Expose the facet of fake email and social media hoaxes Create awareness and thwarts about internet scammers Combat spam practices Educate web users about how to prevent becoming a victim of an online scam Supply enormous resources to check the veracity of email and social media messages ...
WhatsApp job scams mainly involve the sender sharing a link with a brief description. These fake job offers use high salaries as bait and typically want the receiver to send money upfront to secure a spot. Once you send the money, you will never hear from the recruitment impostor again. T...
Investment scams have evolved, and the actors have become more advanced in their tactics to convince victims to supply private information and credit card details. The scammers’ techniques can involve compromised social media accounts, redirects via multiple social media pla...
Believe it or not, this is a shark on the freeway in Houston, Texas.#HurricaneHarvypic.twitter.com/ANkEiEQ3Y6 — Jason Michael (@Jeggit)August 28, 2017 However, one true story that did involve animals in the water was a pair ofgators spotted in a Texas woman's fenced-in yard durin...
However, it might surprise you that the “seniors fall for scams all the time” trope is actually a myth. In fact, one annual study suggests that year after year — young peoplefall for scams and hoaxes morethan their elders — losing more money to unscrupulous bad actors every year. ...
Social media app Snapchat has run into a problem with chain message hoaxes, according to Tech Advisor. The ruse here involves trying to alarm users about something terrible that is going to happen to their data within the app. “The most recent is a message being circulated that your Memorie...
The scam shows up year after year, yet people still fall victim to it. For many more here: Scams & Hoaxes & Known Scams A memoir exposing the steep price consumers pay when facing mortgage servicing errors, inaccurate credit reporting, illegal debt collection practices, identity theft and wea...
It seems there’s something in the air at the moment, becausethe IRS warned of Social Security Number robocall scamsmaking the rounds on October 24. These aren’t people pretending to be embassies; they’re more akin to those Facebook viral chain hoaxes where talented hackers will de...