Category: Online Scams

Scammers have targeted jobseekers and children of aging parents in a new spate of  text messages aimed at cheating vulnerable Australians out of their hard-earned…

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GOOGLE has revealed its three ‘golden’ rules for spotting cybercriminal activity. There are many scams out there that hope to defraud people out of their…

View More Google reveals three golden rules to help you spot a cybercriminal and protect your money

The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has urged residents to be aware of online housing scams that request them to pay for government housing…

View More New property scam targeting these areas in South Africa

JOHOR BARU: A 41-year-old lecturer has been cheated of RM1.3mil after falling for a scam here. Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the…

View More University lecturer in JB loses RM1.3mil to scammers

Andrew Tate’s mother is reportedly not happy with her son’s actions. According to The Sun, Eileen Tate, who is still believed to live in the…

View More ‘Didn’t raise him like that’

By Vinod Mirani Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS): Film critics too can have a history. Really? Of course they do and it is a long one.…

View More A scam called film reviews

Sally Rooney was among the authors reportedly targeted by Bernardini. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / Reuters) NEW YORK — An Italian man admitted Friday to…

View More Italian pleads guilty to manuscript scam that shook literary world

A bride-to-be lost her life savings – throwing her wedding into jeopardy – after being duped by a scammer posing as a bank fraud detector.…

View More Bride-to-be scammed by bogus bank fraud investigator

CAMDEN, New Jersey — A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend spread a feel-good story about a homeless veteran that garnered…

View More GoFundMe Scam: Katelyn McClure gets 3 years in bogus good Samaritan online fundraiser that raised more than $400,000

Never pay for a pet without seeing it first, South Simcoe Police say after woman lost her deposit for a mini goldendoodle pup on Facebook…

View More Police warn of puppy scam after buyer loses hundreds online