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AI fraud, phishing and smishing on the rise. Report the scammers by forwarding scammer texts to 7726. The Competition Bureau warns against clicking on suspicious links and forwarding texts to 7726 (SPAM), so that the cellular provider can investigate further. It also encourages people to delete smishing messages, block the number and ignore texts even if they ask to reply with “STOP” or “NO.” #fraud #ai #smishing #phishing #scammers
cbc.ca/news/business/smishing-

www.cbc.caGot a weird text message? 'Smishing' scams likely rising because of AI, experts warn

#China: when will PRC go to the global capital of #scammers - #Cambodia - & eradicate your Chinese-controlled scam centres there?🤔
#UNODC #PoiPet #sihanoukville

#Chinese anti-scam team arrives in Myawaddy
"Chinese CIB officials, part of #Beijing's Ministry of #Public #Security, planned talks w #Myanmar officials on assistance for Chinese victims of #scamcentres in Myawaddy & wld urge Myanmar #authorities to take strong action against those still operat'g in border areas"
bangkokpost.com/thailand/gener

That's a first - I just had a *very* short conversation with an AI that 'phoned me with a home insulation scam.

Claimed to be "Jane" from the Green Eco Centre but was clearly an AI due to the staccato nature of "her" voice.

Also, as soon as I asked it for their registered company number it couldn't answer ... and simply went back to the start of its script.

Do you think it will use the words "F*** off you AI scammer" in its next training set?

Number to block is 0203 3428972 and has a long history of running this scam:

who-called.co.uk/Number/020334

#Cybercrime moves up
"A meaningful crackdown on #scammers is impossible w/o addressing te issue of #Cambodian #government complicity.. #HunManet's cousin is a director of #Huione Pay, targeted by #US for its alleged role in #laundering #cyberscam receipts.. Gone are days when cyber-scam compounds ran solely on #forcedlabour of #Chinese victims of #humantrafficking.. compounds now seek young who speak English.. Te fin'al victims of te ⏫️ly sophisticated #scams are #global"
bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio