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SENIORS VS. CRIME: Do scammers ever lose your phone number?

Image Clinton Herald 23 Jan 2026
When someone falls victim to a scam, we always warn them about the high likelihood they will be targeted for more scams. Scammers figure if they tricked and cheated someone once, that person is more susceptible to more trickery. Maybe ... .
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"Really awful kind of thing": Scammers could contact customers affected by Manage My Health breach

NewstalkZB 23 Jan 2026
Scammers behind the Manage My Health security breach could attempt to contact affected customers.  ... for scammers. .
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Retired BMC Official Loses ₹16.5 Lakh In Digital Arrest For Fake `Delhi Blast Probe`; Scammer ...

Zeenews 22 Jan 2026
A retired BMC official was duped of ₹16.50 lakh in a digital arrest scam. One of the fraudster posed himself as Ex-NIA chief Sadanand Date ... .
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Private school parents at risk of fraud as scammers target fee payments

This is Money 22 Jan 2026
Parents with children at private school are losing thousands to scammers in sophisticated fraud schemes that target fee payments, new research suggests.� ... Scammers target ...
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Scammers Keep Stealing Food Stamps. New Cards Might Stop Them.

New York Times 22 Jan 2026
New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for food from low-income people ... .
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Senior Citizen Duped Of Rs 16.5 Lakh After Scammers Stage ‘Digital Arrest’ In Fake Delhi ...

News18 22 Jan 2026
The caller instructed the man to download the Signal app, where he received a video call from one of the fraudsters posing as NIA officer ....
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Over £95,000 stolen from bank’s customers by ‘side hustle’ scammers last autumn

London Evening Standard 22 Jan 2026
Santander UK is warning people looking for extra ways to make some cash this January to watch out for side hustle scammers ... .
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Texas AG candidate’s anti-Indian post backfires as community note flags Pakistani scammer among his top donors

The Times of India 22 Jan 2026
Instead of a serious policy argument, Reitz’s remarks were widely seen as inflammatory identity politics, and the focus quickly shifted from his attacks on Indians to questions about why a fraud-linked Pakistani donor was among his biggest backers. .
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Serial scammer jailed again after cleaning out 91-year-old's bank account

NewstalkZB 22 Jan 2026
A serial scammer with a lengthy history of targeting vulnerable elderly women has been sent to prison again after “entirely” cleaning out a 91-year-old’s bank account over five weeks.  ... Serial scammer Dean James McAuley.
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Fake bank note warning as scammers pay for PS5 and Xbox consoles with counterfeit cash

Daily Record 21 Jan 2026
The gutted victims of the swindle have issued a warning after they were conned out of hundreds of pounds after advertising the consoles on Facebook Marketplace ... .
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2 fall prey to investment scammers, lose 40L

The Times of India 21 Jan 2026
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MAGA customers 'keep falling for the same con' from online scammers: report

Alternet 21 Jan 2026
Scammers are taking advantage of President Donald Trump's MAGA base by selling them products without ever actually fulfilling their orders.
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