Americans are losing millions of dollars every year to criminals who steal money from their bank accounts through fraudulent wire transfers. Some U.S. senators are now pressing major banks for answers about what they are doing to stop the scammers. In a letter to JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo,…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Hundreds of text messages showing up on mobile phones claiming to be from the Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles are the work of scammers, city and state authorities warned. The Department of Public Safety and the Anchorage Police Department both sent out warnings Thursday about what they call “smishing” scams, or…
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to alter their appearance and build fake profiles to apply for remote job postings, research shows. Already, scammers can use AI at almost every step in the job application process to hide their true identities. They can generate fake resumes, professional headshots, websites and Linkedin profiles. Compiled together, AI can…
Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced a lawsuit against the alleged scammers behind the fraud. The lawsuit, announced Wednesday, claims a man working within a wider network, created and sold fake business profiles on Google Maps. An initial alert came from a Texas…
Woman pays $6,000 for fake Picasso in pop-up auction scam – CBS News Watch CBS News Signs luring customers to pop-up auctions with the possibility of getting fancy cars and fine jewelry at bargain prices have been showing up across the U.S., but the goods aren’t always what they seem. Dorothy Tucker reports. Be the…
Signs luring customers to pop-up auctions with the possibility of getting fancy cars and fine jewelry at bargain prices have been showing up across the U.S., but the goods aren’t always what they seem. At one auction in Northbrook, Illinois, last summer, CBS News saw a bustling room with what were supposedly Persian rugs stacked…