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Reshipping Scam: The “Work From Home Job” That Turns You Into a Criminal

Grammy holding a red flag next to a computer

She answered the door expecting to find a package. Instead she found a sheriff – with a search warrant in hand. And she had absolutely no idea why. She thought she had a job. A real one. Work from home, receive packages, photograph the contents, log everything into an online portal, and reship using prepaid … Read more

Sadvertising: How Scammers Use Fake Tears to Take Your Money on Social Media

Girl crying over broken resin lamps while a woman laughs in the background

You have probably seen it. A video pops up in your feed. A person (usually young, awkward, sweet and nervous) is holding up something they made. A crocheted cardigan. A resin lamp. A handmade bag. They worked so hard on it. They took it to a market. Nobody bought anything. Someone was cruel to them. … Read more

AI Influencers Gone Wild: When “Fun” Turns to Deception (and Broken Laws)

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My research for this post started with a straightforward question: what exactly is an AI influencer, and should you be worried about them? It ended with me filing a report with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and submitting a site takedown request to a web hosting company. So. That escalated quickly. The … Read more