We encourage all E-ZPass customers to remain vigilant during this attempted criminal operation and encourage them to report anything suspicious to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. The saying ‘It’s better to be safe than sorry’ holds very true in this case. 17 Things You Likely Don't K...
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Online extortion, tech support scams and phishing attacks that spoof the boss were among the most costly cyber scams reported by consumers and businesses last year, according to new figures from theFBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center(IC3). The IC3 report released Thursday correctly identifies s...
"The scammer directs the victim to a fraudulent website or application for an investment opportunity. After the victim has invested an initial amount on the platform and sees an alleged profit, the scammers allow the victim to withdraw a small amount of money, further gaining the victim's tr...
and cheap available land. SDG also resold land that had been previously sold without the knowledge or consent of the owners. The Wolfs also issued fraudulent deeds and other documents to investors and buyers. There are at least 100 known victims of the scheme who have lost in excess of $20...
Functions Locks access to computer functions and shows fraudulent message about allegedly committed crimes by the victim; asks to pay $200 via MoneyPak or more to allegedly unlock the screen and drop all charges Risks Monetary loss and personal information reveal to cybercriminals Removal Access Safe...
Ironically, among the largest sources of complaints (16.6 percent) were e-mail scams that fraudulently used the FBI’s name to gain information from the recipient. Of the top five categories reported to law enforcement during 2009, non-delivered merchandise and/or payment fraud ranked nearly 20...
Tricks that were popular in the past included fake job ads where the victims thought they were employed at legitimate companies, but they were actually shuffling stolen funds via fraudulently established LLCs; or fake business ventures, where victims thought they were partners in a legitima...
The FBI received 51,146 complaints from people who reported losing $83 million to extortion scams overall, which have become highly automated and fast. The data is collected and tracked by the bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, known as IC3. ...
"In June 2020, the IC3 received a complaint filed by a victim company regarding a wire transfer of $60 million to a fraudulent overseas bank account in Hong Kong. The reported transaction date fell outside of the International Financial Fraud Kill Chain (FFKC) time frame for action; however...