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sanitation@sanitation@lemmy.today
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Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported

9to5mac.com/2026/07/29/online-scams-cost-americans-almost-150b-last-year-7x-more-than-reported/
9to5MacOnline scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reportedThe Consumer Federation of America (CFA) estimates that online scams cost Americans almost $150 billion last year – seven times...
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Illogicalbit@Illogicalbit@lemmy.world
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Way to go Meta

The top three platforms used by scammers all belong to Meta: Facebook at 57%, Instagram at 22%, and WhatsApp at 8%

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Magister@Magister@lemmy.world
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Meta makes billions with it, so why would they block them?

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🌸𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻🌸@Flower@sh.itjust.works
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Even worse, if a block request comes they go the scammer and ask for more money to leave it up.

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