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Cybercriminals frequently target personal data, which can command a high price on the black market for use in scams.

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YouTube had to delete hundreds of AI-generated videos featuring celebrities, including Taylor Swift, that promoted Medicare scams.

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"If I could give 0 stars, I would - complete scam, no such company in Birmingham, can't believe I fell for it," one said.

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But it's important to pay for all goods and services through PayPal's "goods and services" option as that ensures you are protected if you are scammed and PayPal will refund eligible transactions.

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I'd been told about operations known as "Hustle Kingdoms" – rooms with gangs of young men on phones running scams.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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