18 h. ago How to spot a dropshipping scam on your Instagram feed: All the clues that 'rip off' middle men could be about to trick you into buying goods they don't even own

How can you spot an Instagram scam and avoid falling victim to the dropshippers? It's easier than you think - and you don't need to be a techie to catch them out.

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19 h. ago Martin Lewis issues urgent crypto scam warning costing victims dear: ‘It’s the Wild West’

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent crypto scam warning to the public after people continue to fall victim on social media.

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5 d. ago Second Italian journalist allegedly targeted with ‘mercenary spyware’

Ciro Pellegrino of Fanpage, who has been critical of Meloni government, says notification provoked ‘horrible feeling’A second Italian journalist whose news organisation exposed young fascists within the prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party was targeted with sophisticated “mercenary spyware”, according to an Apple notification received by the reporter.Ciro Pellegrino is the second reporter at the investigative news outlet Fanpage to fall victim to an alleged spyware attack, after his editor-in-chief, Francesco Cancellato. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Sextortion gangs using AI porn fakes to target rising number of Scots victims

Advice Direct Scotland has warned of the growing threat of online scammers using artificial intelligence to make fake nudes of potential targets, as thousands fall victim to sex scams.

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6 d. ago New London police warn of rise in Kia thefts, advise owners how to avoid falling victim

New London police warn of rise in Kia thefts, advise owners how to avoid falling victim  Stamford Advocate

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6 d. ago Faces of Trump’s deportation push: The people falling victim to the immigration crackdown

Asylum-seekers, international students and activists alike tell Josh Marcus about their age of uncertainty under Trump

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8 d. ago Paisley mum warns women not to fall victim to former neighbour's 'threats'

Jacqueline McCaig said that Paul Richardson made her life a living hell with "threats and intimidation" that lasted four years.

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1 week ago Global study on Covid vaccine safety falls victim to Trump cuts

Groundbreaking project has produced some of the world’s most comprehensive studies on vaccine efficacy and safetyThe largest ever global study into the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has been terminated just 13 months shy of completion, after becoming caught up in the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts.The Global Vaccine Data Network, which was established in 2019 by the New Zealand-based vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris and the US-based vaccinologist Steven Black, has already produced some of the world’s most comprehensive studies on vaccine efficacy and safety, based on data from more than 300 million people. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Don't fall victim to an insurance catch like the Ecclestones! All the policy pitfalls you never knew could stop you getting a payout

Home insurers are now accepting as few as one in three claims to get properties fixed after fires, flooding and other issues, with rejections rising in recent years.

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2 w. ago For Trump, the message is all. No surprise he’s targeting NPR and PBS | Margaret Sullivan

Trump’s anti-media diatribes are part of the authoritarian playbook. Congress must reject his planned cutsIt was entirely predictable that Donald Trump would go after public media in America. Harming the reality-based press – in every form, whether public or private – is a central part of his playbook for controlling the political narrative as he moves the country toward an authoritarian model of government.For Trump, the message is all, and anything that gets in the way should be portrayed as an evil to society and stamped out.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Who was evicted from Celebrity Big Brother? Daley Thompson is booted out of house as he brands his housemates 'rats' after falling victim to the third eviction

Daley Thompson became the third housemate to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Friday evening. 

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2 w. ago One in 10 are in relationships when they fall victim to romance scammers

Scammers prey in vulnerable men and women on dating sites like Match and Tinder

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3 w. ago The power and pitfalls of protest: how to speak out without falling victim to Trump’s playbook | Jonathan Smucker

As mass protest surges against Trump and Musk, how can we show up as effectively as possible?On Saturday I was heartened to be one of millions of Americans who took to the streets in cities and towns across the United States to stand against “the most brazen power grab in modern history”. While no official total tally of “Hands Off!” participants is yet available, the anti-Donald Trump, anti-Elon Musk actions on Saturday were certainly among the largest single day protests in US history, with rallies in all 50 states.As we seem to be entering a new stage of popular protest movements, it’s worth assessing the strategic value of protest, as well as the limits and potential liabilities. History is full of powerful examples of consequential bottom-up protest movements. The women’s suffrage movement secured voting rights after decades of struggle. The civil rights movement dismantled Jim Crow segregation. The labor movement won the eight-hour workday, the weekend and much more. Protest w...

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3 w. ago More than one in four Brits are too embarrassed to speak up after falling victim to a scam

A new survey of 2,000 people who have been targeted by scammers found many victims were too embarrassed to speak up about their experience, with many choosing to stay silent

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4 w. ago Parcel theft: More than 2.7 million Brits suspect their neighbours to be the culprits

In the UK, one in 10 adults have fallen victim to parcel theft

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last month Woman who shares scam advice has passport and licence 'cloned'

Julie-Anne tries to help others but has now fallen victim to identity theft herself

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