Scams
Links to reports about all types of scams.
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Phishing ScamsScams
Bank Of Ireland Warns Customers About Phishing Text Message
by Brett M. Christensen July 23, 2019The Bank of Ireland (BOI) is warning customers to watch out for phishing scam messages delivered by SMS.
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Advance Fee ScamsScams
Scammers Are Pretending to be Lottery Winner Harold Diamond
by Brett M. Christensen July 22, 2019Criminals continue to distribute emails claiming to be from 2014 Mega Millions jackpot lottery winner Harold Diamond.
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ScamsWhatsApp
Watch Out for ATO Tax Debt Scams Delivered Via WhatsApp
by Brett M. Christensen July 19, 2019The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning people about a new scam campaign that uses the cross-platform messaging service, WhatsApp.
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Phishing ScamsScams
‘Your Tax Refund is Ready’ HMRC Phishing Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen July 18, 2019According to this email, which purports to be from the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), your tax refund is ready.
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Facebook ScamsScams
Walmart ‘Massive TV Giveaway’ Facebook Scam
by Brett M. Christensen July 15, 2019According to posts currently appearing on Facebook, Walmart is giving away TVs to people who share the posts and add the comment “done”.
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Facebook ScamsScams
Wegmans ‘Free $80 Coupon’ Facebook Giveaway Scam
by Brett M. Christensen July 12, 2019According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, US-based supermarket chain, Wegmans is giving away $80 coupons as a way of celebrating its 100th anniversary.
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Facebook ScamsScams
‘Publix Giving Everyone a Free $80 Coupon’ Facebook Giveaway Scam
by Brett M. Christensen July 9, 2019A post being shared on Facebook claims that American supermarket chain Publix is giving everyone a free $80 coupon to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary.
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Phishing ScamsScams
‘Incoming Mail on Hold’ Email Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen July 5, 2019According to this email, which purports to be from the Email Security team at Microsoft, your incoming mail is on hold.
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FeaturedScams
Don’t Click on that ‘Better than Netflix’ Facebook Post. It’s a Scam!
by Brett M. Christensen July 4, 2019Authorities in Australia are warning Facebook users not to click on posts promoting an online movie streaming service called “MovieFlix”.