{"id":208176,"date":"2026-05-03T02:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/ai-chatbot-fraud-the-gift-card-subcription-that-may-cost-you-dear-scams\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T05:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:55:32","slug":"ai-chatbot-fraud-the-gift-card-subcription-that-may-cost-you-dear-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/ai-chatbot-fraud-the-gift-card-subcription-that-may-cost-you-dear-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"AI chatbot fraud: the \u2018gift card\u2019 subcription that may cost you dear | Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2026\/may\/03\/ai-claude-chatbot-gift-card-subcription-scam-mystery-payments\">AI chatbot fraud: the \u2018gift card\u2019 subcription that may cost you dear | Scams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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