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How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam

May 15, 2022 admin caller ID, cellphone, fake, fraud, kidnap, scams, spoof, virtual kidnap, virtual ransom

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 20:06:48 +0000

Virtual kidnap attempts are big business for criminals. We offer some steps to minimise the risk of this awful attempt at fraud.

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Wells Fargo phishing e-mails | Kaspersky official blog

May 13, 2022 admin Advice, documents, fraud, Identity Theft, phishing, Threats, Wells Fargo

Credit to Author: Roman Dedenok| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 13:07:08 +0000

Scammers send phishing messages to Wells Fargo customers and extort CVV codes, e-mail passwords and selfies with ID card by threatening account suspension.

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The $43 billion Business Email Compromise threat

May 5, 2022 admin bec, Business Email Compromise, CEO, ceo fraud, CFO, cfo fraud, cryptocurrency, email, fake, fraud, funds, phish, scams, wire transfer

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 15:44:47 +0000

We take a look at the latest FBI report on Business Email Compromise which reveals $43 billion in losses from 2016 to 2021.

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How to protect your MetaMask cryptowallet from scammers | Kaspersky official blog

March 21, 2022 admin accounts, cryptocurrencies, ethereum, fraud, SCAM, Threats

Credit to Author: Roman Dedenok| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:55:00 +0000

We explain how cybercriminals hijack MetaMask cryptowallets by prizing out seed phrases from users, and how to guard against it.

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How to spot online scammers | Kaspersky official blog

March 11, 2022 admin fraud, SCAM, scammers, spam, Tips

Credit to Author: Roman Dedenok| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:13:21 +0000

Eight more tips for unmasking online scammers.

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Extortion scheme impersonates government officials, law enforcement

March 10, 2022 admin data theft, erick kron, extortion, FBI, fbi psa, fraud, PSA, scams, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:31:14 +0000

The FBI has warned the public about a new fraud scheme that involves impersonating law enforcement and government personnel in order to steal money and data.

The post Extortion scheme impersonates government officials, law enforcement appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Vulnerable Exchange server hit by Squirrelwaffle and financial fraud

February 15, 2022 admin email security, exchange vulnerability, Featured, fraud, malspam, proxylogon, proxyshell, security operations, squirrelwaffle

Credit to Author: Tilly Travers| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:00:59 +0000

While Squirrelwaffle leveraged Exchange to spread malspam through hijacked email threads, one thread was spirited away by attackers to trick the target into a money transfer

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FBI warns of bogus job postings on recruitment sites

February 4, 2022 admin bogus, fake, FBI, fraud, hire, job, scams

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:09:36 +0000

The FBI has issued a warning about a scheme that robs nearly $3,000 per victim. We see what the scammers are up to.

Categories: Scams

Tags: bogus fake fbi fraud hire job