Scammers are Using Twitter Bots for PayPal and Venmo Scams – E Hacking News
Internet scammers are using Twitter bots to trick users into making PayPal and Venmo payments to accounts under their possession. Venmo and PayPal...
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ANZ reports a 73% year-on-year increase in scams for the first eight months of 2021
Australia and New Zealand Group (ANZ) chief executive Shayne Elliot has encouraged the Standing Committee of Economics to prioritise the need to raise further...
$133 million lost in online romance scams in 2021: FBI
The FBI said this week that thousands of people had filed complaints about online romance scams that resulted in losses totaling about $133 million....
US military reservist lands himself prison sentence for operating romance scams
A former US Army reservist has been charged and sent behind bars for scams that targeted the lonely, the elderly, and businesses. US prosecutors...
SEC: Watch Out for Hurricane Ida Related Investment Scams – E Hacking News
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning about fraud associated with Hurricane Ida, which wreaked havoc in numerous states last...
Watch out for digital Hurricane Ida scams: SEC
The SEC has released a notice warning people to be on the look out for scams related to Hurricane Ida, which thrashed multiple states...
Cyber Criminals / Cyber Fraud / Driving License / Phishing / Phishing and Spam / Phishing scam / USA
Driver’s License Exploitation Scams Surge – E Hacking News
The Covid epidemic has provided a ripe opportunity for cybercriminals, who are taking advantage of internet information from outdated driver’s licenses of targeted...
FTC Issued a Warning About Phishing Scams Involving Unemployment Benefits – E Hacking News
Americans should be skeptical of text messages appearing to be from their state workforce agency, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Following the...
The FBI and SEC Provided Guidance Against Imposter Scams – E Hacking News
The FBI and SEC have come with new guidance for investors to fight against financial scams. Users are being suggested to reject and...
More than half of all Aussies continue to encounter forms of cyber scams in 2021
Within the Asia Pacific, Australians are second most likely to fall victim to a tech support cyber scam, according to new findings from Microsoft....