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Note: This topic is pure speculation, and should be taken with a grain of salt. It's just a theory. A GAMEEE THEORY (i'm sorry) As a minor, I've always been worried and on the alert for the voice cloning scams wherein a scammer will call a parent and (the scammers will) clone the voice of that parent's child to try to make it seem like the child has been kidnapped. (Instance of this happening) The one thing that nobody really knows the cause of is how the scammer is able to clone the child's voice in the first place. I mean, for a scammer to be able to accomplish such a task they would have to have multiple recordings of the child's voice, and by default, be in contact with the child! I didn't have any ideas as to how a scammer would get voice recordings like this. Well, until I started getting these strange calls. For the last couple of months, I've been getting calls from people with my number's area code. When you answer, normally nobody answers the call. It's just 15 (or so) seconds of silence until the caller on the other end hangs up. It's the same for every single call (except for a couple of rare cases where a robot on the other end would say 'hello' three times back-to-back after a couple seconds of silence and then hang up). What's weirder is that every single call is from a different number. Not one of them has the same number as another, yet they all have my area code. I've tried calling these people back, but every single time, no matter how close it was to the original call in terms of time, it always goes to voicemail (and the voicemail box is never set up, might I add). I get these calls multiple times a day. Once, I did get a voicemail box, but the number that the robot listed was different than the one on the caller ID. My theory is that they're calling me to try to get me to try to speak into the mic so they can record and clone my voice. Again, this is all speculation. I don't know if any of this is true. I just thought I'd share this information just in case someone else had a lead.

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So I just wanna start out by saying i'm glad the Linus Media Groups are back on their feet & back up & running again because many would be lost in tech without you.(Until our Lord & Savior Steve of Gamers Nexuses swooped in to save them) But i digress So the issue is pretty simple here, TechLinked seems to be getting served youtube ads by crypto scammers on a large scale rn, most of the channels i've reported & blocked (more than 3 times now) have no youtube videos to speak of & most timed the videos ad telling users to go to their website with a faked elon voice over is all you will see, soI don't really have much to go on to research the issue deeper or do anything beyond report the issue to youtube & go along my way so i thought id drop a dime to the ltt group here & other viewers possibly that this is happening & what it might look like to avoid and report them to hopefully get the issue fixed quicker before it causes anyone damage. Hope it helps

Received a YouTube ad for the following device: The advertisement mentions that a phone charger can combate planned obsolescence by using AI to not only providing modern fast charging but also improve performance by 3 times. The ad sent me to an actual Russian site in English with the following title in the browser: Заряжай все устройства одновременно и сверхбыстро с 0% до 100% за 15 минут For safety concerns I omitted the URL.

I found This twitter account offering PC giveaways every 24 hours, yeah every 24 hours clamming to have worked for LTT as well. So I'm here to ask for help or verification :--].

Who here has ever toyed with a Nigerian scammer or similar? Whether it was by e-mail or phone call what did you do to waste their time?

A simple reminder to always verify the product you are looking at. A small guide for everyone to refer to. An example of an obvious scam, can you find all the signs and hints? If the price and the specs are too good to be true, chances are, it's a scam. And not a very subtle one at that. What to look for: The seller's name is a good place to start. If you don't recognize the name or can't find anything that identify them as being legit, move on ahead. But sometimes, a scam can have a legit seller's name with either a typo or something very close that can be easily misread. Typos in the description. Self-explanatory. If the top description says the product is A but the details says it's B, you know something is wrong. User Reviews. The reviews, or lack there of, are another tell tale sign you should "What should I do when I see a scam?" Click on the report link and follow instructions. http://prntscr.com/dfwpkv The last tip I have is to confirm and double check the product name you are looking at. The GE series laptop that are VR ready are GE72s, not GE62s, contrary to what is advertised. Realisticly speaking, you won't ever get a gaming laptop with a current gen GPU at bargain price. Use common sense and double check the name of the laptop to see if the design actually exists from the manufacturer.

I'm not sure if this site is safe, but they are using your Youtube video to sell stuff for some janky prices. I tried notifying you on Twitter before this, but I wanted to make sure you caught this and could possibly shut them down before they scam anyone else. https://www.hexpress.shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=916

Hello everyone, I’m fairly new on the forums but feel that this might be a serious topic to discuss since it’s not get much publicity elsewhere but here. I worry that people maybe falling victim to this type of scam. With that said, the website in question is stablemill.com. This isn’t the only site show it’s ugly face since Facebook seems to of failed to weed out these ads from their ads. I am from Alabama, and can confirm without doubt that 1109 Quarry Drive, Dothan, AL doesn’t exist. A quick godaddy search will show this. Since the page originally came from godaddy. Laptopshops.co as of this writing was on show for many to see. The sites are malware free however the prices are way to good to be true. With details seemingly way of on the specs of computers. The funny thing about it all is that no one has come out with any stories of anyone buying any of these laptops (which I’ll abet is a good thing) but none the less the question is what would you get if anything if you were to “purchase” from this site. Would it be an empty box, mobo, or would you get at least a functional laptop at all? Here is the lengthy CC info for processing. http://www.laptopshops.co/page_2.html btw there is no secure http.... Got to the billing page using my junk email and falsified information and found that it just started looking goofy. Table rate? Best Way? ? after shipping was set the only payment option (You guessed it right) credit card.....) was telling me that payment method is Udopay....? Really? Lol!! Anyway I didn’t go further because of the fact that I don’t have money to really waist or a bank account that I can just give up for an informational purpose such as this. I’d like to do it at some point so as to bring more notoriety on how much of a scam this type thing really is or isn’t but don’t have to much time or following for that matter to push it out. What do y’all think about this? Are websites like this way to common? Where do they originate? And how can they be shut down?

Hey guys, I know that eBay will leave me screwed (taking too much money from me), and if I sell it to a random person via Paypal, I can get fucked over real fast (refunds.) So, how does Google Wallet work for sending money? Can the buyer refund almost everything like with Paypal? Thanks, -Covert

Taken from the latest client update change notes Thats a huge change, it means random users can no longer send you chat messages. Although I don't see if having any impact on Phishing as thats mostly done via friends of the phished account anyway. Thoughts and opinions?

Says the Cryptostorm team which I basically only trust to be my VPN provider. There has been many VPN companies big or small that claim to do stuff but then people hint the guys at Cryptostorm to take a look at their system and programs etc. Which then turns out to be no better.. for example Basically anyone who wants can contribute to this cause.. but Cryptostorm has made pretty huge list at github about providers they've looked into: https://github.com/cryptostorm/cleanvpn.xyz Here's another example if you're user of Hide My Ass I'd suggest reading this topic it brings some trouble some questions to the surface.. https://cryptostorm.org/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=8587 Anyway if you're interested to find out if your VPN provider is scam/insecure I'd suggest reading these: "VPN review" websites: Good, Bad, & Scammy explaining how vpn review websites work.. cleanvpn.org - working together to make things better Mike Espresso aka #test2 aka @mikeSpressoVPN - techno-babble... with style! nice article about fake costumer.. lol seriously.. Live-Capture Forensics of Corruptor-Injector Network injecting fake Chrome install via https@Google Interesting article about google and certs that are used by google. Going in great detail how they figure it out and how they found it. #SauronsEye: it mostly only comes out at night... mostly From what I understood from their twitter account they did encounter another one of these NSA attacks and have been doing more research from it..have been very busy figuring it out.. #SauronsEye: researching & defending against modern Corruptor-Injector Network (CIN) attack systems This is the "part 2" from the research they did.. but in short internet is a dark place.. with so many ways to spy people they don't even realize and how insecure it is. Before anyone says HTTPS is secure well here's a proof it isn't here is the full article talking about HTTPS crypto and some other stuff.. črypto is finished... and it's about time × (also: 'Balrog' malnet, firsthand view) I don't know about you guys but I honestly trust Cryptostorm way more than any other "VPN" Company cuz of stuff like this. They do their own research and are very open what they are doing all the time.. basically anything they do is open source and for public to view. Don't get me wrong I did test many VPN companies before but none of them made me feel more secure than these guys..I don't try to market them but I don't think it's good idea to have scam/insecure VPN companies around that lie to the faces of people telling how secure they are when they aren't.

Calm down , you're not dead..Yet. Searching for symptoms online & don't know who to trust? Good news folks , the News comes courtesy of Engadget , For those who don't remember there had been a similar implication by google back in 2013 where for instance while searching for symptoms to confirm a causative disease you can actualy have a video chat with a certified personel for free of charge for a certain period about your current symptoms & not get misinformed by shady sites or troll sites which can eventually lead to demotivation or far worse personal effects & harmful psychological trauma that could end up in suicide, especially with teenagers ,The program was under trial back then still is but it's getting close to a full on trial Searching the web for symptoms of illness can be dangerous you could identify a real condition, but you also risk scaring yourself for no reason through a misdiagnosis. Google brought this facility to adress this issue, The trial stage is given out for free as for now, But, You'll likely have to pay for virtual appointments if and when the service is ever ready for prime time & google will have a cut on it , but you'll get your money's worth tho, but it could be much cheaper than seeing a physician in person. Remember, this system is still under trial ,using this or even anyother sites should be at your own risk. Post your thoughts & rants down beloowwwwwww.... Bonus: http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/11/google-tests-doctor-video-chats/

Just got this in my email What scams have you recently gotten?

ALS challenge was created as a fund raiser & awareness for amyotrophic sclerosis AKA lou gehrigs disease, those who aren't already aware what ALS is click spoiler.. Apparently ALS Icebucket challenge is not shockingly being used by scammers to setup fake charitable accounts & accepting donation promising donators that it'll be forwarded to the main officials, Scammer start by sending emails or facebook comments to either targeted or mass personas inorder to provoke a reply, (as replying as a pledge or a donation) , Usually with a celebrity video attached, those who do click the attached link either is taken to a survey site (malicious link/payed survey) , from where they can earn cash or the link will be used automagically download a keystroke logger which can be used to steal passwords on all variety of devices that you are currently using, and there are reports that scammers setup fake charitable society & call in homes & persuade people to donate to their charitable society via phone , Pretty much this is targetted at a much wider audience to take advantage of the viral chaos , funny thing is people are still fallling for it... FYI : Original site for contribution & donation is http://www.alsa.org/ anything other than this use it at your own risk LINK: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/31/scam-als-ice-bucket/14692377/ So what do you guys think about this, i know it's similar to old scams technically, but why do you think people are still falling for it especially the tech savvy guys.. Post your coments down below.

Recently if you use Discord and you are part of a big server you know about this most likely. For those who don't but are curious what is going on let me explain and also whats going on in the back end of this scam. First off it is NOT a hack, it is a scam. What's going on is that people are getting these QR codes on there screens, copying them, then posting them in either DMs or publicly in Discord servers. These messages can usually go from "free nitro" to maybe unlocking features, or something else Discord related. Either way they will send a QR code. Best course of action is no not scan it. Boring scary part out of the way, let's get into how the scam works. It gives you a false sense of hope, because those who see it think "Oh it is Discord related" and scan it with the QR Code scanner built into the Android and iOS apps, with that the scammers got your Discord account. How? Well the QR Code reader reads login codes to make logging into other devices easier. This was a feature recently sent out sometime recently by the Discord team themselves with the oversight that people could use this to steal accounts which can be used to log into. The QR code is used to log in and can only be used if you are logged in with a mobile device. Some people might not know this feature and not know it is dangerous so is why it has been working decently well. Do not trust random QR codes anywhere, even if it connects to the same service that you saw it on.