LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The IRS will begin accepting individual tax returns on January 23. The government agency says they’re expecting more than 168 million…
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Category: Online Scams
Cybersecurity New Year’s resolutions – The Clarion
Almost half of American adults have had the experience of their personal information being exposed in some way by cyber criminals. An equal number of…
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Phone scammers pose as Clark County Sheriff’s officers to convince people to send money
Phone scammers are threatening Clark County residents with arrest to bilk them out of thousands of dollars, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. The…
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Canadian immigration scams are on the rise: Here’s how to avoid it
As Canada continues to open up to immigrants, there is also a rise in immigration fraud. In December 2022, a Ghanaian man nearly became a…
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Impact of scam on victims goes beyond money as they lose trust in people, become stressed: Panel speakers
SINGAPORE – When a scammer learnt that an elderly woman had lost a loved one recently, he used this information to convince her to let…
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“Payzero” Scams and The Evolution of Asset Theft in Web3
“Payzero” Scams and The Evolution of Asset Theft in Web3 Cyber Threats In this entry, we discuss a Web3 fraud scenario where scammers target potential…
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Don’t fall for Chinese New Year scam, warns Thai police
Thai Cyber Police sent out a warning about a Chinese New Year-themed online scam after dozens of victims reported having their bank accounts hacked and…
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First came the house scam, then fraudsters cleaned out family’s bank account
Callous scammers who tricked a Tokoroa couple into paying a deposit on a rental property that wasn’t their’s later used their stolen identity details to…
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Waterloo Regional Police Investigating Grandparent Scam Incident in Waterloo
UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE: Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have arrested two individuals in connection to a grandparent scam. On January 12, 2023, a 90-year-old…
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Fraudsters jailed over international crypto scam
Four people have been jailed in the UK over a $37 million fraud carried out on an Australian cryptocurrency exchange five years ago. The UK’s…
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