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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will equip its enforcement unit with 200 additional body-worn...

<p>ISLAMABAD: Continuing its zero-tolerance policy against cybercrime, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) recovered Rs3.2 million in two separate online investment and trading fraud cases and arrested a suspect involved in child exploitation and blackmailing of a minor during an intensified crackdown in Rawalpindi.</p> <p>In the first case

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is planning to crack down on AI scams and misleading bots, as well as fake reviews.

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Binance lost more than $6 billion in a hack partly caused by fake job interviews. Here's what job seekers can learn from it, and tips to avoid job search scams.

CTC Travel says it received reports of scammers using its name and images to advertise 20 all-inclusive travel packages for seniors.

Oobah Butler, the gonzo journalist and professional hoax artist, is taking on the worlds of wine, wellness, royalty and more in a new HBO series, “Scams for a Better Tomorrow.” The show, produced by A24, will see Butler pulling off elaborate stunts to expose bullshit across industries. Per the logline, he “hatches elaborate and increasingly […]

OPay has explained how customers can check their eligibility for the FG’s N50,000 monthly cash relief and warned against scams asking for PINs or OTPs. Read More: https://punchng.com/fgs-n50000-relief-opay-explains-eligibility-warns-against-scams/

ACAMB warns bank customers to be vigilant against phishing scams using fake alerts and cloned websites to steal sensitive financial information like BVNs. Read More: https://punchng.com/acamb-advises-bank-customers-against-phishing-scams/

The US and Nigeria are intensifying their war against sextortion and romance scams, strengthening intelligence sharing and prosecution of offenders. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-nigeria-step-up-war-against-sextortion-romance-scams/

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 2 &mdash; Penang police arrested 141 individuals, including nine locals, in 14 raids on call centres su...

The Nigeria Customs Service is deploying Artificial Intelligence and digital intelligence tools to combat fake news and online scams that threaten its reputation. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed the move in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the service’s spokesperson, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada. Adeniyi spoke at the

KULAI, Nov 2 &mdash; Social media users are urged to enhance their digital literacy and remain vigilant against the late...

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SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 &mdash; The government is intensifying efforts to protect consumers from fraud syndicates that exploit...

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 &mdash; Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Min...

Impersonation scams are on the rise and culprits are utilizing artificial intelligence to more convincingly dupe victims, a detective with the Toronto Police Service’s Financial Crimes Unit told Breakfast Television on Wednesday. Det. David Coffey says so far this year TPS has received around 17,000 fraud reports and one in six are now impersonation scams […

It's not an honest mistake; it's the start of an attack on your wallet.

IPOH, Oct 27 &mdash; Perak police have busted three scam syndicates targeting Malaysian, Chinese and Japanese victims in...

Calling these complaints extremely serious and concerning, she appealed to the Election Commission and the government to take note of them

The Thai government is stepping up efforts to combat online scams by working with Meta to tighten identity verification requirements for advertisers on social media platforms, with a &ldquo;No ID, No Ads&rdquo; policy set to take effect in early November.

<p>European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’</p><p>EU regulators have opened an investigation into Booking.com, alleging that the accommodation website has not done enough to protect consumers from fake listings and scams.</p><p>The European Commission, which regulates the

Trading standards officers say AI is "super-charging" existing scams through clones and fake websites.