Singapore Customs had also warned of another type of scam in a Facebook post on Dec 20. It involved a fake document with a forged Singapore Customs logo with a request to pay a sum of money for ...
OTTAWA - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public about individuals using the OPP's non-emergency telephone number to legitimize fraudulent bank investigator scams, where victims are ...
A growing street phone scam in New York City is defrauding victims of significant sums of money, with over $76,000 stolen last year. Criminals request a seemingly legitimate donation via transfer ...
It’s hard to quantify how many people have been victimized by these fakes because scams are known to be overwhelmingly underreported. We do know that from February to October of last year, the Federal ...
Mr Cropp is lending his support to a news.com.au campaign People Before Profit, calling on the federal government to make it mandatory for banks to compensate scam victims – just like in the UK.
An investment scam is when someone offers you a fake - but often convincing - opportunity to make a profit after they hand over a sum of money. There are three main types of investment scams A totally ...
The new year doesn't necessarily bring about a shift in scam tactics. In fact, over the years, many scams have slowly evolved as scammers incorporate new technology and play off of the most recent ...
onephoto – stock.adobe.com One telltale “sign of a scam,” per the FBI, is specific pressure to “act fast.” Those emails should be closed immediately because, unless sent by a close ...
Ruth Grover, who has been probing romance fraudsters and providing support to victims for nine years, said: “Most of these so-called ‘recovery’ companies on social media are scams.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) launched its #UnmatchPH campaign to combat love scams. UnmatchPH is an awareness campaign that aims to fight ...
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