Published on: 2025-04-20 03:19:47
The FBI warns that scammers impersonating FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) employees offer to "help" fraud victims recover money lost to other scammers. Over the last two years, between December 2023 and February 2025, the FBI said it has received over 100 reports of fraudsters using this tactic. "Complainants report initial contact from the scammers can vary. Some individuals received an email or a phone call, while others were approached via social media or forums," the law enforcem
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-09 23:00:00
Time is running out to get your income taxes filed, and experts warn that waiting until the last minute could cost you. Rushing through this annual chore at the last minute could put you at risk for more than just making costly mistakes -- it could also make you more likely to fall for tax season-related scams and other attempts to steal your refunds and personal information. Ahead of the annual April 15 deadline, the FBI is warning consumers that criminals are stealing taxpayer identities and
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 17:39:57
Transcript [transition dinging] [suspenseful music] [Evelyn] I was on Hinge for just a couple of months and matched with one of the profiles. Seemed like a nice guy. It escalated to him asking if I knew about cryptocurrency. He said he ran a studio on the side that did some currency exchanges. And I ended up taking all my savings, even tapping into my IRA, we're talking like $300,000. [whistling] Okay. [laughing] That's a lot of money. [Evelyn] Yeah. It still to this day, a year
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-01 09:37:00
rob dobi/Getty Images A widespread "smishing scam" is targeting people for their personal information under the guise of unpaid tolls. In recent months, the American public has been hit with waves of texts claiming they owe unpaid tolls or E-ZPass bills. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has logged more than 60,000 reports of the such texts, a spokesperson told NBC News. Also: These phishing attacks are now targeting Mac browsers - how to protect yourself Scammers, purporting to be f
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-02 22:00:00
It's officially tax season and April 15 is fast approaching. Sure, waiting until the last minute to file is tempting, especially if you owe the government money, but security experts say procrastinators should beware. Rushing last-minute through this annual chore could put you at risk for more than just making costly mistakes -- it could also make you more likely to fall for tax season-related scams and other attempts to steal your refunds and personal information. While consumers have long ne
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 18:32:57
is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Google is taking down 10,000 fake business listings from Google Maps and suing a network of scammers who set them up, CBS News reports. The company’s lawsuit alleges that a man connected to a broader scam network created fake business profiles on Google Maps and sold them for profit. Google was tipped off by a Texas-based locksmith who said so
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 06:00:00
It was almost an hour into our Google Meet call. I was interviewing Kitboga, a popular YouTube scam baiter with nearly 3.7 million subscribers, known for humorously entrapping fraudsters in common scams while livestreaming. "I assume I'm talking to Evan Zimmer," he says with a mischievous glance, his eyes exposed without his trademark aviator sunglasses on. We were close to the end of our conversation when he realized that my image and audio could have been digitally altered to impersonate me t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-20 10:12:41
It was almost an hour into our Google Meet call. I was interviewing Kitboga, a popular YouTube scam baiter with nearly 3.7 million subscribers, known for humorously entrapping fraudsters in common scams while livestreaming. "I assume I'm talking to Evan Zimmer," he says with a mischievous glance, his eyes exposed without his trademark aviator sunglasses on. We were close to the end of our conversation when he realized that my image and audio could have been digitally altered to impersonate me t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-25 21:50:00
It's officially tax season and April 15 is fast approaching. Sure, waiting until the last minute to file is tempting, especially if you owe the government money, but security experts say procrastinators should beware. Rushing last-minute through this annual chore could put you at risk for more than just making costly mistakes -- it could also make you more likely to fall for tax season-related scams and other attempts to steal your refunds and personal information. While consumers have long ne
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-27 03:28:00
ZDNET A new "smishing scam" is targeting people for their personal information under the guise of unpaid tolls. Scammers, purporting to be from E-ZPass or other toll providers (like SunPass, Peach Pass, or EZDriveMA), are sending fraudulent text messages asking for toll payments and urging recipients to click a link to settle their bills. Also: Why I use virtual cards for online purchases – and you should too The messages usually threaten that if the person does not pay their balance, they w
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-30 05:27:03
krblokhin/Getty Images A new "smishing scam" is targeting people for their personal information under the guise of unpaid tolls. Scammers, purporting to be from E-ZPass or other toll providers (like SunPass, Peach Pass, or EZDriveMA), are sending fraudulent text messages asking for toll payments and urging recipients to click a link to settle their bills. Also: Why I use virtual cards for online purchases – and you should too The messages usually threaten that if the person does not pay thei
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-30 13:00:13
It's officially tax season, and April 15 is fast approaching. Sure, waiting until the last minute to file is tempting, especially if you owe the government money, but security experts say procrastinators should beware. Rushing last-minute through this annual chore could put you at risk for more than just making costly mistakes -- it could also make you more likely to fall for tax season-related scams and other attempts to steal your refunds and personal information. While consumers have long n
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