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- 1Scammers Using AI and Obituaries to Target Grieving FamiliesโScammers using AI and obituaries to target loved ones
Fraudsters are exploiting artificial intelligence together with information from published obituaries to impersonate deceased people or relatives and con grieving loved ones out of money. The scams use personal details from death notices to sound convincing, often through phone calls or messages created with AI voice cloning. Reports warn families to verify any unexpected requests and be cautious about sharing personal details in public obituaries.
- 2Truecaller expands scam protection beyond caller ID to the webโTruecaller takes its scam intelligence to the open web as it looks beyond caller ID
Truecaller is extending its scam-detection technology beyond its caller ID app to the open web, the company announced. The move signals an effort to grow beyond phone-call screening and apply its fraud intelligence more broadly online. It comes as scammers increasingly target users across websites, messages and other channels, pushing security firms to broaden their defenses.
- 3Mental health provider bought gold-plated Cybertruck with $17M stolen from TricareโผMental health scammer buys gold-plated Cybertruck with $17M stolen from Tricare
A man accused of running a mental health billing scheme allegedly defrauded Tricare, the US military health program, out of roughly $17 million. Federal prosecutors say he spent the money on luxury purchases, including a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck, drawing attention to fraud in mental health services billed to military beneficiaries.
- 4Scammers Trick Users into Bridging $2 Million to Fake GIWA NetworkโScammers Fool Users into Bridging $2 Million to Fake GIWA Network
Fraudsters set up a counterfeit version of the GIWA network and convinced crypto users to bridge roughly $2 million into it, where the funds were effectively stolen. The scheme exploited trust in the GIWA name, catching victims who did not verify the bridge contract. Observers are warning users to double-check URLs and contract addresses before moving funds.