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🇨🇦 Michael Porter 🇨🇦

A friend was in the Toronto area last weekend and got this scam SMS today. Quite a coincidence. Is it possible that the scammers are using Stingray-type devices to scrape phone numbers for this kind of thing? I don't know much about the devices or how they work, just that they exist.

sls.eff.org/technologies/cell-

I keep and edit these to train relatives. This one ticks all the boxes:
✓ Non-local (West Virginia in this case) area code (not shown)
✓ Scary language to throw the recipient off balance
✓ Chinese URL
✓ Standard scammer tactic to make the link (and any forthcoming) links active by inviting a reply

#Scam #SMSScam #Stingray
@eff

Screenshot of an SMS scam: [407 ETR Toll Alert] - Toll Violation Notice Our records indicate that you may have an unpaid toll violation on the 407 ETR. Please settle your outstanding balance online within 24 hours at the link below. If payment is not received by the due date, you may face fines, escalating late fees, vehicle registration suspension with ServiceOntario, and potential legal action with significant penalties. https://407etr.com-ofzr.xin/ca (Reply Y and re-open this message to click the link, or copy it to your browser.)
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant #Stingray Tails
The long structures seen in #mantarays and their relatives function as an early warning system, rather than a defensive weapon.
The team discovered that the stiff tissue of a cownose ray’s tail was pockmarked with holes. The 3-D scans revealed that these holes were linked to the #fish’s #lateralline canal, a system of sensory organs found in fish and amphibians.
nytimes.com/2025/01/21/science
archive.ph/RNDha

A school of cownose rays in the Galápagos Islands.
The New York Times · Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant Stingray TailsBy Jack Tamisiea
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salix sericea (@Ripple13216)

I have been toying with the following idea, for reasons, 🙂:

If you could buy one (1) tech gadget right now in the US, what would you pick?

A drone seemed a great choice.

But there is a brilliant new choice, a $ 20 cellular hotspot.

"Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying"

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular SpyingRayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS) around the world.
#EFF#surveillance#communication
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Hazel Adventures Belize

Swimming with stingrays and sharks in Belize? 🦈🏝️YES PLEASE! 🇧🇿 This incredible moment was part of an unforgettable adventure with Hazel Adventures in San Pedro. Belize's underwater world is teeming with life, and experiences like this are what make a tropical vacation truly special. Learn more about their tours at www.hazeladventuresbelize.com
#Belize #Snorkeling #Stingray #HazelAdventuresBelize #TropicalVacation #UnderTheSea
#scuba #belize #belizebarrierreef #travelagent #belize

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