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FBI warning of new "Phantom Hacker" scam.
The FBI is warning the public of a recent nationwide increase in "Phantom Hacker" scams, significantly impacting senior citizens. This Phantom Hacker scam is an evolution of more general tech support scams, layering imposter tech support, financial institutions, and government personas to enhance the trust victims place in the scammers and identify the most lucrative accounts to target.
The "Phantom Hacker" scam involves three phases. In Phase 01, a scammer contacts a victim posing as tech support to warn them that their financial accounts are at risk of a virus on their computer. The victim's computer, however, is unaffected by any virus. In Phase 02, the scammer contacts the victim, posing as a representative of a relevant financial institution. The scammer directs the victim to transfer their money to a 'safe' third party account such as the Federal Reserve or other government agency. In Phase 03, the scammer poses as a government official to further have the victim move their money.
Learn more about this scam at: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2023/PSA230929
I'm in the Western suburbs of Chicago. It's 98 degrees with 107 heat index right now.
Indicted Chinese exile controls Gettr social media site, ex-employees say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/26/gettr-guo-wengui-social-media
NEW YORK — An exiled Chinese tycoon indicted in New York earlier this month in a billion-dollar fraud case controls the conservative social media platform Gettr and used it to promote cryptocurrencies and propaganda, former employees have told The Washington Post.
They said the arrested expatriate, Guo Wengui, and his longtime money manager, William Je, called the shots at the company while Donald Trump senior adviser Jason Miller was its chief executive and public face. Miller served in that capacity from before Gettr’s July 4, 2021, launch until this month, when he returned to work on his third Trump presidential campaign.
Gettr doled out tens of thousands of dollars to right-wing figures including Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon, sent money to contractors affiliated with Guo, and altered information on Gettr users that law enforcement agencies had sought, according to the former employees and internal company documents obtained by The Post.
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Guo was known to have been a Gettr investor, but his dominant financing role and ability to influence hiring and content decisions at the platform have not previously been reported.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/26/gettr-guo-wengui-social-media
President Biden is not reputed to be a great orator, but he just delivered a truly great oration!
Masterfully done!
Once the Caucus of Curiosities extracts Kevin's last pound of flesh ....
The Speaker of the House Will Emerge in His New Form
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