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Voice Deepfake: When Someone Close Seems to Be Calling for Help

Voice Deepfake: When Someone Close Seems to Be Calling for Help

Cloned voice, panicked call, fake loved one in danger: learn to recognise a voice deepfake scam and verify before sending money.

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Fraud prevention: lessons from Australia, the US and the United Kingdom

Fraud prevention: lessons from Australia, the US and the United Kingdom

Australia, United States, United Kingdom: three complementary approaches to better prevent fraud, detect weak signals, secure payments and help victims react quickly.

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Why Can Scams Seem Credible Even When They Are Unlikely?

Why Can Scams Seem Credible Even When They Are Unlikely?

Understand why a scam can seem credible despite its lies: familiar codes, urgency, real data, plausible context and fake trust signals.

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How to Report Fraud Without Falling for a Fake Support Service

How to Report Fraud Without Falling for a Fake Support Service

Learn how to report fraud without falling for a fake support service: verify official channels, avoid refund promises and protect your data.

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Mistakes to Avoid After Sharing Your Personal Data

Mistakes to Avoid After Sharing Your Personal Data

Personal data shared with a fake website or adviser: discover the mistakes to avoid in order to limit identity theft, hacking, bank fraud and targeted follow-ups.

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What to Do in the First 30 Minutes After a Scam?

What to Do in the First 30 Minutes After a Scam?

Victim of a scam? Discover the actions to take in the first 30 minutes to cut off contact, protect your accounts, warn the bank and keep evidence.

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Holiday rental scams: avoiding fake accommodation

Holiday rental scams: avoiding fake accommodation

Learn how to spot a fake holiday rental before paying: copied listing, overly attractive price, urgent deposit, payment outside the platform or suspicious owner.

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Spotting the visible signs of a suspicious URL

Spotting the visible signs of a suspicious URL

Learn how to spot visible signs of a suspicious URL before clicking: misleading domain, urgent wording, shortened link, excessive promise or request for sensitive data.

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Dangerous products on marketplaces: beyond the simple scam

Dangerous products on marketplaces: beyond the simple scam

Buying on a marketplace does not only present a risk of a fake seller, a parcel never delivered or a counterfeit product. Some products can also be non-compliant, poorly labelled, poorly designed or genuinely dangerous for the user. Toys, chargers, cosmetics, electrical accessories, jewellery or children’s items can pose safety problems that are difficult to […]

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Fake online comparison sites: when the best choice is biased

Fake online comparison sites: when the best choice is biased

Online comparison sites can help you choose insurance, an energy offer, a loan, travel, a subscription or a digital service. But they do not all play the same role: some genuinely inform users, while others mainly steer them toward paying partners. The risk is not always a direct scam, but a biased decision caused by […]

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