Category: Online Scams

“I don’t think there’s such a thing as love, you know, romantic love. It’s something we tell ourselves, maybe to feel better,” a…

View More When the search for love online ends in a scam

BEIJING, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Chinese online classifieds platform 58.com has come under heavy criticism in China after a Chinese national said he was tricked…

View More Cambodia job scam accusation brings backlash for 58.com in China

Federal authorities say a Marine Corps reservist charged in last year’s U.S. Capitol riot also schemed with a nurse to steal, forge and sell hundreds…

View More Marine reservist, nurse charged with fake vaccine card scam

CHICAGO (WLS) — Facebook Marketplace and other digital shopping options have been wildly popular during the pandemic. However, the ABC7 I-Team is finding that online…

View More Online shopping scam complaints soaring on digital platforms like Facebook Marketplace, Instagram, BBB says

Rep. Dylan Roberts, a Democrat from Avon, has represented the state’s 26th District, which includes all of Routt and Eagle counties, since 2017.John F. Russell/Steamboat…

View More Roberts’ bill to reduce retail theft, online scams passes Colorado House

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – It’s called the SIM swap scam, and hackers could wipe out your bank account. The FBI issued a warning about the…

View More On Your Side: SIM swipe scam

Gardaí investigating cyber offending online and ‘smishing’ have made an arrest. A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested in Ballymun this morning following a…

View More Man, 20s, arrested as part of investigation into smishing scam

A man and woman from New York will be sentenced this week for their role in a scam that defrauded a Virginia man out of…

View More 2 people to be sentenced for $500,000 dating scam

As the 2021 tax season gets underway, Better Business Bureaus (BBB) across Canada are reminding the public to be wary of tax scams that may…

View More As tax season begins, Better Business Bureau reminds Canadians to beware of scams