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According to the FBI’s annual report, investment fraud overtook business email compromise as the most reported and most damaging type of fraud in 2022.

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Tech support fraud is still very much alive, says latest FBI report

March 28, 2022 0 Comments FBI, IC3, impersonation, malwarebytes, spoofing, tech support fraud, Tech support scams

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:15:27 +0000

In 2021 the IC3 received 23,903 complaints related to tech support fraud from victims in 70 countries. Stay away from these scammers.

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Human traffickers use social media oversharing to gain victims’ trust

March 18, 2020 0 Comments FBI, human trafficking, IC3, internet crime complaint center, Law & order, modern slavery, Privacy, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:57:24 +0000

Posts about money or family trouble are being used to gain trust by those who force victims into sex work or slavery, the FBI warns.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/HfUZ3TW3ABg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

February 13, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, BEC, eac, extortion, fake tech support, FBI, IC3, internet crime report, investment fraud schemes, Law & order, payroll funds, phishing, rat, scams, security threats, smishing, spoofing, tech support

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:45:23 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z_YNbnD3_LU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI issues warning about lucrative fake job scams

January 23, 2020 0 Comments employment scam, fake job scams, FBI, IC3, Law & order, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:30:58 +0000

What’s the difference between a real job and a fake one found on the internet? The fake ones are suspiciously easy to get interviews for.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gAFkIxgbe1k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Man jailed for $122 million scam that fooled Google and Facebook

December 23, 2019 0 Comments BEC scams, business email compromise, email fraud, facebook, fake invoice, Google, IC3, Law & order, whaling, whaling attack

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:35:28 +0000

Lithuanian Evaldas Rimasauskas has been sentenced to five years in jail for successfully defrauding two US companies out of $122 million.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/D5CAYrR74gs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Scammers recruiting money mules on dating sites is on the rise, says FBI

August 7, 2019 0 Comments confidence scams, dating sites, FBI, IC3, Law & order, Money Laundering, money mules, online dating, Romance Scams

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:04:51 +0000

It’s not longer enough to be wary of flash-in-the-pan “lovers” who ask you to send money; now they’re asking you to open accounts for them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_sg1QMO7X-s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>