Scams and Crime
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Scam Alert: Fake Social Security Administration Warning About Your Social Security Number Being Compromised
May 1, 2019A new variant of an old scam seems to have recently resurfaced, so here is a...
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FBI: $2.7 Billion Of Cybercrime Complaints In 2018; Many Of The Crimes Involve No Hacking
April 25, 2019The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) this week released its 2018 Internet Crime Report which...
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Scam Alert: Fake Refunds From Overpaid Tech Services
March 25, 2019A new variant of an old scam seems to have recently resurfaced en masse, so here...
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Scam Alert: Internship Applications With Real-Site Profiles – But Containing Bad Links
March 15, 2019Here is a heads up about a crafty scam currently targeting businesses of all sizes. As...
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What To Do If A Package Is Stolen From Your Front Porch
December 18, 2018During holiday season many people have packages delivered to their front porches while they are at...
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Beware These 7 Holiday Season Social Media Scams
December 10, 2018During the holiday season, criminals use various social-media borne scams to target holiday revelers. Here are...
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Beware These 6 Holiday-Season Email Scams
November 27, 2018Holiday shopping season has arrived – and, with it, so have holiday-shopping scams! I suggest that...
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Two C-level Executives Fired After “CEO Fraud” Phishing Email Costs Firm Over $20-Million
November 12, 2018The CFO and Managing Director of the Dutch operations of the European movie chain, Les cinémas...
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Scam Alert: Beware Social Media Accounts Impersonating Cryptocurrency Firms and Figures
November 8, 2018In an effort to steal innocent people’s money, scammers employ social media accounts that impersonate firms...
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For Over A Month Hackers Stole Credit Card Data From Newegg.com Customers As They Made Purchases
September 20, 2018By simply inserting 8 lines of code into the checkout process used by the Newegg.com website,...