How senior citizens are fighting back; Details about a nationwide project by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to thwart telephone scams; Examples of scams; Senior citizens who work with the US F...
The FBI reiterated that no law enforcement agency will ever ask you for money and urged people to be careful about who they share their personal information with over the phone and online. Erich Kron, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, noted that social engineering and scams often rely on...
Sextortion Scams Now Include Photos of Your Home September 3, 2024 133 Comments An old but persistent email scam known as “sextortion” has a new personalized touch: The missives, which claim that malware has captured webcam footage of recipients pleasuring themselves, now include a photo of ...
The Department of Education has made its own warnings aboutfinancial aid scams. Scammers send links to victims via various electronic channels that look legitimate and then request the victim shares details, including name, social security number, date of birth, current and previous addresses, phone...
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last week warned users to stay away from public USB ports due to malware risks. On Twitter,...
She says, "When it comes to protecting against these scams, venues that are using QR codes for track and trace need to keep a beady eye on them being replaced by fraudsters. If any are found, report them to the police immediately."...
According to the report, technical support scams were also very damaging and resulted in $54 million losses last year, which is a 40% increase comparing it to the 2018 statistics. The IC3 also found that malicious actors typically target the elderly (people above 60 years old), as they are...
FBIScamsP2P appsEl PasoPayment appsFraudstersMoneyScammers EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The FBI wants to remind everyone to not get tricked this Halloween and beware of ghouls trying to scam people out of money through peer-to-peer payment apps. Peer-to-peer (P2P)...
Many other, more established types of Internet crimes — such as romance scams and advanced fee fraud — earned top rankings in the report. Check out the full reporthere(PDF). The FBI urges all victims of computer crimes to report the incidents atIC3.gov. The IC3 unit is part of the ...
The threat has gotten dangerous enough, in fact, that the FBI is now stepping in to warn consumers about the dangers they face from banking scams on the web. We’ll show you what to look out for, as well as what the FBI says are the best ways to stay safe online. ...