Image shows an example of an SMS scam making the rounds in July 2020. Every year, thousands of Australians are targeted by scams, whether it be online, via phone, mail or even in person. Australian Community Media has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites such as scamwatch.gov.au…
(WVLT/WLKY) – The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky filed a lawsuit to shut down a website that was trying to scam people into pre-registering for a non-existent COVID-19 vaccine. CBS affiliate WLKY reported that U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman announced Monday his office filed the suit to shut…
A study released by Mastercard showed that since the pandemic began, nearly half (46 per cent) of respondents in Asia Pacific said they have been using cash less often, while two-thirds of Latin American consumers said they have been using cash less or not at all. In Europe, which already had the largest…
Every year, thousands of Australians are targeted by scams, whether it be online, via phone, mail or even in person. Australian Community Media has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites such as scamwatch.gov.au and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s website dedicated to informing people about fraudulent…
ABUJA: An American woman lured to Nigeria by a promise of marriage from a man she met on Facebook has been rescued after being held captive for more than a year, police say. The 46-year-old was held against her will in a hotel room in Lagos. The suspect Chukwuebuka Obiaku,…
article iTunes gift cards retail display in a Walmart store. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) PRESCOTT, Ariz. – The Prescott Police Department says they recently investigated a fraud report involving pre-paid iTunes and Walmart gift cards after a local victim said a person who claimed to…
An unsecured Elasticsearch database has been leaking data on millions of global gambling app users, according to researchers at vpnMentor. The group discovered the unsecured database hosted on AWS as part of a broader web mapping project. It was quickly traced back to casino app Clubillion, which was contacted on…
PETALUMA, CA — The Petaluma Police Department said while it is not uncommon for the department to receive daily calls regarding various scams and fraudulent activity, the coronavirus has created an increase in phone, mail and internet scams from fraudsters who pretend to offer services related to the pandemic. “We…
Scams are prevalent in all corners of the globe and international students, as temporary residents in a foreign country, are not immune to becoming victims of common scams. A 2018 report from the National Center for Campus Public Safety notes that online scams are among the most common crimes that…
As if the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t hit consumers hard enough, new data shows a huge spike in COVID-19 related scams. One of the latest schemes involves a phishing email that claims you’re entitled to something called the Global Empowerment Fund. The Federal Trade Commission is also warning about bogus COVID-19…