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Instagram scam promises money in exchange for your image

April 19, 2023 admin art, artist, bank, banking, check, drawing, fake, fraud, instagram, muse, news, painting, payment, wire

Categories: News

Tags: fake

Tags: muse

Tags: art

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Tags: instagram

Tags: check

Tags: payment

Tags: fraud

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Tags: bank

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We take a look at a fake check scam which plugs into the art world.

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Romance scammer given 25 years of alone time

October 7, 2022 admin bec, Business Email Compromise, fake, fraud, money mule, news, phish, romance, SCAM, spam, wire

Categories: News

Tags: Scam

Tags: spam

Tags: phish

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

Tags: romance

Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

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Tags: money mule

We take a look at a scammer, involved in both BEC fraud and romance scams, who has been jailed for a whopping 25 years.

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$600 a week to wrap your car? It’s a scam

May 9, 2022 admin aspire, ben & jerry's, bounce, cadbury, car wrap scam, cheque, fake, gift card, kronik, milk, monster, oral b, scams, wire

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 11:00:45 +0000

We take a look at continued reports of fake car wrap scams sent by SMS, mail, and phonecall. How does this one work?

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Data and device security for domestic abuse survivors

August 13, 2019 admin 2fa, Android, App Store, cloud storage, Data Security, device security, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic violence, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Google Play, google play store, iMessage, iOS, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, passcode, privacy, secure messaging, Security, signal, spyware, stalkerware, two-factor authentication, WhatsApp, wire

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:33:22 +0000

Many domestic abuse survivors need help before stalkerware strikes. Here, we give basic advice on device security and protecting sensitive data.

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Privacy

Tags: 2fa Android App Store cloud storage data security device security domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic violence encryption end-to-end encryption Google Play Google Play Store iMessage iOS national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence passcode secure messaging security signal spyware stalkerware two-factor authentication whatsapp wire

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How to securely send your personal information

July 8, 2019 admin data at rest, data in transit, email, encryption, end-to-end encryption, personal information, PII, privacy, secure messaging, signal, WhatsApp, wire

Credit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000

On its own, email is not safe for sending credit card or passport numbers. Here’s how to securely send personal information over the Internet.

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Privacy

Tags: data at rest data in transit email encryption end-to-end encryption personal information PII secure messaging signal whatsapp wire

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