Phone Scams
Links to reports that discuss various phone scams.
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Scammers posing as court officials or police officers are calling people and claiming that they have missed a scheduled jury duty date and must pay an immediate fine or face serious legal consequences.
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Listen to a Recording of an Actual IRS Scam Phone Call
by Brett M. Christensen June 29, 2017The Police Department in Roswell, Georgia has published a recording of an IRS scam call on its Facebook Page.
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Phone scammers posing as utility company staff are tricking people into giving them money via prepaid debit cards.
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Reports indicate that so-called “grandparent” scams are increasingly common. In this report, we discuss how a typical grandparent scam plays out.
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Jury Duty Phone Scams Continue With New Twist
by Brett M. Christensen April 24, 2017Jury duty phone scammers are now using the names of real police officers to make their claims more believable.
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Scam Callers Threaten Internet Disconnection
by Brett M. Christensen April 18, 2017People continue to receive scam phone calls claiming to be from the technical department of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Telstra.
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Visa & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam
by Brett M. Christensen February 24, 2017Email forward warns that scammers are attempting to obtain CVV2/CVC2 security numbers by phoning credit card holders and posing as Security and Fraud Department staff from Visa or MasterCard.
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HMRC “Final Tax Calculation Update” Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen January 27, 2017Email claims that, after a final tax calculation, you are due a refund from UK tax agency HMRC. It urges you to click a link to claim your return.
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Watch Out For Scam Text Messages Claiming to be From Nationwide
by Brett M. Christensen January 27, 2017UK based building society Nationwide is warning customers about fraudulent text messages that use the company’s name.