LinkedIn, the professional social networking site with more than 50 million users, is the target of a new identity fraud scam. Users of the site have reported getting spam emails claiming to be contact requests. The email contains a link that, when clicked upon, goes to a phishing website with the message, "PLEASE WAITING…4 SECONDS." During . . . → Read More: LinkedIn Scam Aims to Steal Bank Passwords
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If you receive an email that saying you’ve won tickets to the 2012 Olympics in London, be careful. The Better Business Bureau is warning that scam artists are trying to trick people into giving out personal information through an email hoax. The BBB says scammers are using the U.K. National Lottery logo in attempt to make . . . → Read More: 2012 Olympics Tickets Email Scam Con artists are using Habitat for Humanity’s well-known status and good reputation to trick job seekers into divulging personal information and becoming victims of identity fraud. Criminals are sending out recruitment emails claiming that Habitat for Humanity will pay between $300 and $500 per week to new employees in this new job scam. The email notes . . . → Read More: Habitat for Humanity Email Scam Identity thieves are targeting the inactive Social Security numbers of children in a new scam. The thieves sell the numbers to help others establish phony credit and run up colossal debts they’ll never pay off. The child and parents usually don’t know this is going on until the parent tries to open a college savings account, . . . → Read More: Child Identity Theft Fraud Scammers are taking advantage of those recovering from disasters such as floods, tornados and severe storms. Contractor fraud and identity theft are the most popular types of scams after disasters. The thieves are pretending to be disaster officials and searching for victims by going door-to-door or calling on the telephone. "Unfortunately, some people take advantage of others . . . → Read More: FEMA Warning: Scammers Targeting Those Hit by Disasters Health insurance companies with extremely affordable rates are catching the eyes of many. Unfortunately, most of these plans are gateways to identity fraud and offer little to no coverage to the buyer. The buyer usually doesn’t know that the health insurance they’ve been paying for is worthless until it’s too late. Fake health insurance scams usually . . . → Read More: Health Insurance Identity Fraud on the Rise Thieves are targeting ATMs in an identity fraud scheme where they steal pin codes and account numbers. This scam is called "skimming" and thieves use two devices to steal your information directly from ATMs. The first device is placed near where the card is swiped and reads the magnetic stripe on the card with the account . . . → Read More: Scam Attacks ATMs Through Skimming |
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