Major fraud warning issued to everyone in Ireland
FraudSMART, a fraud awareness initiative led by the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, said the public lost €…
A strange article about Glen Hansard led me to the promise of €500k before it disappeared
Stephen McDermott IF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was still shuffling around on this mortal coil in 2026, he might have…
How do platforms like GoFundMe ensure money goes to the right place when campaigns go viral?
ONLINE FUNDRAISERS HAVE become an increasingly familiar response to tragic and major news events in Ireland – particularly…
Scammers posing as Pearse Doherty online are asking for money, Sinn Féin TD warns – The Journal
Scammers posing as Pearse Doherty online are asking for money, Sinn Féin TD warns The JournalDeputy Pearse Doherty warns…
Never say ‘yes’ to these three questions from an unknown caller – it’s an AI voice scam
A tech expert has issued a warning about increasingly sophisticated AI voice fraud scam phone calls – and…
Man who has travelled 195 countries in world calls India ‘least favourite’: Constant scammers, harassment, pollution
At 25, globetrotter Cameron Mofid became the youngest person to visit every country in the world. The California-born…
Gardaí issue warning over sophisticated text message scam targeting bank accounts
One victim unknowingly handed over access to his online account after receiving a text message and phone call…
Watchdog warns of spike in scam text messages, as new customs charges to take effect on 1 July
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‘Cheater buster’ sites: The latest scam that offers to expose your partner’s secrets for a fee
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Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google
Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech…
Google sues alleged Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to send scam texts
Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech…
Bank association ‘aware of feedback’ after PayNow name masking spells out inappropriate words
SINGAPORE: The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Wednesday (Jun 10) said it was aware of feedback…