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It’s not him: The internet is filled with scammers pretending to be Elon Musk — everything from tricking a grandpa into buying $1,500 in Apple gift cards to bogus crypto investments linked to the Cybertruck event. If anyone “famous” asks you for money, crypto or gift cards online, run away.
Turns out, you can teach an old scammer new tricks. Lucky for you, I’ve got your back. Here are the top scams crooks are cooking up these days and how to avoid getting duped.
📱 Phoning it in: After a recent cell service outage, reports of bogus emails from AT&T to customers started pouring in. The emails said that, due to the outage, the customer didn’t have to pay their bill.
What was the first feature film to use computer-generated imagery, aka CGI? Was it … A.) “Star Wars: A New Hope,“ B.) “Tron,“ C.) “Westworld“ or D.) “Alien“?
Social media apps are designed to keep you scrolling. Do yourself a solid and tell your phone to limit your time on TikTok, Instagram or your weakness of choice.
On iPhone:
On Android:
⏱️ For the record, you can override it once time runs out, but don’t! You set that limit for a reason. Speaking of time, the past, present and future walked into a bar. It was tense.
Of course, they were pushed on social media. With names like “Nature’s Ozempic” and “Flat Tummy Tea,” these unregulated products are super risky, not to mention ineffective. Talk to the teens in your life!
That’s Facebook’s TikTok-style content. The bite-sized vids comprise over 30% of all videos watched on Meta’s flagship site. Users now spend half their time on Facebook watching videos. This you? I shared a tip just this week on how to cut down your screen time!
The cost of one woman’s accidental 70-night hotel reservation. She realized her mistake immediately and tried to get a refund just one minute later — but no dice. So far, the booking site, her bank and the hotel have all refused to help. Never save your credit card information on third-party websites. The convenience isn’t worth the cost!
That’s by 2026. It’s just one reason internet activists are calling for explicit labeling of human-made versus AI-made content online. I’m sensing a lot more six-fingered hands in our future.
