Categories: News Tags: FBI Tags: ad Tags: ads Tags: advert Tags: paid Tags: sponsored Tags: search engine Tags: results Tags: fake Tags: download Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: malware The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in search ads |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: flipper zero Tags: fake Tags: scam Tags: phish Tags: portal Tags: social media Tags: twitter Tags: shop Tags: sale Tags: sold out Tags: pentest Tags: pentesting Tags: hardware Tags: enthusiast Tags: technology We take a look at reports of imitation Flipper Zero websites springing up to part unwary consumers from their money. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: virtual kidnapping Tags: kidnap Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: ransom Tags: victim Tags: wire transfer Tags: digital payment Tags: venmo Tags: cashapp Tags: social engineering Tags: phone call Tags: mobile Tags: relative A recent scam has been making the rounds that attempts to fool you into thinking a loved one has been kidnapped. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: missing baby Tags: abandoned baby Tags: facebook Tags: scam Tags: hoax Tags: ad Tags: fake Tags: lost We take a look at reports of a fake missing baby hoax in circulation on Facebook. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: police Tags: cops Tags: call Tags: warrant Tags: arrest Tags: payment We take a look at fake law enforcement calls leading to demands for money from victims. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: sale Tags: selling Tags: bank transfer Tags: app Tags: phone Tags: mobile Tags: social media We take a look at reports of scammers using fake bank transfer apps to make it look as though they’ve bought your for-sale item. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: Tractors Tags: Australia Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: escrow Tags: advert Tags: advertising Tags: advertisement We take a look at reports of the agriculture sector increasingly running into fake online adverts for tractors, at great cost to unfortunate buyers. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: HMRC Tags: UKGOV Tags: tax Tags: return Tags: phish Tags: fake Tags: scam Tags: refund Tags: rebate Be on your guard for scammers offering fake rebates |
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