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Digital grifters are holding a number of restaurants hostage with terrible Google ratings, asking for digital gift cards in exchange for deleting the posts.

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"You're just kind of defenseless."

Scammers Leaving 1-Star Reviews, Charging to Get Them Taken Down

Bitcoin.org, which is the first Google search result for "bitcoin," got hacked and led visitors to an apparent giveaway scam, CoinDesk reports.

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It has an entire page dedicated to teaching users how to "avoid scams."

Bitcoin.org, Which Taught Users Not to Get Scammed, Gets Hacked and Replaced With Scam

A man referred to by the BBC as "Sebastian" lost over half a million dollars after falling for a Elon Musk-related Bitcoin giveaway scam.

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"There was a link to a new event below, so I clicked on it and saw that he was giving away Bitcoin!"

Man Loses Half a Million Dollars in Elon Musk Reply "Crypto Giveaway" Scam

A fake livestream on YouTube with 10,000 viewers is playing SpaceX footage, accompanied by a QR code that sends users to a fake Bitcoin giveaway.

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For heaven's sake, please don't fall for this!

A Fake SpaceX Stream That's Scamming Bitcoins Has 16,000 Viewers

A new AI looks at online profiles for signs they might be dating scams in the hopes of saving singles from embarrassment and financial hardship.

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