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How Pig Butchering Scams Work — ProPublica

Thousands have lost huge sums after being lured into fraudulent online investment schemes by seemingly attractive strangers who strike up online conversations with them. Here’s a guide to spotting the telltale signs.

Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia

As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online.

Meta’s “Trusted Experts” helped me run scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

A Reuters reporter created ads promising unrealistic investment returns and easily placed them on Meta's social media platforms.

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urlquery is an online service that scans webpages for malware, suspicious elements and reputation.

How Google is killing independent sites like ours - HouseFresh

And why you shouldn’t trust product reviews from big media publishers ranking at the top of Google.

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A socially motivated website which provides information about protecting your online data privacy and security.

SCAM — How safe is your AI agent?

An open-source benchmark by 1Password that tests whether AI agents can handle real security threats during everyday tasks.

Let’s Talk About Amazon Reviews: How We Spot the Fakes

Lauren Dragan takes a look at the world of compensated reviews and astroturfing, and explains how we tell the real Amazon reviews from the fakes.

Website Informer

Website.informer: complete data lookup & free aggregated report on any domain including whois, visitors, IP & DNS details, competitors, owners, etc

bretthollenbeck/fake-reviews-data

Large set of Amazon reviews labeled fake or real

Identify trusted publishers for your research • Think. Check. Submit.

Tools and practical resources, aiming to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.

Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns

Experts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to bilk them out of their money.

Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue

Meta avoids cracking down on the scams to minimize "revenue impact."