dupe
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Experts call this a type of fraud "social engineering" - where scammers dupe their victims using psychological manipulation, instilling fear and urgency.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Large language models are used to write convincing emails to dupe people out of their money, causing an eight-fold increase in complaints from older Americans as they lost $4.9 billion in online fraud in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the cybercriminals seeking to dupe you into handing over your retirement funds or revealing company secrets are getting smarter and stronger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
It took a hit this week after former executives accused it of manipulating markets to dupe consumers into buying its products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
The knight thought he could dupe the sailor.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Several African countries have in recent months reported that their citizens have been duped into fighting for the Russian army with many dying on the battlefield.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
The trial hinged on the question of whether Rogers was knowingly advancing China’s interests in sharing information, or had been duped into helping spies he believed were academics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In Thailand, lawmakers are hearing a complaint by 126 fans who were duped by an offer to help them "wait in line" for tickets.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Everybody has felt heartbreak or confusion or duped or confused or distrustful of their own intuition and all of that stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
It seemed as if the agents had once more been duped.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Scammers have become increasingly adept at duping customers into sending payments through elaborate social engineering schemes, including by developing romantic connections to their victims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Speaking to the BBC last week, Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said Nairobi had shut down more than 600 recruitment agencies suspected of duping Kenyans with promises of jobs overseas.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
The agency, which protects consumers from unfair business practices, accused Amazon of duping people into automatically renewing their Amazon Prime subscriptions through “manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
Alongside developing a relationship with fans and duping them into thinking Fegan was real Tegan, Fegan crossed other boundaries with Tegan's personhood.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
She told me she couldn’t stand the thought of Marcus duping more people into following him, and I didn’t argue with her.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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