The world's premier anti internet scam, anti fraud information blog
The world's premier anti internet scam, anti fraud information blog
Millions of people around the world use Facebook every day to share photos, videos and stories from their lives, and to keep in touch with friends and family. Online scammers use Facebook as a means to target these people and trick them into giving out of their personal information and money. Facebook scams are adaptable […]
With so many new hotels popping up around the world each year, the risk of getting scammed within one is only getting higher. Many illusive hotel scams are designed to scam innocent and unaware travelers. Here are the top hotel scams to watch out for next time you go on vacation. Wi-Fi Skimming Free Wi-Fi […]
Phone scams have been around for a long time, but new technology is helping criminals to become shrewder and more tactical when it comes to how they go about scamming. Here’s a look at how technology is affecting phone scams. It Couldn’t Happen To A CEO Right? According to a recent report in The Wall […]
By now, many of us are familiar with the concept of phishing – a form of internet fraud where scammers attempt to gain access to our personal information by using fake content as bait to get us to divulge this information to them. Vishing – voice phishing – is the same concept but instead of […]
As time goes on, scammers are becoming smarter and smarter. Unfortunately, this means that scams are becoming more targeted, and much more threatening in tone, such as the latest wave of sextortion email scams. While we may not fall for every scam that lands in our inbox nowadays, emails that contain our personal details are […]
With the internet being so easily accessible these days, millions of people turn to online dating sites or social media to find a potential love interest. Unfortunately, instead of finding love, many people are falling victim to online romance scams where unsuspecting people are giving away money to people who are pretending to be someone […]
With the rise of the information age, social media, and ever-growing technology innovation, education about cybersecurity and how to protect your personal information is eminently beneficial for everyone that uses the internet. Large corporations spend billions of dollars each year on cybersecurity software and services to avoid a cyber hack and ensure the protection of important […]
If you’ve logged onto Facebook in the past few months to find Johnny Depp pushing junk-news websites or “love” hocking banking services on your activity feed, you’re looking at one of the newest social media scams. Scammers have hijacked unclaimed Facebook interest pages, usurping their followers and pushing revenue-generating advertisements through them, which you are […]
Cryptocurrency is digital money (i.e. all online), meaning that it is instant, largely unregulated and subject to volatile changes in value. This opens the door for many cryptocurrency scams. Below is a list of the latest cryptocurrency scams to be aware of if you plan on stepping into the cryptocurrency market. The Latest Cryptocurrency Scams […]
When a scammer pretends to hold someone hostage to convince their victims to pay a ransom fee in exchange for their loved one’s release, it’s called a virtual kidnapping scam. Due to advancements in technology, personal information is readily available online. Like phishing, perpetrators can gather various personal details about someone using the internet, like […]