Sometimes the scammer claims to need to deposit a large check in a US bank account and then asks their victim to wire a portion of it directly to them. Shady scamming techniques can make it appear as if the deposit has gone through, but by the time the bank marks the check as fraudule...
The reporting fraud page contains a link to Action Fraud’s online reporting tool. Action Fraud encourages users to create a login to more easily track the progress of reports, but you can also continue to the reporting tool page as a guest. On the reporting tool page, choose whether you ...
What OSINT Can Reveal The military had to tell service members not to wear fitness tracking apps because they tracked GPS coordinates. If you track enough soldiers running around the perimeter of a base, you’ll end up with a really good idea of the exact boundaries of the base. A Russian...
It always comes back to that internal reaction. It doesn’t matter if you can identify a scammer or a fake person online or not. The important part is internal – how you’re reacting to that message and what they want you to believe or do. It’s all introspection. The mindfulness mov...
Telegram has an official bot channel called No To Scam which you can use to report any kind of scams discovered on the platform. Below, we’ll show you how you can use the bot on Telegram to report a scammer. 1: Open Telegram To report a user on Telegram, first open the Telegram ap...
Identify the registrar of the domain name impersonating yours. There are various WHOIS lookup tools you can use for this purpose. If possible, also identify the host of the website’s servers and the identity of the scammer. Identify any contact information (phone number, email address) of ...
who even uncovered a scammer taking over the rhymer’s website to try to sell back to him. “They were trying to get me to sign some type of deal, and they weren’t even the label they saying they is. They just thinking I’m going to look at it and say, ‘Oh, I know this ...
The comment section usually has a lot of comments of people ordering it, but not one saying they received it. If there are any positive comments, they are likely from the scammer. They add comments to sound like they are legit.I try to post in every ad comment section that th...
Clicking a scammer’s link could infect your phone with a virus or direct you to a fake website that attempts to steal your details or even your money. Whenever you receive a text message that asks you to follow a link, you should contact the company independently to verify its legitimacy...
What you can do: Online scams are still happening even with Steam’s restrictions in place, so it’s important to stay vigilant. Whenever possible, try to: Keep your gift card purchase receipts. Even if you accidentally provided the codes to a scammer, your receipt will be helpful evidence...