US tech companies' tools fuel global scam industry costing Americans billions, AP investigation finds
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Daniel Miller
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An investigation by The Associated Press reveals that American technology companies are enabling a global scam industry that cost Americans nearly $200 billion in losses in 2024. U.S. tech products and services are embedded throughout the digital supply chains connecting scammers to victims, including AI models that maximize fraudulent workflows. Watchdogs argue these companies have the technical capability to prevent abuse but lack legal and business incentives to do so.
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· 3 pulledWatchdogs tell The Associated Press that these organizations have the technical ability to do more to protect against abuse but don't have legal and business incentives to prevent these crimes
American technology is present all along the digital supply chains that connect scammers with the victims, from AI models embedded into powerful new tools to maximize workflow and prod
the Federal Trade Commission projects cost Americans nearly $200 billion in losses in 2024
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