Cashing in on Fear: US Scammers Spread Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccine

The recently approved Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine is slowly spreading across the United States. But those looking forward to their turn should beware of dangerous fraud and misinformation about vaccine distribution. The CNN edition told in more detail. Several government agencies have warned of scammers promising access to vaccine in ...

In California, prisoners turned a scam and received $ 40 million in unemployment benefits

In California, prisoners have managed to receive at least $400 million in unemployment benefits. How they did it, writes CBS8. State lawmakers are calling for public hearings into the massive fraud case. Independent contractor Tyler Estabrook is one of the millions of unemployed people who depend...

Black Friday Is Coming: How To Avoid Scams When Shopping Online

As the number of online shoppers increases this year due to COVID-19, cybercriminals are launching new scams ahead of Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday, writes Threat Post. The number of online holiday shoppers is expected to surge this year due to the pandemic - and therefore...

A professor from the USA has been posing as an immigrant woman of a different race for months

A Twitter user named The Science Femme claimed to be a female academic, a racial minority, and an immigrant. She spoke harshly of other women scientists and accused them of racial intolerance. It turned out that behind this image was a white man...

The 6 most common scam schemes in the US: how to protect yourself

What is fraud? The generally accepted definition is that it is any type of illegal criminal transaction in which the victim is deprived of his funds or confidential information. One of the common features of fraud is that the perpetrator often takes advantage of situations of stress, panic or anxiety, in...

Millions of iPhone at risk of hacking: scammers have found a new way to steal data

Through a vulnerability in the operating system, millions of iPhones and iPads were at risk of being hacked. Writes about this BBC. A study by cybersecurity company ZecOps suggests that hackers can launch attacks through a bug in the Mail application. Attackers sent blanks to victims ...

Be careful: how scammers profit from panic due to coronavirus

Criminals never miss a major crisis. The Chinese coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, is a great opportunity for them. Because it can induce normally rational people to "relax their guard" and fall for the tricks of the scammers, Fox News reported. Here are the three most common ...

4 common tax frauds and ways to protect yourself from them

Tax frauds occur all year round, but during tax season (this year is from January 27 to April 15), the number usually increases. Of the tax scams reported in the Better Business Bureau's scam tracker last year, 61% ...

DoNotPay app will help seize money from telephone scammers

The DoNotPay application, which allows you to sue anyone, including Robocall scammers, has gained its popularity due to its simplicity and ease of use, writes Fox Business. DoNotPay can help you with issues such as getting a refund for ...

A new type of coronavirus fraud is rampant in the US: how to protect yourself

Using people's fear of the coronavirus, scammers use e-mail to impersonate health officials and try to find out their personal information from people, Businessinsider reports. As the number of deaths from the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise, online scammers are using email phishing schemes.

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