The scammer pleads for your help to retrieve their belongings and money, and in return, promises to award you a few of their millions. What follows are the additional fees, bribes, taxes, and legal costs after the initial bank transfer you agreed to—all of which you will be asked to ...
Aside from realizing after the fact that you gave your credit card number or other information to someone posing as an IRS agent, the following signs—explained by the IRS Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft—could indicate that you’ve been the victim of tax-related identity theft. Your tax ret...
In reality, the scammer is stealing someone's personal information. Victims lost a median $1,995 in employment scams last year, the BBB said. Online purchase scams were the third riskiest, according to BBB. Victims typically log onto a phony website to purchase an item but a scammer doesn...
A masterful blend of crime and family drama, this series follows a con man who assumes the identity of his cellmate to evade the wrath of a vicious gangster. As he becomes entangled in the lives of his unsuspecting new "family," viewers are treated to a delicate dance between ...
The last few years or so have seen rise to the era of scammer documentaries and shows based on con artists-turned-celebrities. One of Netflix's most successful documentaries on the topic is The Tinder Swindler, which opened eyes about how wild the art of catfishing can get. While some li...
The last few years or so have seen rise to the era of scammer documentaries and shows based on con artists-turned-celebrities. One of Netflix's most successful documentaries on the topic is The Tinder Swindler, which opened eyes about how wild the art of catfishing can get. While some li...
Gamarue is a family of malware that may be distributed by exploit kits, spammed emails or other malware, and has been observed stealing information from an affected user. Trend Micro reported that one of their manager received the spam at his personal e-mail address ... Alert : Phishing ...
” This was unexpected. The New YorkTimeshad two reporters on the case last year, and the FBI had been called in to investigate, but no charges or accusations had been leveled publicly. One of my colleagues, Lila Shapiro, looked into the scam in 2019 but dropped the story after ...
hanging up after just a couple of seconds. The perpetrator hopes that curiosity will prompt the person to call back. But doing so will result in expensive per-minute charges, leaving the caller with an expensive bill if the scammer succeeds in keep them on the line for any length of time...
The attachment, allegedly containing the nonexistent mail, is an HTML phishing file. Once opened, it requests users to sign in. Any information typed into this file will be recorded and sent to the scammer behind the scam emails. Therefore, by trying to log in through it - users will inad...