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Phishing campaigns using fake surveys to harvest financial data and credentials

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Jan 13, 2026
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What consumer‑protection actions have been taken against scams using doctors' likenesses in weight‑loss ads?

Federal and state consumer‑protection bodies and nonprofit watchdogs have responded to weight‑loss ad scams — including those that use doctored or AI‑generated images of physicians and celebrities — p...

Jan 18, 2026
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How do legitimate referral programs differ from ‘free gift’ scams in terms of data collected and verification methods?

Legitimate referral programs collect limited, transaction-relevant identity and contact data and layer risk-based verification to preserve conversion while preventing abuse, whereas “free gift” survey...