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AI-powered scams exploit e-commerce vulnerabilities

A user reported falling victim to two phishing websites that were easily created, likely due to AI advancements. The scam sites mimicked legitimate online nurseries, offering hard-to-find pawpaw trees at low prices. After entering credit card and personal information, the user received an error message indicating a spending limit had been exceeded, preventing the fraudulent transaction. AI

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    An afternoon giving credit card info to not one, but two scam websites. All thanks to # AI , I believe. So easy to spin up a site or clone one. Trying to buy so

    An afternoon giving credit card info to not one, but two scam websites. All thanks to # AI , I believe. So easy to spin up a site or clone one. Trying to buy some hardy pawpaw trees, which are sold out at almost all legitimate online nurseries. So when I thought I found some, I w…