Alex Miller

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🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Fake Subscription Renewal Scam" 🚨 Scammers are increasingly targeting users with fake emails, texts, or phone calls about subscription renewals, tricking victims into paying for nonexistent services or stealing sensitive personal information. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ You receive an urgent email or text claiming your subscription (Netflix, antivirus software, Amazon Prime,...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Fake QR Code Scam" 🚨 Scammers are placing fraudulent QR codes in public places, emails, or online ads to trick victims into revealing personal data, logging into fake websites, or transferring money directly into scammers' accounts. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ You find a QR code on restaurant tables, parking meters, public posters, or online ads claiming quick access to...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "AI Chatbot Phishing Scam" 🚨 Scammers are now utilizing advanced AI-powered chatbots to impersonate customer support agents, financial institutions, or trusted brands to trick victims into revealing sensitive information. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ You visit a website or social media page, looking for customer support or help regarding your account. ✅ An AI chatbot appears,...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: AI Deepfake Scam 🚨 Scammers are now using AI-generated deepfake videos to impersonate influential figures, celebrities, or even trusted acquaintances, misleading victims into fraudulent investments or revealing personal information. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ Scammers use advanced AI technology to create highly realistic deepfake videos or video calls, convincingly imitating...

🚨 **Modern Scam Alert: "AI Voice Cloning Scam" 🚨 Scammers now leverage sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) tools to clone voices of family members, friends, or colleagues, tricking victims into sending money or revealing sensitive information. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ Scammers collect audio samples of someone’s voice from social media posts, videos, or phone calls. ✅ They use advanced AI...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Fake Charity Scam" 🚨 Scammers exploit people’s generosity by posing as legitimate charities, fundraising for fake causes, especially during emergencies, disasters, or humanitarian crises. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ You receive emails, texts, or social media posts urgently requesting donations for victims of natural disasters, wars, or humanitarian efforts. ✅ Fraudsters...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Crypto Romance Scam" 🚨 Scammers blend traditional romance fraud with crypto, deceiving victims emotionally and financially by manipulating them into investing cryptocurrency into fake opportunities. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ Scammers set up attractive fake profiles on dating apps or social media, quickly building trust and an emotional connection with the victim. ✅ Once...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Crypto SIM-Swap Attack" Scam 🚨 Cybercriminals use a SIM-swap technique to hijack victims' phone numbers, gaining access to their crypto exchange accounts and wallets protected by SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA). 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ Scammers gather your personal details via phishing emails, data leaks, or social engineering techniques. ✅ They contact your...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Crypto Staking Pool Scam" 🚨 Scammers now exploit the popularity of cryptocurrency staking, creating fake "staking pools" or platforms promising unrealistic passive income to lure victims into depositing funds. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ You find an ad, email, or social media post about a new staking pool offering exceptionally high returns (e.g., 50–150% annual yield). ✅...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Crypto Romance Scam" 🚨 Scammers are using online dating apps, social media platforms, and dating sites to build romantic or friendly relationships, manipulating victims into sending cryptocurrency under the guise of "investment advice" or "urgent financial need." 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ Scammers create fake dating or social media profiles and build trust over days or even...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Fake Crypto Job Offer" Scam 🚨 Scammers pose as recruiters or HR representatives from popular crypto companies, luring victims into fake remote jobs and tricking them into paying upfront fees or providing sensitive information under false pretenses. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ You receive a message via LinkedIn, email, or Telegram from someone claiming to represent a reputable...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: “Seed Phrase Honey Pot” Scam 🚨 Scammers are now tricking crypto users by planting wallets with “forgotten” seed phrases online, hoping victims will access them and deposit their own funds—only to have them stolen instantly. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ Scammers share a “lost” or “leaked” seed phrase on forums, Telegram groups, or YouTube comments, pretending it belongs to an...

🚨 Modern Scam Alert: "Fake Crypto Cloud Mining" Scam 🚨 Scammers offer enticing “cloud mining” services, claiming you can earn passive cryptocurrency income by renting their mining rigs, but the entire operation is often a sham. 📌 How This Scam Works: ✅ You’re drawn in by promotions on social media or via email promising huge daily or monthly returns through a “fully automated” mining service. ✅...

Hey Product Hunt! I’m excited to introduce StopScam - Scam Detector Pro, an AI-powered app that helps you identify and prevent scams from physical letters, PDFs, images, and more—all in real-time. We want to make fraud detection fast, easy, and accessible for everyone. I’d love to hear your thoughts, questions, and suggestions for new features. Let’s tackle scams together and keep our community...