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The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

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What follows is a deep dive into how this increasingly clever Zelle fraud scam typically works, and what victims can do about it. Last week’s story warned that scammers are blasting out text messages about suspicious bank transfers as a pretext for immediately calling and scamming anyone who responds via text.

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Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?

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You may have heard that today’s phone fraudsters like to use use caller ID spoofing services to make their scam calls seem more believable. But such records are ideally suited for criminals engaged in the type of phone scams that are the subject of this article. ” Image: Next Caller.

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Pay Up, Or We’ll Make Google Ban Your Ads

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A new email-based extortion scheme apparently is making the rounds, targeting Web site owners serving banner ads through Google’s AdSense program. In this scam, the extortionists are likely betting that some publishers may see paying up as a cheaper alternative to having their main source of advertising revenue evaporate.

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Arrest, Raids Tied to ‘U-Admin’ Phishing Kit

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” The operation was carried out in coordination with the FBI and authorities in Australia, which was particularly hard hit by phishing scams perpetrated by U-Admin customers. The best advice to sidestep phishing scams is to avoid clicking on links that arrive unbidden in emails, text messages and other mediums. Image: fr3d.hk/blog.

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How to Shop Online Like a Security Pro

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‘Tis the season when even those who know a thing or two about Internet scams tend to let down their guard in the face of an eye-popping discount or the stress of last-minute holiday shopping. Even people who shop mainly at big-name online stores can get scammed if they’re not wary of too-good-to-be-true offers.

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Glut of Fake LinkedIn Profiles Pits HR Against the Bots

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Fake profiles also may be tied to so-called “pig butchering” scams , wherein people are lured by flirtatious strangers online into investing in cryptocurrency trading platforms that eventually seize any funds when victims try to cash out. of spam and scams. “Clearly they are not monitored,” Taylor assessed.

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How Cybercriminals are Weathering COVID-19

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Most online retailers years ago stopped shipping to regions of the world most frequently associated with credit card fraud, including Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Russia. For example, reshipping scams have over the years become easier for both reshipping mule operators and the mules themselves.