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> “Crims have cottoned on to a new way to lead you astray”

Was - was the article written by AI?

No, it just sounds British.

Australian. "Crims" isnt said much in the UK, for us that's "thugs" or "yobs".

What about “cottoned”? Is that an actual word used for “caught”?

"cottoned on" means to figure something out