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Hong Kong CNN —The Hong Kong government’s repeated requests for Lionel Messi to play in a sell-out soccer match went unanswered Sunday, a city official said, as cheers turned to jeers for the Argentine soccer legend. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong government, which provided more than $2 million in grants to the match organizer, also said it was “extremely disappointed” the star did not play. Fans make their feelings clear after Lionel Messi's Hong Kong no-show. ‘We do feel a bit scammed’“Messi mania” had captured Hong Kong with Inter Miami’s arrival on Friday as fans swarmed the Major League Soccer team’s hotel. Meanwhile, the stadium reached full capacity during the Inter Miami’s open training session the evening before the match.
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Scammers made off with about $25 million after they used deepfake technology to trick an employee at the Hong Kong branch of a multinational company, local media reported on Sunday, citing the city's police. The employee then had a video call with the company's CFO and other company employees — all of which turned out to be deepfakes. Based on instructions they got during that call, the employee transferred HK$200 million, or $25.6 million, to various Hong Kong bank accounts across 15 transfers, according to the SCMP. AdvertisementThe Hong Kong police did not name the company or employees involved. The employee who was scammed did not interact with the deepfakes during the video conference, according to the media outlet.
Persons: Scammers, scammers, scammed, Taylor Swift, Joseph Morelle Organizations: South China Morning Post, HK, Hong Kong, Democratic Locations: Hong Kong, South China
Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julia Stevens, a 25-year-old who recently moved to San Francisco. In August 2022, a few of my college friends who'd moved to San Francisco invited me to visit them. I'd traveled in Europe during college; even still, San Francisco was the most beautiful and striking place I'd ever seen. San Francisco was perfect for the career path I wanted to takeI majored in English and minored in environmental science. The cost of living is the biggest downsideI wasn't fully prepared for the high cost of living in SF .
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In the US, romance scams resulting from catfishing have among the highest reported financial losses of internet crimes as a whole. A 2019 study found that young LGBTQ+ men in rural America experiencing catfishing on dating apps felt angry and fearful. She also emphasized the need to recognize today’s loneliness epidemic, which “leads people to perhaps be more susceptible to catfishing scams,” she said. Catfishing is not explicitly a crime, but the actions that often accompany catfishing, such as extortion for money, gifts or sexual images are crimes in many places. In the US, romance scams resulting from catfishing have among the highest reported financial losses of internet crimes as a whole.
Persons: CNN —, Nev Schulman, “ Megan ”, Schulman, Evita, scammers, Catfishing, Snapchat, , Ngo Minh Hieu, Chong, Hieu, Wang, , It’s, Fangzhou Wang, ” Wang, Maryna, WeChat Organizations: CNN, Cybersmile Foundation, Federation University, Fraud Intelligence, INTERPOL, Research, US Federal Trade Commission, SMS, University of Texas, Arlington, Getty, Facebook, UNICEF Locations: Alaska, Australia, Singapore, Southeast Asia, France, Germany, India, cryptocurrency, Vietnamese, America, catfishing, China, Cybersecurity, Australian
The best way to avoid identity theft is to be aware of common scams and their tell-tale signs. Online account tax scamsThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with guidance on this particular scam. It involves scammers who try to sell or offer help with setting up an online account with irs.gov , and it can subject your personal and tax information to identity theft. Make sure that any online tax account that you open begins at irs.gov. The most common one involves the supposed employer sending you a fake money order or fake company check to deposit into your bank account.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Fraud is at a crisis level,' says expert: Five financial scams to watch out for in 2024Fraud costs consumers billions of dollars each year. Knowing the tactics criminals use can help you avoid getting scammed. Here's how to protect yourself.
Federal prosecutors on Friday announced charges against a German businessman, alleging he scammed investors out of more than $150 million in a crypto fraud scheme. But in actuality, Jicha and two unnamed co-conspirators, both USI Tech executives, lured and defrauded investors in a "multilevel marketing scheme," prosecutors allege. Around the spring of 2017, Jicha and his co-conspirators began "aggressively promoting" USI Tech, prosecutors said. In 2018, as regulators began scrutinizing USI Tech, prosecutors alleged that Jicha terminated the company's U.S. operations, preventing investors from withdrawing their money. Since then, around $150 million of that money has been transferred to accounts controlled by Jicha, prosecutors said Friday.
Persons: Prosecutors, Horst Jicha, Jicha, Jicha's, It's, Descalzo, David Tarras Organizations: U.S, Eastern, of, USI Tech, Authorities, Prosecutors, Tech, SEC, Jicha Locations: of New York, Brooklyn, New York City, German, Miami, Valley Forge , Pennsylvania, U.S
Once the new "love interest" gains your trust, they may claim that someone close to them is sick, hurt or in jail. Another frequent lie from an online "love interest" is an offer to help invest in cryptocurrency. How to avoid romance scams: Talk to friends or family about a new love interest and pay attention if they're concerned. Don't share with a love interest any personal information, usernames, passwords or one-time codes that others can use to access your accounts or steal your identity. Employment scamsBusiness and job-related scams are another top category of financial fraud, and with companies laying off workers, these schemes are likely to continue in 2024.
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A federal judge dismissed a civil trial against Donald Trump scheduled for January 29. AdvertisementA federal judge canceled an upcoming trial against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization over Trump's support of a multilevel-marketing company, ruling that the Manhattan federal court wasn't the best place to try the case. A group of plaintiffs who said a company called ACN scammed them brought the multilevel-marketing case, which was scheduled for trial on January 29. AdvertisementIn October, Trump notched a win when a judge denied the case class-action-lawsuit status, curtailing its scope. "Today's decision addresses only where — not if — Plaintiffs' claims should be brought to trial," Kaplan said.
Persons: Donald Trump, hawking, , Jean Carroll, Trump —, Trump, Lorna Schofield, Schofield, Roberta Kaplan, Kaplan Organizations: Service, Trump Organization, Trump, New, Business Locations: Manhattan, New York, California , Maryland, Pennsylvania
You can now invest in bitcoin ETFs. But should you?
  + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday gave the green light to the listing and trading of 11 bitcoin exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Understand what bitcoin is … and what it isn’tIt’s important to grasp what kind of asset bitcoin is. Plus, bitcoin ETFs will make it easier for financial advisers to access the cryptocurrency for their clients who can afford to invest in alternative asset classes. Deciding if a bitcoin ETF makes sense for youThe investment firms that have received approval to offer bitcoin ETFs are competing fiercely for investor dollars. And if you normally invest on a platform that automatically rebalances your portfolio for you, make sure the system does not rebalance your holdings based on your bitcoin investment.
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I knew something was amiss when the taxi meter read 10.50 euros as we pulled away from the Roma Termini train station. Some travel sites suggest there's an additional 2 euro surcharge for all taxi rides from Roma Termini, although that information is not listed on official sites. Before arriving in Italy, download taxi hailing apps associated with the major Italian taxi companies, such as ItTaxi, FreeNow and Free Taxi. The event took place on Nov. 9, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Do your researchLearn to recognize official white cabs and the various city emblems, and where taxi drivers post their taxi licenses and vehicle registration numbers.
Persons: Milan —, Roberto Gualtieri, Eugenio Patane, Claudia Gualdi, Francesca Volpi, Aurelian, Gabriel Bouys Organizations: Taxi, Mayor, Mobility, Nurphoto, Getty, Bloomberg, Fiumicino Airport, AFP Locations: Roma, Italy, Trastevere, Rome, Piazza del, Riskline, Duomo, Milan, Florence
The person behind a female coder's Instagram account is a man, 404 Media reports. The page, called coding_unicorn, has 115,000 followers and claims to be run by a woman called Julia. AdvertisementA popular Instagram account fronted by a woman named Julia Kirsina is run by a man, according to a 404 Media investigation. But in reality, the person running the account is a male software developer called Eduards Sizovs, according to a 404 Media report. Advertisement404 Media dug into Sizovs' IP logs and old YouTube videos, and said it found that he had access to an email account called coding_unicorn.
Persons: Julia, , Julia Kirsina, Kirsina, coding_unicorn, Sizovs, Ayodeji, Satya Nadella, Gergely Orosz, Anna Boyko, Alina Prokhoda, Kristine Howard, Julia Kirsina —, Scott Hanselman Organizations: Service, Business, Sizovs, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Bloomberg
A tech conference organizer was accused of listing fake female panelists on his event website. AdvertisementAn online software development conference has come under fire after its organizers were accused of listing fake female panelists on its website. The DevTernity Conference was slated to run from 7 to 8 December, and featured speakers from Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. He also explained the origins of the three fake female profiles. According to Sizovs, he secured the participation of two female panelists, but both eventually withdrew their participation.
Persons: Eduards Sizovs, , Gergely Orosz, you've, Anna Boyle, Orosz, Sizovs, Kristine Howard, Scott Hanselman, he's Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Amazon Web, Bloomberg, Amazon Web Services, Sizovs, DevTernity Conference, Business Insider
I've served as Business Insider's main PC gaming reporter for a while now, so I know a thing or two about how graphics cards stack up to one another. The deals below are some of the best Black Friday graphics card deals I've found. AMD Radeon cards tend to offer more power per dollar spent, but Nvidia RTX cards handle features like ray-tracing better. Obviously if you're buying one of these cards, you're either building your own PC or upgrading one you already own. But if you're interested in buying a pre-built gaming PC with one of these cards, check out our guide to the best gaming PCs for some recommendations.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCasino operators in Asia are forcing workers to engage in online scams, says UNHundreds of thousands of people are being forced to work in online scamming operations, creating "two sets of victims" — the scammed and the scammer, UN Human Rights Office's Pia Oberoi told CNBC's Monica Pitrelli.
Persons: Office's Pia Oberoi, CNBC's Monica Pitrelli Organizations: UN Locations: Asia
But both are losing ground with Chinese nationals as safety concerns rise among younger travelers. Both countries were the top choices for Chinese holidaymakers earlier this year but fell in the third quarter — Thailand to No. 8 — according to the marketing company China Trading Desk, which gauges Chinese travel sentiment on a quarterly basis. Both countries now lag behind South Korea, Malaysia and Australia in terms of Chinese travelers' next vacation destinations, with Singapore — deemed one of the safest places for travelers in 2023 — rising to the top spot. The World Health Organization and other safety groups have said seafood from Japan is safe to eat, but fears among Chinese travelers have "turned one of their most popular destinations into one of their least popular," Bhatt said.
Persons: Singapore —, Subramania Bhatt, Bhatt, Pia Oberoi, Oberoi, There's Organizations: China Trading, China, World Health Organization, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights, High, Afp, Getty, ASEAN, CNBC Locations: Japan, Thailand, Asia, Korea, Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand —, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Southeast, South Asia, China, Taiwan, America, Pacific, perpetrating, Thu, People's Republic of China
By now, you probably know a lot about George Santos, the congressman who scammed with abandon and made up almost everything. But the fact that he remains in Congress highlights something crucial about the people’s House. Even in that company, Mr. Santos stands out by exposing just how much craziness the Republican Party is willing to tolerate in pursuit of narrow partisan gains. The biographical lies and widely reported small-time hustles that boosted Mr. Santos pale in comparison with his penchant for “just throwing ideas.”I’m borrowing that phrase directly from Mr. Santos, who said it in a Spaces conversation on X, formerly Twitter, in October, shortly after Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel. “I don’t care if we go into a police state for a couple of months.”
Persons: George Santos, , Mr, Santos, It’s, Organizations: The New York Times, Atlantic City, Teamsters, Republican Party Locations: Israel, United States
But as consumers open their wallets, they may also be making themselves vulnerable to potential fraud, particularly when shopping at the last minute. "Procrastination is, quite frankly, one of the keys to success for crooks," said Paul Fabara, chief risk officer at Visa . But that may be just the first part of a "double whammy," according to Fabara. AI fraud risks pose a growing threatThis season, new risks tied to artificial intelligence should have consumers on high alert, Fabara said. Those are: Digital skimming, where credit or payment card information is stolen from online stores.
Persons: Mark Makela, Paul Fabara, Fabara, you've Organizations: Getty, National Retail Federation, Visa, Finance, UBS
From having a lot of empathy to knowing how to report a scam, experts shared their recommendations for talking about scams:Political Cartoons View All 1239 ImagesKNOW WHICH SCAMS COMMONLY TARGET OLDER PEOPLEKnowing which scams are most commonly used to target older people can help. According to the FTC, common lies by scammers include “I or someone close to me is sick, hurt, or in jail” and “I can teach you how to invest.”Other common scams are investment scams, tech support scams, and impersonation scams. HAVE CONSTANT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SCAMSOne of the best ways to raise awareness about scams is to talk to each other about them. To keep your older family members safe, Waterman recommends that families talk about scams more often in their day-to-day lives. If you’re looking for guides to avoid scams for older adults, you can find a variety of them on the National Council on Aging’s website.
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AI has been a source of deep personal interest for Biden, with its potential to affect the economy and national security. Using the Defense Production Act, the order will require leading AI developers to share safety test results and other information with the government. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is to create standards to ensure AI tools are safe and secure before public release. The official briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, as required by the White House. “He was as impressed and alarmed as anyone,” deputy White House chief of staff Bruce Reed said in an interview.
Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Jeff Zients, ” Zients, , , Bruce Reed, David, Tom Cruise, Reed, Rishi Sunak, Kamala Harris, ReNika Moore, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, ” Venkatasubramanian Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, National Institute of Standards, Technology, Commerce Department, White, AI, European, Google, Meta, Microsoft, American Civil Liberties Union, Biden Locations: Maine, Israel, San, U.S, European Union, China, Britain, West
Around 76 locations were raided across 12 Indian states in a crackdown on tech support scam calls. AdvertisementAdvertisementIndia has been cracking down on tech support scammers in an effort to "combat and dismantle" finance-related cyber crime, officials announced on Thursday. Officials raided around 76 suspected illegal call center locations across India, in several different states, according to a press release from India's Central Bureau of Investigations. The scammers often pretend to work for reputable companies like Microsoft and Amazon, according to a press release from Amazon. —Central Bureau of Investigation (India) (@CBIHeadquarters) October 19, 2023Law enforcement seized 32 phones, 48 laptops and hard discs, and 33 SIM cards and froze several bank accounts amid the raid of the 76 locations, according to CBI.
Persons: , Doug Thomas, they're Organizations: Bureau of Investigations, Amazon, Microsoft, Service, Officials, India's Central Bureau of Investigations, CBI, Bureau of Investigation, FBI Locations: India, Canada, Australia, Germany, Spain, Bihar, Dehli, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Iain Cameron and his wife Brioni left Scotland and moved onto a boat in the Caribbean, in 2020. Besides, we both had stable jobs in Scotland: Brioni was an elementary school teacher and I worked in tech as an international technical trainer. For over two years now, living on a boat has made us stronger, more confident, and more appreciative. Iain and Brioni sailing on their boat in the Caribbean. An aerial view of Iain and Brioni sailing off the coast of an island.
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Americans lost $2.7 billion combined to scams originating on social media between January 2021 and June 2023, says a new report from the Federal Trade Commission. The methods are aplenty, from romance scams to fake merchants, or fraudsters who take over your social media profiles and con your friends out of money. In some cases, scammers even create advertisements — using each social media platform's own tools — to target users based on age, interests and past purchases. Those younger users' tech savvy can end up working against them, David McClellan, CEO of cybersecurity startup Social Catfish, told CNBC Make It last year. "These people are overly trusting of the technology they're using, and they're more apt to respond to a stranger messaging them," McClellan said.
Persons: David McClellan, McClellan Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, FTC, CNBC
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A group of New York state Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will introduce a motion to expel indicted fellow Republican George Santos from the chamber, two of the members said on Wednesday. Santos pleaded not guilty to an initial May indictment and has said he will do the same for the new one. A motion to expel would require support from two-thirds of members in the House, meaning 290 votes. Democrats have repeatedly called for Santos to be expelled, and over a dozen Republicans have done the same. "If they want to be judge, jury and arbitrator of the whole goddamn thing, let them do it," Santos said on Wednesday.
Persons: Representative George Santos, Jonathan Ernst, Republican George Santos, Santos, Nick LaLota, LaLota, Kevin McCarthy, Moira Warburton, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Representative, Republican, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . House, Representatives, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New York, U.S, New York City
How to get identity theft protection
  + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sarah Fielding | Paul Kim | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
Here's how to get identity protection and what to look for in an identity protection service. If you have children, an identity theft protection service with a family plan or additional features to prevent child identity theft can be useful. Signs of a good identity theft protection serviceWhat you need from an identity theft protection service will vary based on your assets and needs, but the basics are relatively uniform. Red flags in identity theft protection servicesThere's no clear outline of solutions: The last thing you want from the company you're paying for identity theft protection is a lot of talking in circles. Getting identity theft protection frequently asked questionsWhat is the best identity theft protection service?
Persons: Kurt Sanger, Batten, Sanger, Michael Scheumack, Rebecca Morris, , Morris, it's Organizations: Research, US Cyber Command, Credit Monitoring, Chevron, Social Locations: United States, Chevron
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