Global scammers are using US tech to fleece people out of life savings

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/video/global-scammers-are-using-us-tech-to-fleece-people-out-of-life-savings-bf3dd01374f14486bb29b7d22173532d

Global scammers are using US tech to fleece people out of life savings
Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the industrialization and globalization of fraud. (AP video/ Serginho Roosblad/David Goldman)
Published 11:54 PM CDT, June 29, 2026

[Igel]

1. Yes.

And scammers use text messages to leverage scams.

And they use computer software, email and also freeware, to scam and hack to extract money and convertible information.

Like they used telephones to leverage scams.

I used to get scams leveraged by the USPS. Not so much anymore.

Where's your level of comfort at blaming and banning the tech because of how people with free-will abuse the tech?

It's a race, and bad usually outstrips good because good reacts--and when good gets ahead of bad, then its good that tends to act badly.

[Ponietz]

3. Tech needs to do what it CAN do, that's the main complaint here

[Ponietz]

2. Four days to make the victim fall in love...

https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/days-make-victims-fall-love-global-scammers-us-134332078

[hurl]

4. If an AI calls you

Here's video about what you can do to disrupt an AI call.

[cynical_idealist]

5. best not go give them any of your voice to manipulate.

same as human scammers