BATAM – Indonesian police said Wednesday they have arrested 88 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online romance scam syndicate after receiving a tip from the Chinese security ministry. The suspects, including five women, were arrested on Batam island, next to Singapore, said Riau Islands police spokesperson…
An Australian man is warning others after purchasing a brand new ‘iPhone’ on Facebook Marketplace only to find out it was a fake phone, which operates as an old Android. Josiah said he purchased the phone, which was advertised as the new iPhone Promax 14, for $1200 earlier in the…
Fashionistas are being scammed out of thousands of dollars as fraudulent websites disguise themselves as an online store for the popular Australian retailer Witchery. The scams are being served as internet advertisements, with suspicious-looking bit.ly links and sales too good to be true, prompting a new warning for shoppers. In…
“Pig butchering” operations run out of Asia but target victims globally, with scammers promising love and wealth to get their victims to invest their fortunes. The scam often starts simply with an unsolicited text message. Reported U.S. losses from investment scams totaled over $3.3 billion last year, according to the…
At the former site of a Soviet-era sock factory in Vilnius, the old-world capital of Lithuania, NordSec BV’s new headquarters is rising in a clatter of construction workers and scaffolding. Soon the startup’s roughly 2,000 employees will gather near the remains of a brick smokestack for basketball and rooftop barbecues…
Techlicious editors independently review products. To help support our mission, we may earn affiliate commissions from links contained on this page. If you’re selling an expensive item on Facebook Marketplace, you need to be on alert for scammers. The Better Business Bureau has tracked a growing number of cases where…
Facebook has basically taken over the digital marketplace for buying and selling used items (something that Craigslist used to dominate). But even though it’s super accessible, there are some major Facebook Marketplace scams that buyers and sellers each need to be aware of. FB Marketplace has become super popular because of the easy…
Facebook has basically taken over the digital marketplace for buying and selling used items (something that Craigslist used to dominate). But even though it’s super accessible, there are some major Facebook Marketplace scams that buyers and sellers each need to be aware of. FB Marketplace has become super popular because of the easy…
Users of payment services like Zelle and PayPal faced a growing number of scam calls and messages over the past year, a new report says. The study, by background check company BeenVerified, reveals peer-to-peer service scams gained considerable traction in 2022. Analysts studied more than 165,000 scam calls and texts…
Sunrise host David Koch has fired up over online fraudsters who used his image and fake quotes to steal $30,000 from a viewer. Speaking to Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones on Monday, “Kochie” said enough is enough and demanded the Government do something to stop it after he was contacted by…
