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Fake USA for UNHCR site wants your Ukraine donations in Bitcoin

April 28, 2022 admin bbb, Better Business Bureau, bitcoin, donation scam, fake unhcr site, phishing, Social engineering, unhcr, united nations high commissioner for refugees, usa for unhcr

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:35:53 +0000

Scammers are disguising their phishing page as a donation hub for Ukrainian refugees.

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Crowdsourced fraud and kickstarted scams

September 14, 2017 admin 419, Crowdsourcing, cybercrime, donation scam, fraud, GoFundMe, kickstarter, Patreon, SCAM, Social engineering, ToS

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:00:50 +0000

Crowdsourced funding opportunities via Kickstarter, Patreon, and GoFundMe have removed many structural roadblocks for people to access capital quickly and conveniently. But they’ve also lowered the barrier to entry for many very old scams. So how do you tell the difference between a great cause or project to contribute to and a digital confidence scam? Let us take a look at pitfalls on two crowdfunding platforms.

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