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Calishat

#finance #investing #Canada #politics #scams #fraud #OnlineSafety

"Fake CBC News articles that link to sketchy investment schemes are flooding social media with sensational headlines about the Canadian election and other recent political developments. ... this latest generation of fake content has been updated to take advantage of new events with surprising speed."

cbc.ca/news/canada/more-fake-c

CBCFake election news ads are luring people into investment schemes. We got some taken down | CBC NewsFake ads that purport to show CBC News articles are once more circulating online — with the end goal of convincing Canadians to sign up for sketchy investment schemes. The CBC’s Visual Investigations unit looks into how the ads have changed and what to watch out for.
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@signalapp no it's not.

Being a #centralized, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider solution subject to #CloudAct makes you inherently vulnerable by your own choice and thus trivial to shutdown compared to real #E2EE with #SelfCustody of all the keys and true #decentralization as well as #SelfHosting (i.e. #PGP/MIME [see @delta / #deltaChat et. al.] and #XMPP+#OMEMO [see @monocles / #monoclesChat et. al.]!)

And don't even get me started on you collecting #PII (espechally #PhoneNumbers) for no valid reason, (thus violating #GDPR & #BDSG)...

But yeah, I'll be patient to shout "#ToldYaSo" to your annoying cult of fanboys!

YouTubeWe Tried Signal's MobileCoin So You Never Have To...By Techlore
#toldyaso
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AskPippa🇨🇦

Sensible advice from a bank in #Canada (RBC). Also, sign up for your bank's alerts -- email notifications for anything that changes in your account (withdrawals, interest deposit is, deposits, transfers) so you can see, at the moment, if anything is odd.
#fraud #scams

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

The Conversation: ‘Literally just child gambling’: what kids say about Roblox, lootboxes and money in online games. “In the interviews, we gave children an A$20 debit card to spend however they liked, to help us understand children’s decision-making around spending. While four children purchased non-digital items with their debit card (such as bicycle parts, toys and lollies), 12 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/26/literally-just-child-gambling-what-kids-say-about-roblox-lootboxes-and-money-in-online-games-the-conversation/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · ‘Literally just child gambling’: what kids say about Roblox, lootboxes and money in online games (The Conversation) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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#children#fraud#gambling
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Charlie McHenry

OMG ‼️This right here is what #AI was meant for. Dude builds an automated army of bots to scam scammers. Uh-huh. #Genius it is. #Scams #Scammers First time I’ve ever seen #YouTube commenters actually throwing real $$ at content. Impressive.

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

PSA [Canada/British Columbia] phishing alert - see screenshot

Whenever/however you are contacted, especially where internet or cellular technology is used, ignore all links etc.

If you receive an email, open (yourself!) a new browser tab & independently navigate to the intended link. 🙏

PSA [Canada/British Columbia] see screenshot Whenever/however you are contacted, especially where internet or cellular technology is used, ignore all links etc. If you receive an email, open (yourself!) a new browser tab & independently navigate to the intended link. 🙏 #fraud #phishing #scams #DigitalLiteracy #Telus #RBC ... #banking
#fraud#phishing#scams
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Calishat

#Google #GoogleMaps #scams #fraud #SmallBusiness #lawsuits

'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. '

cbsnews.com/news/google-maps-f

CBS News · Google finds 10,000 fake listings on Google Maps, sues alleged network of scammersBy Kara Fellows
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@ckrypto if@signalapp@mastodon.world wasn't complying with #CloudAct, @Mer__edith would be in jail.

Not to mention even if Signal keeps their "#OpenSource" code updated - which is doubtful, NOONE can actually #verify that it's the code you actually use - regardless if #backend / #Server or #client / #App!

  • #Signal is as secure as #ANØM, otherwise it would've been shutdown ages ago.

Also if Signal was designed for #security, it would've been #decentralized as #XMPP+#OMEMO and not demand #PII like #PhoneNumbers which oftentimes cannot be obtained anonymously in many juristictions at all!

By comparison, @delta doesn't require any PII, only an #eMail account, and @monocles isn't a #VCmoneyBurningParty but sustainable due to #subscription and they don't even require any personal details for #payment: #CashByMail and #Monero are accepted.

Again: It's Signal alone who have to evidence they are trustworthy, and all I get are "#TrustMeBro!" replies, which means they are not to be trusted.

  • Not to mention, it's just not sustainable to run a #service without #revenue, even if it's run entirely by unpaid volunteers and gets all it's #hosting and #costs donated, someone has to pay for expenses due to #abuse of a service (which is an inevitability come mass adoption)...

Whereas with #XMPP I can completely setup my own server and client, even build my own if I don't trust anyone else and pay someone to audit the code.

Whereas with XMPP & PGP/MIME #eMail I can layer @torproject / #Tor over it, make it an #OnionService and keep that thing under my bed with a literal killswitch...

YouTubeSignal's Terrible MobileCoin BetrayalBy The Hated One
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bananabob :tinoflag:

A Consumer petition to get:

<< Banks to refund scam victims for authorised and unauthorised scam payments, unless the victim has been grossly negligent.

A national anti-scam framework requiring banks, telcos and digital platforms to take action to address scams and outlining their liability if they fail to meet their obligations.

A centralised anti-scam centre where relevant organisations work together to keep us safe.>>

campaigns.consumer.org.nz/stam

They aim for 20,000.

stamp out scams
campaigns.consumer.org.nzPetition: Stamp out scamsBanks, digital platforms and telcos need to provide us with better scam protections. Help us demand a government-led response to stamp out scams.
#NZ#Consumer#Scams
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