About this episode

Ariana Mirian discusses the mechanics of online scams and the limitations of user awareness in combating them.

Ariana Mirian, cofounder of startup Beesafe, joins Dennis to talk about the mechanics of online romance and finance scams, how the scammers draw in victims over weeks or months, and why user awareness isn't the complete solution to the problem. LinksBeesafe AI: https://beesafe.ai/

People in this episode

Host: Dennis

Guest: Ariana Mirian

Topics covered

• online scams
• cybercrime
• user awareness
• romance scams
• finance scams

Keywords

• online scams
• cybercrime
• romance scams
• finance scams
• user awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beesafe, Decipher

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