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New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Relentless' scammers are trying to rip off people by asking to use their pictures for fake ‘art project' — here's how
It's the art of the steal. The internet is flooded with inventive schemes, from AI-fueled romance scams to cybercriminals who pose as kidnapped loved ones to receive 'ransom' payments. Now, a woman is warning of a sneaky 'new scam' in which bad actors masquerade as artists so they can hijack people's personal information. 'Heads up guys, be careful,' warned TikTok user Jen — who goes by @jend961 — of the digital Trojan Horse. Advertisement She explained that she'd received a message from 'some girl' who asked if she could use one of the TikTok user's pictures for an 'art project' she was working on. 3 'She says, 'All I need from you is your full name and your email so my client can send over an e-check,'' Jen recalled. TikTok/jend961 Suspicious, Jen went to the sender's page to make sure the sender wasn't a scam artist. The profile surprisingly had 'tons of paintings and drawings,' which initially put her mind at ease. Advertisement 'I thought 'ok, maybe it is legit,'' recalled the recipient. 'So I wrote her back and I asked her what picture she was interested in. And she said my profile picture, and I said, 'Ok, that should be fine.'' Jen reportedly became further intrigued after the sender promised her a copy of the finished project, as well as a commission, per the clip. 3 Commenters also claimed they'd been targeted by the same scam. ARAMYAN – However, Jen realized something was awry when the woman requested some personal details. 'She says 'all I need from you is your full name and your email so my client can send over an e-check,'' she recalled. Advertisement Despite not asking for her bank info, Jen said she knew it was 'phishy,' and accused the woman of trying to pull the wool over her eyes. Her suspicions appeared to be confirmed when she checked the fraudster's profile again and saw that it had vanished. This wasn't an isolated incident, either. 'Today I got two more messages from different people asking the same thing,' Jen said. Advertisement The PSA created a stir among the TikTok commenters, who also claimed they'd been targeted by these wolves in artists' clothing. 'Same thing happened to me,' declared one viewer, while another wrote, 'I went through the exact same thing. These ppl are relentless.' 3 The sender claimed they needed Jen's profile pic for an art project they were working on. Siphosethu Fanti/ – 'Same thing happened to me, and they sent me a copy of a check for my photo,' said a third. 'I took the check to the bank and had them check the check, and it was fraudulent. I immediately reported it.' The Federal Trade Commission warns that fake check scams are exceedingly common. The way it works is that fraudsters will message the mark promising them a work-from-home job, commission on a project like in the aforementioned scheme, or the cash prize from a sweepstakes they just 'won.' But when they send the dupe a check, they'll include 'more than the amount owed to you and instruct you to wire the excess funds back to them before receiving your lump sum payment,' per the FTC. Advertisement It's only after the person sends the money that they discover that the check is bogus. Plus, now the scammer has the recipient's info and can use it for future fraud. The FTC advised people to report these ploys to the Federal Trade Commission or the Better Business Bureau's Scam Tracker. Advertisement This is one of many inventive online scams being used to hoodwink unsuspecting people. In May, Long Island police warned that scammers are swindling elderly people out of millions of dollars by using AI to find their grandchildren's voices on TikTok and then utilizing the sound bytes to make phony phone calls designed to trick the seniors into sending them money.
CTV News
21-07-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Union stops in Espanola, Ont., to warn of ‘Trojan horse' of private heath care
A a symbol from Greek mythology was used Friday in Espanola as part of a campaign about the perils of privatization in health care. The union that represents hospital workers across the province is used a symbol from Greek mythology Friday in Espanola to drive home its campaign about the perils of privatization in health care. Despite inclement weather, the 15-foot wooden Trojan horse still carried its message outside the Espanola Hospital. Espanola Trojan horse Despite inclement weather, the 15-foot wooden Trojan horse still carried its message warning of private care outside the Espanola Hospital. (Photo from video) 'Doug Ford has said privatization will be a gift to alleviate the crisis that we're having in the health care system and we're really saying it's destroying the health care system,' said Kevin Cook of CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. 'It's not going to help.' The province-wide campaign uses the Trojan horse symbol to warn about what it calls a false promise from the government. The governing Conservatives have said privatized surgeries is a solution to long wait times. But the union said privatization redirects money and staff from public health care, and wait times get longer due to staffing shortages. NDP Health Critic France Gelinas said it's a reality she sees all too often and she said it's one of the factors behind recent service closures. 'This has been trialed in many, many countries,' Gelinas said. 'Australia tried it, the UK tried it. It's always the same: the rich gain fantastic access. The rest of us will all suffer because the number of nurses, the number of surgeons, the number of specialists are limited.' In a statement to CTV News, a spokesperson for the minister of health had this to say: 'Ontario is proud to have one of the largest publicly funded health-care systems in the world, and under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government has made record investments in our publicly funded health-care system to connect more people to the care they need when they need it. 'The actions our government is taking have led Ontario to achieve some of the shortest wait times in Canada.' The union's Trojan horse and its message will be stopping in five northern communities next week. The campaign will continue until the end of November.
New York Post
03-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Dems' embrace of far-left radicals: Letters to the Editor — July 4, 2025
The Issue: Socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. With their proclivity to never learn from past disasters, the radical Democrats have again demonstrated the definition of insanity by voting for Zohran Mamdani ('Dem Party died as it lived: with fear & hate,' Sasha Stone, July 2). The term 'Democratic socialist' is perhaps the most glaring oxymoron in political history. and this purportedly educated mob continuously displays their baneful ignorance, obviously having missed the history classes showing that socialism has been a failure. A death knell has been sounded; New York City has one more chance to save itself from perdition in November. James McCaffrey Yonkers Is one Democratic voice brave enough to confront bigotry and urge condemnation rather than offer congratulations? Decency must overwhelm practical politics, and a candidate such as Mamdani must be actively opposed. Haters of any particular religion, race or gender orientation have not yet learned what it is to be American — let alone the mayor of the greatest city. Matthew Brief Manhattan As a self-declared socialist, Mamdani should not have been allowed to run in a Democratic primary. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Mamdani and their ilk don't have the guts or intellectual honesty to sever their connections with the Dems. Democrats welcomed the Trojan Horse, and now the party is a mélange of Hamas lovers, Fidel diehards and gender fantasists. David Rabinovitz Brooklyn How are real New Yorkers actually voting for Zohran Mamdani? He is an angry socialist and nearly a communist who hates the nation that provides him with the right to speak freely and to run for and hold higher office. Try that in your backward socialist countries, Zohran. God help New York City. Richard Melnick Queens Picture a world in which Gotham's Marxist gnomes Zohran Mamdani and his mentor AOC became, respectively, the mayor of New York City and the junior US Senator from New York. That would be a dystopian socialist nightmare. Admittedly, these two Lilliputian demagogues have mastered the social media game. But dare I say that their unstated message that communism is the wave of the future doesn't sit well with normal Americans. James Hyland Queens There is panic in the streets that socialism could be coming to New York City, and then spreading. But the United States is already halfway there, with public housing, public health care, public schooling, food stamps and so much available paid for by someone else. What is coming to New York City is communism. Socialism won't cause the awful shortages, but communism certainly will. Angela Lennox-Kay Hackettstown, NJ New York City voters had better wake up, get out and vote in November. They cannot allow this antisemite, socialist candidate to be elected; he simply has to be stopped. Just think of the probabilities should Mamdani be elected as mayor of New York City. It will be the end of the city we all know and love. Dick Mills Franklin Lakes, NJ At what point do American values supersede politics? Antisemitism, putting Israel in peril, promoting class warfare and substituting communism for capitalism threaten the very survival of New York City. Just how much faith should be given to Zohran Mamdani? Is this a prank or subterfuge? As people say: Only in New York. Joel Glazer Elizabeth, NJ Just when I thought New Yorkers couldn't elect any more anti-American people like AOC and Chuck Schumer, another affront to humanity named Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral primary. If you rearrange the letters in his name, it tells you who he is: 'I, madman.' What he is saying and doing should tell you all you need to know. Gregory Topliff Aiken, SC Want to weigh in on today's stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@ Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy, and style.
Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
‘This is going to be epic': Fans gush over leaked teaser of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, praise Tom Holland too
Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic The Odyssey has fans excited ever since it was announced last year. The first teaser for the film has leaked online, days ahead of its official release. It was attached to release theatrically along with Jurassic World Rebirth in theatres this Friday. As the teaser surfaced, fans enthusiastically reacted to the first glimpse and gushed particularly over the haunting background score. (Also read: Will Smith reveals massive Christopher Nolan film he refused, which became a beloved blockbuster: 'It hurts too bad') Matt Damon in The Odyssey, which is set for release next year in July. The teaser contains multiple shots of the Mediterranean Sea and the Trojan Horse. It also places the viewer right in the middle of an exchange between Telemachus, Odysseus's son, played by Tom Holland, and Jon Bernthal's King Menelaus. Telemachus inquires about his missing father, Odysseus (Matt Damon), and right when he wonders if he has been held captive, Menelaus adds, 'What prison could hold a man like that?' The teaser popped up on X and Reddit, where several fans shared their reactions. One commented, 'Didn't even get a lot of the OST, but it already bangs. It's crazy if Ludwig Göransson wins for Sinners AND this. Overall, I love the ominous tone. I never thought a bootleg teaser for a movie a year away could get me so pumped.' Another fan commented, 'From what we've seen, it looks great. This is going to be epic. July 2026 can't come any sooner.' A fan said, 'The slice of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY is extremely promising, honing in on a mythical aura of a cinematic Greek tragedy surrounded by an ominous choral soundscape and lush world building, Tom Holland and Jon Bernthal feel right in their element! I'm ready for the Gods!' Many fans also praised Tom Holland's presence in the teaser. A comment read, 'This movie will give Tom his first Oscar nomination, won't it?' 'I saw The Odyssey teaser, holy s**t it bangs. Tom Holland bout to make some people real silent, amazing acting in the short footage we see,' wrote a fan. A second fan commented, 'Just saw The Odyssey teaser trailer… I'm so gassed. Tom Holland, I always believed in you. I can't wait to watch this film.' The all-star Universal Pictures production is an adaptation of Homer's Greek epic poem. It features an ensemble cast which includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, and Benny Safdie. The Odyssey is scheduled for release on July 17, 2026.
Hypebeast
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Teaser Surfaces in Theaters: Here's What Happens
Summary The first teaser forChristopher Nolan's adaptation ofThe Odysseyis beginning to hit theaters. The clip, arriving in true Nolan fashion more than a year ahead of the film's premiere, is being played alongside the release ofJurassic World that the teaser is exclusive to theaters and clocks in at about 70 seconds. It begins with a quick shot ofMatt Damonas Odysseus, his son Telemachus (Tom Holland) and an unknown character portrayed byJon Bernthal. A voice similar to that ofRobert Pattinson's begins to narrate about his dead 'master' and king winning an 'unwinnable war.' Plot details such as the Trojan Horse are further teased, followed by dialogue between Telemachus and Bernthal's character. They discuss how Odysseus' whereabouts are currently unknown, then hint at the famed 'stories' about the Greek king of Ithaca. They go back and forth about the possibilities of where Odysseus could be, landing at the likes of either death or imprisonment. Finally, it's revealed that the king has found himself stranded in the ocean, holding on to nothing more but scraps of wood. The film title and the release date of '17. 07. 26' end the teaser. Leaks of the teaser have hit the likes of X and TikTok, but have been struck by copyright claims. Joining Damon, Holland, Bernthal and Pattinson in the star-studded cast areAnne Hathaway,Zendaya,Lupita Nyong'o,Charlize Theron,Benny Safdie,Elliot Page, John Leguizamo, Mia Goth, Corey Hawkins, Cosmo Jarvis and more. The film adapts Homer's ancient Greek epicOdyssey, and tells the story of Odysseus' 10-year journey home where he encounters Sirens, a Cyclops, witch-goddess and more. Stay tuned for the wide release of the Odysseypremieres July 17, 2026.
