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The FTC warns gamified job scams are on the rise

The FTC warns gamified job scams are on the rise

has seen an alarming rise in gamified job scams over the past year. The FTC says that reports of job scams have quadrupled each year since 2022 topping out at 20,000 reports at a cost of $41 million in total during the first six months of the year.Job or task scams often involve the scammer asking someone to do a relatively simple task online such as liking videos or rating product images in assigned sets using terms like “product boosting” or “app optimization,” according to the FTC. People are promised higher payments for completing a certain amount of sets that…
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FTC paying out first round of Fortnite refunds

FTC paying out first round of Fortnite refunds

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out 629,344 payments worth more than $72 million to Fortnite players as part of a settlement deal with Epic Games, according to . The $72 million is intended to compensate Fortnite players who were "tricked" into making unauthorized purchases.Epic Games was ordered to pay just under two years ago to settle allegations that the gamemaker “used design tactics known as dark patterns” to deceive customers into making unwanted purchases and allowed children to rack up charges without parental involvement. Epic Games was also accused of blocking users from their purchased content when they…
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