Scammers Cost Americans Billions Of Dollars In 2021
The US Federal Trade Commission reports that Americans lost almost six billion dollars to fraud last year. The $5.8 billion total represented a catastrophic 70 percent increase compared to the […]
More Scammers Are Using Social Media To Target Victims
An increasing number of scammers are using social media to target victims and relying on social engineering tricks to convince people to part with their personal information or money. The […]
Dark Herring Subscription Scam Affected Millions Of Android Users
Google partner Zimperium zLabs has recently discovered a sophisticated scam targeting more than 100 million Android users. The scam has been in operation right under Google’s nose for nearly two […]
Top 10 Brands That Phishing Attackers Use To Scam Users
Scammers delight in impersonating government agencies and well-known brands to lure email recipients into giving up their personal information. That information is then either exploited directly or sold to the […]
T-Mobile Reports Scam Calls Have Increased 116 Percent Since 2020
If you’re like most cellphone users, you absolutely love the automatic call blocking feature that most companies offer as part of their standard service. A call comes in from a […]
Hackers Are Using Big Brand Surveys To Scam Victims
Surveys have long been a playground of hackers and scammers. That’s true at any time of the year but it’s especially true around the Holidays when such scams seem to […]
Beware Certain Sites Because Of TSA PreCheck Renewal Scam
According to a report recently released by Abnormal Security there’s been a huge upsurge of instances of people getting scammed after visiting what they thought were Global Entry, NEXUS, and […]
Increasing Online Love Scams Are Costing Victims Big Money
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic online dating sites have seen a tremendous surge in memberships. People are seeking romance online since in person dating was sharply curtailed by […]
Don’t Fall For This Cryptocurrency Giveaway Scam
You know you’ve hit the Big Time when you get a scam named after you. That’s exactly what has happened to Elon Musk. The latest scam that’s making the rounds […]
New Scam Lures Victims With Promise Of Federal Assistance
If you’re a US citizen, scammers have found a new way to make money at your expense, using the global pandemic as a ‘hook.’ Since the start of the pandemic, there […]
