The Hackers Brief from Cyber Wyoming is sponsored by First Federal Bank & Trust. Be aware of the latest scams in Sheridan, Wyoming and the rest of the nation.
Fake Donation Scam Reported by Wyoming Nonprofit
If you receive an email with the subject line “Donation from State Farm,” a Wyoming nonprofit wants you to check it out closely and call State Farm to make sure it is legit. The original email was from a Gmail address from “Lewis from the Department of State Farm Insurance.” The email stated that State Farm wanted to give the nonprofit $3000. The correspondence continued and eventually Lewis sent a fake check to the nonprofit. However, when the check was received, it was for $6000 instead of $3000 and a ‘mistake’ was made. Now Lewis wants the nonprofit to pay $3000 to a Zelle account because “mail delivery doesn’t always run here.” CyberWyoming note: Watch for those Gmail addresses because State Farm wouldn’t ever send a donation from a Gmail address.
Blockchain, Paypal, Intuit, Coinbase, Quickbooks Impersonation Scam
Yes, these fraudsters threw lots of brand names and jargon at this scam! A Sheridan citizen reported a very well written and well branded PayPal invoice that mentions blockchain, Coinbase, Intuit and Quickbooks to try to gain legitimacy. The subject line was “Invoice 8593478873 from…
