Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:00:20 +0000
A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the second part of our series, we look at the different flavors of scams prevalent on criminal forums
Read moreCategories: News Tags: FBI Tags: scams Tags: xmas Tags: christmas Tags: festive season Tags: social media Tags: cryptocurrency Tags: bitcoin Tags: app Tags: android Tags: fake job Tags: offer Tags: whatsapp Tags: telegram Tags: interview Tags: resume Tags: gift cards Tags: survey We take a look at a list of popular scams compiled by the FBI to avoid this festive season, and offer our own insights. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Scams Tags: Google Tags: G Verifier Tags: Business Profile Tags: impersonating Google has filed a lawsuit against a company that has made it its business to impersonate Google. |
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Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:00:36 +0000
A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the first of a four-part series, we look at the forums involved, and how they deal with scammers scamming scammers
Read moreCategories: News Categories: Scams Tags: One-Time Federal Student Loan Debt Relief Tags: FBI Tags: student loan relief scam The FBI has warned that scammers are likely to target people looking for student loan relief now that applications have opened. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Scams Tags: IRS Tags: smishing The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning for taxpayers over a recent increase in IRS-themed smishing scams. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Scams The Federal Communications Commission wants mobile carriers to block spam texts at the network level. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Scams A ringleader of a tax fraud business has been sentenced to 12 years, and fined for stealing and using children’s data. |
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