Hong Kong Teen Arrested for Allegedly Collecting Over HK$500,000 in Phone Scam Targeting Elderly
ScamRipper Hong Kong police arrested a 14-year-old boy on Friday for allegedly collecting HK$554,000 (US$71,235) from three elderly residents…
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Police Warn of New Email Scam Demanding Payment with Threatening Tactics
Police are alerting the public about a new email scam that threatens victims and demands a payment of…
Five Individuals Charged in $8 Million Scam Posing as Tech Support, Targeting Elderly in 10 States
Five individuals have been charged with stealing at least $8 million from victims across ten states, including an…
Scammer Posing as ‘Brad Pitt’ Defrauds Two Women in Spain of More Than $360,000
Spanish police have arrested five individuals accused of scamming two women out of €325,000 (US$361,261) by impersonating Hollywood…
Daily News Updates – February 19
Scam News 1 Caution: QR Codes in Emails Might Be a ‘Quishing’ Scam To safeguard yourself from falling…
Daily News Updates – January 9
Scam News 1 Reformed scammer reveals con that cost woman thousands A reformed scammer, now working for Social…
Google, Facebook and Microsoft formed a new alliance to combat phishing
Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Microsoft and eleven others outfits announced that they had formed a new group to fight…
Sweepstakes scams- Ohioans loses $2 million in 2011
Attorney General Mike DeWine, Columbus said that Sweepstakes scams cost Ohioans about $2 million in 2011. His office’s…
BBB visiting colleges to facilitate students to stay away from scammers
Now a days college students are major targets for identity theft, roommate schemes, and offers of fake scholarships…
Tweaking ID Newest in Credit Card Scams
If your subsequent credit report shows listings for a strange credit card, an unfamiliar phone bill or a…