The invasion of Ukraine has been a money making opportunity for scammers since the moment it began: Fake donation sites, bogus…
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USPS “Your package could not be delivered” text is a smishing scam
A scam is doing the rounds which begins with a text from what claims to be the US Postal Service. The…
Don’t enter your recovery phrase! Phishers target Ledger crypto-wallet users
Ledger is one of the biggest hardware cryptocurrency walletsaround and scammers have noticed. Phishing mails are in circulation, hoping to snag…
Beware Ukraine-themed fundraising scams
Unfortunately scammers continue to focus on the invasion of Ukraine to make money. A flurry of bogus domains and scam techniques…
“Free easter chocolate basket” is a social media scam after your personal details
Holidays inspire fraudsters and scammers to create timely and effective ways to string people along and get them to give up…
Facebook phish claims “Someone tried to log into your account”
Watch out for bogus Facebook phishing messages winging their way to your mailbox. The ruse is quite simple: The mail senders…
Fake Esports voting sites looking to phish Steam users
We’ve seen Esports occasionally become the focus of gaming or Steam scams. One particular tactic of note was to claim joining…
Fake Royal Mail chatbot offers up…a new iPhone?
Royal Mail scams are always popular techniques for people up to no good. We’ve covered them several times over the last…
Valorant cheats on YouTube are actually information-stealing malware
Valorant, the popular free-to-play team based shooter, is attracting the attention of scammers. It’s reported that a malware distribution campaign is…
When fake dating profiles try the military approach
I’ve run into many romance scams over the years. You’ll find them lurking on social media, instant messaging, chatrooms/forums, and many…