Muddy Waters - Calling Out Scams and Debunking Misinformation‪.‬ Phillip Macko

This eye-opening session sheds light on the concerning surge of vacation rental scams on Booking.com, showing a drastic 900% spike in reported incidents. Learn about the advanced tactics scammers are using, such as AI-generated emails and spoofed websites, to trick individuals into making reservations and losing their money. Arm yourself with essential knowledge to stay safe and secure while booking accommodations online. #TravelScams #AIAdvancements #StaySafeOnline

For the first time in history, the FCC has identified and targeted its first AI Scam organization, a criminal enterprise called Royal Tiger which is responsible for scamming millions of US citizens last year alone. They use voice-altering technologies to sound convincing, and VOiP technology to spoof official phone numbers. They're calling you from your local sheriff's office, the FBI, your back, even Microsoft. Here's what you should know to stay safe.

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Thank goodness for us, criminals don't have to pass an IQ test before their crimes. Here are three of the stupidest criminals and how stupidity led to their capture.

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Of the two Facebook marketplace scams I highlight, the more nefarious is the money transfer scam - a Facebook version of the traditional refund scam. Here's what to watch out for.

Shout out to  @ScammerPayback  and  @TrilogyMedia  - keep up the great work.

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The majority of us use Software-as-a-Service products such as Salesforce.co, Microsoft Office, Zoom, and more. Criminal enterprises have modeled this industry with products of their own, which provide cybercriminals with out-of-the-box cookie-cutter software platforms to use to create phishing emails, ransomware attacks, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and to launch zero-day threats. The criminals have upped their games, we need to up ours as well.

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For those of you who are new to my channel, I founded it after three of my friends were collectively scammed out of $500k. They're only three of over 854k scam victims last year alone. The criminals have upped their games, it's important WE up our knowledge.