In a blog post , CloudFlare said, " Some CloudFlare customers are currently being targeted with a phishing email that was not sent by CloudFlare. Please do not click on the links in the email. " Scammer asking users to visit a phishing link (removed from sample for readers security). In...
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...
Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When s...
Scammers place an order with your store — using an invalid shipping address. After the shipment is marked as undeliverable, the scammer contacts the shipping company directly and provides them with a real address. Then, the scammer files a complaint with PayPal claiming that the item never ...
Starting from your email address, a persistent malicious hacker or scammer can scrape numerous details that can be used for financial fraud, identity theft, and many more types of cyber attacks. To find out if your information is leaked on the Dark Web — you can rely on Aura’s identity ...
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...
In late April of this year, a scout named Liz Gately, whom I had recently interviewed, received an email from the thief impersonating another scout named Bettina Schrewe: Dear Liz, Someone named Reeves Wiedeman contacted me to talk about the publishing scammer and he said you gave him my nam...
It’s often easier to gain someone’s trust than it is to gain access to their computer, especially if the scammer isn’t tech-savvy. Cybercriminals can get your passwords through tech support scams or other schemes.Social engineering takes many forms, especially in the age of social media....
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 inadvertently expose their email accounts and have them stolen...
Email scams are another major threat. You might receive an email that appears legitimate because the scammer has appropriated the IRS logo or an actual tax software company’s logo. The email may claim to be about your refund, return status, or tax account.20 Links in the email may direct...