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Weekly Update 349

Troy Hunt

This week's update is dominated by my experience with "Lena", the scammer from Gumtree who tried to fleece my wife of $800. There's a blow-by-blow rundown of how it all happened in this video and it's fascinating to think that these things can actually be successful given all the red flags.

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New York Attorney General asks domain registrars to crack down on coronavirus scam sites

Security Affairs

These activities may violate a number of laws, including but not limited to General Business Law § 349, Executive Law § 63(12), and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), as well as your terms of service for domain registration.” — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) March 20, 2020.

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