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Tech Giants Unite to Combat Online Financial Scams

Meta, Coinbase, Match Group, and others form coalition to address growing threats from romance and crypto scams.

  • The 'Tech Against Scams' coalition aims to disrupt tools used by scammers and educate consumers.
  • Members include Meta, Coinbase, Kraken, Ripple, Gemini, and Match Group.
  • The coalition will share threat intelligence and best practices to protect users.
  • Scams like 'pig butchering' involve fraudsters gaining trust through social media and dating apps.
  • Losses from online scams have surged, with $3.94 billion lost to crypto scams in the U.S. in 2023.
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