Fishing involves tricking the fish to believe that the bait you are providing is nothing but a good meal, with absolutely no consequences. Similarly, those who engage in phishing want you to believe that they are affiliated with a trustworthy institution when, in reality, they are thieves who are using a cover, in an attempt to . . . → Read More: How to Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams
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A phishing email pretending to be from Western Union is circulating which claims that the recipient’s account has been locked due to "multiple failed login attempts." The hoax email instructs the recipient to login via a link in the message and answer questions in order to restore account access. Those who believe the message and click . . . → Read More: Western Union "Multiple Failed Login Attempts" Phishing Scam The buzz around the royal wedding taking place on April 29 is growing with anticipation and excitement from people all over the world. Scam artists have been preparing for the royal ceremony in their own way by sending out harmful spam emails and setting up fake websites containing viruses in attempt to steal personal information to . . . → Read More: Cybercriminals Use Royal Wedding for Latest Scam Over the weekend, an email marketing firm called Epsilon that services large companies like TiVo, Best Buy, Walgreens, Citigroup, and more, fell victim to a massive email breach that put customers’ email addresses and names into hackers’ hands. If you’ve signed up for email alerts, have an account, or shop on one of these businesses’ websites, you’re . . . → Read More: Watch for Scams After Epsilon Hack If you have diabetes, be cautious of an identity theft scam that is targeting you. A number of diabetics said they have received phone calls from people who claim to be representatives of the American Diabetes Association. The con artists call the victims and attempt to convince them that they are legitimate representatives of the organization. . . . → Read More: Identity Theft Scam Targets Diabetics With February 14th approaching, some sweethearts are expecting love letters to arrive in their inboxes. Cyber-criminals are well aware of this and use this time of year to attempt to trick those who are "love-struck." A Valentine’s Day email phishing scam currently circulating makes it appear that the recipient has received an e-card from a loved . . . → Read More: Valentine’s Day Phishing Scam Could Break Your Heart Tax season can be one of the most stressful times of the year and scam artists aren’t making it any easier. If you get an email claiming to be from the IRS about your W-2 form, delete it immediately – it’s actually a new W-2 form scam that’s been going around recently. The Better Business Bureau . . . → Read More: BBB Warns of W-2 Form Hoax Don’t be tricked by a travel scam when you’re on the road this holiday season. This fake hotel receptionist scam is a way for thieves to take advantage of tired hotel guests by catching them off guard. The swindle works by scammers calling the rooms of sleeping guests in the middle of the night and pretending . . . → Read More: Fake Hotel Receptionist Scam Cyber crooks are turning to a new tactic to try to gain access to personal banking information. The new scam, called "smishing," is similar to "phishing" but uses text messages instead of emails. The scam begins with a text message from a strange number that alerts you that your bank account has been compromised. The texts . . . → Read More: "Smishing" Scam Is New Threat for Cell Phone Users With Halloween barely a week away, scam artists know people are desperate for last minute costume and party ideas for the holiday. Cyber criminals are attempting to trick people into opening spam Halloween emails that can contain links with viruses and spyware. Once the links are clicked, scammers have the ability to take control over the . . . → Read More: Don’t Get Tricked by this Halloween Scam |
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