#digital-fraud
Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform Is a Black Hole of Circular Grifting
The crypto platform claims you can “pay anyone to do anything,” from quitting a job on camera to getting a memecoin-themed tattoo. But it mostly seems like people trying to scam each other.
‘Signal’ trap: How retired banked was kept in ‘digital arrest’ for 21 days, duped of Rs 10 lakh
Police said 'Signal' is increasingly being used by fraudsters to evade law enforcement due to the app's end-to-end encryption feature.
WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January this year: Centre to SC
Authorities are launching a major crackdown on digital arrest scams. WhatsApp has banned thousands of accounts involved in these frauds. New measures include logo detection and warnings for calls from new accounts. Telecom providers are working to block suspi…