Santa Paulans are being targeted by a phone scam that relies on trust and, in at least one case, waking the victim up in the middle of the night to obtain credit card and other personal information. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View…
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Bureau warns against costly scams
Here's a year-end list you may want to investigate. It's the Better Business Bureau's list of the Top Scams of 2011. View full post on cyber security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
IRS unearths Dirty Dozen tax scams of 2012
The Internal Revenue Service today issued its annual "Dirty Dozen" ranking of tax scams the agency say tend t osurface around tax season each year. "Taxpayers should be careful and avoid falling into a trap with the Dirty Dozen," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman in a statement. "Scam artists will…
Aussies lost million to online dating scams
Over 2000 people were scammed by online dating profiles last year, according to the ACCC. View full post on online dating scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hackers target lonely hearts with Valentine’s spam and phishing scams
There are only a few days to Valentine’s Day. Those of you who are shocked by that revelation are prime targets for Valentine’s Day related spam and phishing attacks as hackers hope to catch you with your guard down for this day of romance. Messages targeting Valentine’s Day are expected…
Tax scams flourishing says state AG
— — As the tax season moves into full swing scams and deceptive business practices are flourishing, while New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is asking residents to take action. Schneiderman said any suspected schemes designed to steal personal and financial information from consumers should be reported to…
Consumer officials warn about online dating scams
Tennessee officials say some fraud artists use online dating as a way to scam people out of their money. View full post on online dating scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
BBC warns of Heir Hunters email scams circulating
Be on the lookout for emails claiming to come from a daytime TV show, after it was discovered that scammers are using the disguise to grab personal information. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Google, Microsoft and Facebook join forces to fight phishing scams
Google, Microsoft and Facebook are among 15 web firms joining forces to fight spam and phishing scams. View full post on email spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security