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Don’t get scammed by fake QR codes
Countries like China have been obsessed with QR codes for a while now—an obsession that pre-dates the pandemic. But the US is catching on. We’ve seen a recent uptick in uptake as businesses have looked to strategies that would reduce person-to-person contact. Shops and food trucks have started posting QR codes linking to online menus…
Don’t be scammed into paying for Thailand Pass: task force
As if anything were free from scams, travelers to Thailand have been tricked into paying fees for what’s supposed to be a free process. The COVID-19 task force today took a break from its usual doomcasting to note reports of people paying “registration fees” for the Thailand Pass system, which has been suspended since late…
NFT Buyers Scammed As ‘Creator’ Bails, Who Could Possibly Have Seen This Coming?
Image: OpenseaWhile NFTs are themselves one giant scam, there is room for lesser scams within the whole, and this week has provided us with one of the funniest examples to date.As Vice report, over 4000 NFTs in the ‘Evolved Apes’ offering have been sold since they first went on sale a week ago, with their…