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- Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html 8 comments
- Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html 5 comments indepthstories
- Scam Alert: Stop Using Google, Alexa And Siri For Making Support Calls https://www.fisixworld.com/scam-alert-stop-using-google-alexa-and-siri-for-making-support-calls/ 14 comments technology
- US makes an example of Indian call center scam artists with stiff sentences. The worst offenders have been thrown behind bars for up to 20 years. https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-charges-makes-an-example-of-indian-call-center-scam-artists 4 comments india
- Peoples Bank of China calls Bitcoin a Scam again after making it Illegal for the 2nd Time this Year, but Bitcoin Price still does not Care https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/08/22694365/bitcoin-has-no-value-people-banks-of-china-official-announces-further-crackdown 103 comments cryptocurrency
- Remember those customers Sprint "fired" for making too many calls to customer support? They were scamming for free service http://consumerist.com/consumer/exclusives/sprint-customers-terminated-for-complaining-too-much-were-scamming-sprint-for-free-service-277026.php 74 comments reddit.com
- Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls? - Every year, tens of millions of Americans collectively lose billions of dollars to scam callers. Where does the other end of the line lead? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html 5 comments technology
- Donald Trump could be called to testify in class-action lawsuit in San Diego : Two different lawsuits filed in 2010 allege Trump University engaged in deceptive practices and scammed thousands of students hoping to make it rich in real estate. http://760kfmb.com/local-news/donald-trump-could-be-called-to-testify-in-class-action-lawsuit-in-san-diego/ 13 comments politics
- Last week, thousands of Russian bloggers used a retro Denial of Service attack to expose and destroy a pharmaceutical scam targeting pensioners - by making 21 MILLION telephone calls to one company http://www.siberianlight.net/2007/11/06/russian-bloggers-expose-gravikol-21-pharmaceutical-scam-targeting-pensioners/ 35 comments reddit.com
- So, I kept getting calls from this number 520-407-9017, obviously one of those scams and did a little googling and turns out this guy is making these calls from a trailer park in Tuscon. Can't they just go in there and arrest the guy for annoying people or harrasment? http://maps.google.com/maps?rls=com.microsoft:en-us:ie-searchbox&oe=utf-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1i7ggih_en&um=1&ie=utf-8&q=5050+n+ln+cholla+blvd.+tucson,+az+85705+...&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,15351263881111326387&ei=rneasuiwc4pfmqeaudgwca&sa=x&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1 5 comments reddit.com
- The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits. Some Republicans are making the case that supporting renewable energy is squarely in line with Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda, despite the president’s rallying against what he calls the “green new scam.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/climate/biden-clean-energy-tax-credits-trump.html?smid=re-share&unlocked_article_code=1.4k4.rIT8.DaIsbFYIl1Vz 91 comments energy