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vitamins

A network of 39 vitamin and nutritional product sites are tricking PayPal users with fake offers.Once the victim pays, the…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
tech_support

Multiple redirections and XSS exploits help tech support scammers channel social media users to their domains.The actors rely on a…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Sim card slots

A youngster from Dublin has pleaded guilty to participating in a SIM-swapping scheme. The group stole more than $2.5 million…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Telephone

Working remotely goes hand in hand with tech support scammers and vishing actors. The number of crooks calling people who…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
call ID

An Indian call scammer who made tens of millions has received a harsh imprisonment sentence.The identified victims will get some…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Fishing hook on top of a keyboard depicting phishing scam

Actors are sending massive volumes of phishing emails to random people, inviting them to land on phishing sites.The emails mention…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
money mules

Thousands of “money mules” were identified and arrested this year across the globe.These people are now facing criminal prosecution, imprisonment…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
puppy

A scammer who was defrauding Americans by selling puppies online was arrested in Romania.The man was tricking the victims repeatedly,…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Scam alert

Scam SMS arriving on the phones of Americans try to trick people into giving away their information. The crooks are…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Cybercriminals Spoof VOTE411 Info Site, Redirect Visitors to Scam Sites

Scammers are sending millions of phishing emails that ask people to enter their billing details.The psychological trick is to give…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
courthouse

A U.S. citizen and four companies have been barred from selling tech-support services in the future.19 domains that were used…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
venmo

Venmo is fun and convenient, but strangers will steal your money if you’re not careful enough.Crooks and scammers are using…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
A vehicle of a moving company painted with "Totally Not Scammers" dropping off boxed items to the owner

There’s a rising problem of moving company scammers in the United States. The companies create numerous similar sites with different…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
texas snow storm

Scammers are exploiting the desperate situation in Texas and attempt to steal money from people.The call or send an SMS…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Two men in prison

The U.S. Department of Labor rings the fraud alarm, claiming that billions ended up in the wrong hands. Even federal…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
gold bars

A man who tricked over 3,575 investors has been charged with multiple counts in the United States. The person is…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Scam alert

Scammers are using a simple yet effective trick, sending out fake notifications of auto-renewals.The amounts presented in the phony invoices…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
linkedin

LinkedIn had to issue an official announcement about the sale of 500 million records, and they deny a data breach.Still,…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Cybercriminals Spoof VOTE411 Info Site, Redirect Visitors to Scam Sites

A smooth scamming technique is laying bait for greedy crypto-investors who scour Lightshot.The trick is to upload screenshots that supposedly…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
twitter lock

Bitcoin scammers have taken over the Twitter account of a prominent political person in Argentina.The actors are leading their prospective…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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