosting, Scams
80 points by bitlad 78 days ago | 57 comments
Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff (arstechnica.com)
Robocallers posing as employees of the Federal Communications Commission made the mistake of trying to scam real employees of the FCC, the FCC announced yesterday.
Scams, Telecommunications, Government, Technology
14 points by nobody9999 79 days ago | 2 comments
FCC Proposes Nearly $4.5M Fine for Apparently Illegal Robocall Scheme (docs.fcc.gov)
Telecommunications, Law Enforcement, Scams
18 points by impish9208 80 days ago | 3 comments
The 'AI granny' driving scammers up the wall (theguardian.com)
An elderly grandmother who chats about knitting patterns, recipes for scones and the blackness of the night sky to anyone who will listen has become an unlikely tool in combatting scammers.
Artificial Intelligence, Scams, Seniors, Cybersecurity, News
7 points by occamschainsaw 80 days ago | 2 comments
Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source (cbc.ca)
Ads featuring fake CBC articles have inundated the social media platform X in recent weeks. The ads are designed to lure Canadians into a sophisticated scam that uses Russian internet infrastructure, CBC News has found.
Social Media, Misinformation, Scams, Canada
19 points by jaredwiener 88 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: How to protect yourself from coding challenge scam? (ycombinator.com)
These past months, I've seen several social media posts about people getting scammed during coding challenges or take-home tests.
Coding Challenges, Scams, Security, Hiring, Technology
11 points by azophy_2 90 days ago | 4 comments
Trump-crossposting X account advertises fake memecoins that make $1.25M (web3isgoinggreat.com)
Cryptocurrency, Social Media, Scams, Politics
8 points by LorenDB 92 days ago | 0 comments
FTC Sends $5M in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Bogus Credit Repair Scheme (ftc.gov)
Consumer Protection, Law, Scams, FTC
3 points by impish9208 94 days ago | 0 comments
AI Brad Pitt dupes French woman out of €830k (bbc.co.uk)
A French woman who was conned out of €830,000 (£700,000; $850,000) by scammers posing as actor Brad Pitt has faced a huge wave of mockery, leading French broadcaster TF1 to withdraw a programme about her.
Artificial Intelligence, Scams, Celebrity, France
70 points by monkeydust 101 days ago | 127 comments
Apple's new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit (crikey.com.au)
Apple’s new artificial intelligence features are rephrasing scam messages and emails to iPhone and Mac users to make them look more legitimate and then flagging them as a priority, raising concerns that it will lead to more people falling for them.
Artificial Intelligence, Security, Apple, Mobile Devices, Scams
93 points by jrflowers 107 days ago | 55 comments
The latest fake literary agencies (writerbeware.blog)
Fake agencies mentioned in this post:
Writing, Scams, Publishing, Literary Agents
106 points by Tomte 110 days ago | 41 comments
The Psychology of Phishing: Why Smart People Fall for Scams (techsplicer.com)
Do you know that feeling of dread when you realize you’ve clicked on a suspicious link? I know it perfectly.
Psychology, Security, Phishing, Scams
6 points by splicercy 111 days ago | 3 comments