Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:41:09 +0000
Email scammers sent an Uber to the home of an 80-year-old woman who responded to a well-timed email scam, in a bid to make sure she went to the bank and wired money to the fraudsters. In this case, the woman figured out she was being scammed before embarking for the bank, but her story is a chilling reminder of how far crooks will go these days to rip people off.
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A bank executive needs your help to move a client’s inheritance. Yes, you read that right.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:02:41 +0000
A spam email making the rounds encourages recipients to donate for Ukraine’s children and refugees. But they want your cryptocurrency and, bizarrely, NFTs.
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:49 +0000
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| New online scams have preyed on the public’s fear about coronavirus outbreak. Don’t be fooled. Here is what we know about coronavirus and its related scams. Categories: Tags: 2019-nCoVCDCCenters for Disease Control and Preventionchinacoronavirusemail scamemotetHubeimalwareNovel Coronavirusphishing campaignphishing scamquarantineUS CDCWHOWorld Health OrganizationWuhan |
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