Month: September 2024

Another form of email fraud is an impersonation technique known as email spoofing: the recipient is misled by falsified origin information (From:) into making an anticipated payment into the fraudster's…

Q: Is the FTC using any modern or high-tech methods to investigate fraud? And why are they using Yahoo! I can see why they'd be so happy to live here.…

There may be a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card scam asking people to signup for instant cash. In part two of this series, I provide…

It’s also not uncommon for these conniving criminals to convince their victims to commit financial fraud on their behalf. It’s just best to avoid entirely. The best way to avoid…

Whenever someone calls you, the nation's third-largest wireless network checks that number against a database of known scam phone numbers. The callers may use IRS employee titles and fake badge…

Each Index includes a metric that quantifies the rate of fraud attempts on eCommerce merchants and how that rate changes over time. However, another section includes retroactive financial penalties of…

UPS provides examples of these types of fraudulent communications on its fraud alert webpage. The two faces of real-time tracking - online advertising that constantly evaluates each individual’s economic potential…

Business email compromise (BEC) has continued to grow into a billion-dollar industry as cybercriminals turn to it as their preferred scam. Online scams are more prevalent and ever-increasing in sophistication…

It's possible that a legitimate call may get the "Scam Likely" tag. CAD Like any other aspect of society, there may be isolated cases of individuals, regardless of their immigration…

The gist of the scam is this: The scammers send emails with messages like “GET PAID TO DRIVE.” They offer to pay you $250-$350 a week if you’ll drive around…