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Why do websites still use CAPTCHA?

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 23, 2024
They’re annoying to humans, but they can stop the bots.
Early iterations of CAPTCHA tests asked users to type in the characters they saw on the screen.
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Open enrollment season is a heyday for scammers

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 7, 2023
Some estimates put Medicare fraud, including elder abuse, in the neighborhood of $60 billion a year.
Some estimates put Medicare fraud, including elder abuse, in the neighborhood of $60 billion a year.
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When telemarketers keep 90% of donations

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 16, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #170
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IRS warns of sophisticated telephone scam

by Nova Safo
Apr 15, 2015
Callers impersonating IRS agents have scammed thousands.
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Other people scam you. Do you ever do it to yourself?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Oct 24, 2014
What is that one thing you refuse to give up?
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Foreign banks ask China: Where's our copper?

by Molly Wood
Jun 17, 2014
In China, a warehouse of copper is used over and over again as collateral for loans.
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