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FTC Warns Scammers Are Cloning Car-Dealer Websites

The tactic uses AI to copy dealer branding and listings, tricking buyers into wiring money or giving personal data.

Spanish Central Bank Reports Drop in Complaints as Payment Frauds Rise

Cofepris Issues Sanitary Alert Over Falsified Gran Centenario Añejo

Profeco Launches Holy Week 2026 Consumer Operation With Airport Help Desks And Rapid Conciliation Tools

HMRC: One Million People Owed Tax Refunds Averaging £453 Must Claim Directly

Bharti Singh Warns of AI Deepfake Ads Falsely Using Her Voice to Sell Slimming Pads

Germany Sees Fewer Counterfeit Euros in 2025 as Loss Drops to €4 Million

Banks Sound Alarm on Nationwide Fraud Wave Using QR Codes and Spoofed Calls

Police Warn of Surge in Fake £20 Notes as NCA Targets Online ‘Prop’ Cash

German Banks and PayPal Targeted by New Phishing Wave Seeking Mobile-Pay Activations

Maine Finalizes $1.9 Million Deal With Bitcoin Depot to Repay Crypto Kiosk Scam Victims

Pemex Warns of AI-Aided Scams Offering Fake Investments, Contracts and Jobs

Which? Warns of Fake 'Amazon' Postcards Pushing QR-Code Scam

HMRC Warns of Tax Scam Surge Ahead of 31 January Self Assessment Deadline

FCA Launches 'Firm Checker' After 800,000 Report Investment and Pension Scam Losses

Germany Disables 3,500 Suspected Fraud Phone Lines in Operation Herakles

Nationwide Warns of Scam and Overcharge Risks Ahead of Forecast 20 Million Pre‑Christmas Payments

Regulators Warn of Surge in Data-Rich Phone Scams and Fake PayPal Calls in Germany

CFE Issues National Alert Over Imposter Scam Using Fake Meter “Operations”

Fresh Phishing Wave Hits DKB, PayPal and Sparkassen Customers in Germany