Every year cyber criminals steal billions of dollars from the public. The kind of growth we have witnessed year on year is horrific and the trend isn’t likely to go down soon. Government and banks have taken steps towards bringing the situation under control. However, due to technological limitations and the financial landscape, it is […]

Government Imposter Scam as the name suggests is the kind of hustle wherein the scammers impersonate government officials in order to loot the victims. As the general public rarely questions people in power, it creates the perfect smoke screen for scammers to make a fortune and disappear without much hassle. Of course, the crooks also

Fraudulent Email Solicitation Scams in reality are very similar to phishing scams. Crooks behind this type of trap impersonate well known organizations and brands in order to trick the public into putting in their personal information. As the scammers create good clones of landing pages, many people do not suspect anything and end up losing

The number of scams on the internet is literally unprecedented and it isn’t likely to go down anytime soon. Cyber criminals are making a fortune and are responsible for the theft of billions of dollars. Though banks have put certain mechanisms in place, it isn’t enough and the main thing lacking is customer awareness. As

Charity Phishing Scams are nothing more than a variant of phishing hustle wherein the scammers mainly try to take advantage of the emotional side of the public. Crooks use the latest events to their advantage and set up fake charities to transfer money from unsuspecting donors to their pockets. The phishing pages set up by

CEO Fraud and Fake Invoices hustle has been around since early 2018 and it has gained too much traction over the years. As this scam spoofs emails of well known personalities, people are often overwhelmed and fall for the trap. Millions of dollars are lost to the crooks running this operation and unfortunately, none of

“Favor for a Friend” Gift Card Scam is shaking the web recently and many people have suffered financial loss because of it. This kind of scam is a new one which means the public aren’t really aware of the trap or the consequences involved. In this post, we will share all the details about the

The logic behind the Imposter Tax Scam is not a new one. Scammers for decades are using fear and are creating panic to get the public to hand over their personal information. Narratives change from time to time, but unfortunately, the awareness factor has not evolved and that is why we as a community are

During a very contentious union election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, a swarm of “fake” Twitter accounts have appeared to support Amazon and oppose criticism of the company’s working conditions. Numerous account names begin with “AmazonFC,” followed by a first name and a warehouse identifier. The accounts often react to Amazon’s Twitter criticism,

Google Voice Scam is an age old type of hustle that is getting popular again. Scammers are targeting sellers from different marketplace and are trying to extract verification code from them in order to obtain a Google voice account number. Obviously, their motives are sinister and if anyone falls for their trap, then the damages