Category: Online Scams

ACCC wants tougher online scam safeguards  Moree Champion Read more…

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MILDURA police say there has been a “significant” increase in scammers and cyber thieves targeting residents over the past few months. The rise in online…

View More Police alert as online, phone scams surge

Hampden Sheriff Nick Cocchi is warning residents that scammers pretending to be sheriff’s deputies have been calling residents and trying to steal money. Several people…

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The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy and the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals are warning against making use of unregulated, unlicensed…

View More Financial Advisor Warns of Online Insolvency Scams

Huang is now haunted by debt — the target of a scheme operated by international crime groups that force human trafficking victims to do online…

View More Online scams push Chinese victims into debt and shame

A man is accused of defrauding online sellers of thousands of dollars by fooling them with a fake e-transfer. Anthony Renella Dugas, 29,…

View More Thousands stolen in Edmonton fake e-transfer scam

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new complaint bulletin that highlights complaints the CFPB received related to crypto-assets. Consumers…

View More CFPB Publishes New Bulletin Analyzing Rise in Crypto-Asset Complaints

On Nov. 9, Pokimane tweeted that she had almost been blackmailed as part of a scam meant to exploit content creators. She emphasized that the…

View More The Disturbing Scam Pokimane Is Warning About

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) — A woman in Aurora said her home was listed for rent without her knowledge or permission, leading to people showing up…

View More Aurora woman’s home listed on Zillow rentals by scammer without her knowledge, permission