Cybercrimes have spread their tentacles everywhere and that includes social networking sites! Yes, along with everything else, fraud too has moved online. In recent times many reports have detailed how people are being scammed over social networking sites like Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, among others. These scams are not limited to…
With the ever-evolving landscape of digital connections, dating apps have turned into a playground for scammers targeting Gen-Zs. These manipulators deploy varied strategies such as the integration of dating profiles with platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat, among others, creating an illusion of authenticity. This type of fraud uses social…
Cell phone users around the country have for months reported a growing barrage of puzzling text messages from people who appear to have the wrong number. “Hey, what are you doing Monday?” a text might read. Or: “I have something to tell you.” The message could be even simpler: “I’m…
China has launched a crackdown on cruel ‘pig butchering’ scam networks – which ensnare thousands of victims every year across the globe – including Americans. ‘Pig butchering’ scams involve victims being effectively ‘fattened up’ with a fake romantic relationship before being ‘butchered’ by fraudulent investment advice. It works by scammers…
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia have been increasingly communicating with their users as part of preventative measures against scams. According to local crypto firms, such communication is the key to preventing scams as it is able to “break trust” between victims and scammers. Executives at major Australian crypto firms such as…
Online dating scams are all too common.Sweet-talking and typing swindlers, wooing unsuspecting, hopeless romantics. Not for love, but lover boys or girls looking to steal your money.”She put money into my wallet, into this app, and this app is super crazy, where its like a shadow. So everything appears to be working,…
Pig butchering has become an all-too-common online con that costs victims billions of dollars annually. And there’s little remedy for a growing number of victims. But Erin West, a California prosecutor, has made it her mission to fight back against these scams and the people executing them. On a recent episode…
Online dating scamsare all too common. Sweet-talking and typing swindlers, wooing unsuspecting, hopeless romantics. Not for love, but lover boys or girls looking to steal your money. “She put money into my wallet, into this app, and this app is super crazy, where it’s like a shadow. So everything appears to…
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The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center (ONIC) and the Ohio Department of Aging have issued a public warning regarding a surge in cryptocurrency scams targeting older adults. The ONIC discovered these exploitations while conducting drug-related investigations, prompting them to collaborate with the Ohio Department of Aging in raising awareness on this…
