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title: "Could AI Agents Cause a Spike in Shopping Scams? These Banks Think So"
date: 2026-09-23
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6ab3c0d0091e48d39abe020820e1abf3&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pcmag.com%2fnews%2fcould-ai-agents-cause-a-spike-in-shopping-scams-these-banks-think-so&c=4416818026314301517&mkt=en-us
description: "The warning comes from a group of major global banks in a new report exploring the impact of agentic tools on commerce."
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# Could AI Agents Cause a Spike in Shopping Scams? These Banks Think So

The warning comes from a group of major global banks in a new report exploring the impact of agentic tools on commerce.

*Published: 2026-09-23*