Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A computer scam has left a retired Marlborough woman angry and shaken. Picton resident Ruth Yates said she felt “damn stupid” after letting a man who said he was from her internet provider Vodafone control her computer. The man called her…
‘Fraud Awareness Week’ spotlight on Malaysian holiday scam
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans “When you contact the company to claim your prize, you’re asked to pay a fee to cover government taxes or some other cost. The fee can be several thousands of dollars. But you won’t receive any winnings and your money will…
Bamboozled: Is your new smart-chip credit card inviting a scam?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans New smart-chip credit and debit cards are supposed to reduce fraud, and they probably will. But that’s not stopping scammers from trying to take advantage of this time — right now — to use the cards for ill-gotten gains. When a…
New technology for credit cards; New opportunity for Scam artists
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans October 1st was the deadline for retailers and credit card issuing companies to switch over to using new EMV, or Euro-pay Mastercard Visa, credit cards, which contain a computer chip along with a black strip. The way it works is the…
A watchful Regina gas station clerk has foiled what police believe to be an attempted credit card scam — one that could have implications that reach beyond this province.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Johnson City police arrested an Elizabethton woman Tuesday on charges that she used another person’s credit card to make purchases. Heather K. Richardson, 23, 220 Nave Hollow Loop, Elizabethton, was with fraudulent use of a credit or debit card and theft…
Houston man guilty in $1.1M credit scam, elderly victims
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HOUSTON A Houston man faces up to 30 years in prison in an identity theft and credit card scam targeting dozens of elderly people nationwide. Michael Irving pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to aggravated identity theft…
Three get prison time for fake credit card scam in Missouri and Illinois
ST. LOUIS • Three men who traveled Missouri and Illinois using credit cards embedded with information stolen in an online security breach were sentenced to federal prison Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. Israel Olivas Jr., Carlos Alonso Serna Jr. and […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Four arrested in international online scam
Four members of an international online scam ring have been taken into custody for allegedly defrauding a Chinese company and its American counterparts out of hundreds of thousands of US dollars. National Police’s special and economics crime director, Brig. Gen. […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Top-five paid app on Google Play was an antivirus scam
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans There’s something that Android users have to worry about a little more than iOS users: malware. A quick search on both app stores reveals a noticeable imbalance in the number of antivirus apps on Google Play — and a good […]…
Facebook Hacking Scam
There’s a new scam floating around For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com The post Facebook Hacking Scam appeared first on National Cyber Security. View full post on National Cyber Security