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Recognise the signs someone is trying to scam you, and learn how to check if a message you have received is genuine. Recognising online scams Cyber criminals may contact you via email, text, phone call or via social media. They will often pretend to be someone (or an organisation) you trust. It used to be […]
Victims of scams related to the coronavirus outbreak lost nearly €1 million in February, according to the UK’s fraud and cybercrime centre. In a warning to the public, Action Fraud UK said fraudsters conned people out of more than £800,000 (€918,000) in the month, using the COVID-19 crisis to concoct phishing email scams. It said […]
A CAPTCHA phishing scam has been detected which is being used to trick users into downloading a malicious file that intercepts multi-factor authentication codes on a user’s smartphone. With the codes, hackers can perform a more extensive attack and gain access to a much wider range of resources such as email and bank accounts. When […]
Fraudsters are targeting young footballers across the world offering them fake trials in return for money. Middlesbrough Football Club said it had been contacted by would-be professionals saying they had been offered trials by the club. Club spokesman Paul Dews said in one case $150 (£116) was demanded but no cash was handed over. A […]
More than 50 people have been arrested in India for their alleged involvement in fake security warning scams. The New York Times said that Delhi police made the arrests during raids on 26 call centres linked to the scams. Software giant Microsoft helped police trace who was behind the large-scale operations. It said it received […]