Scams stories - Page 10

Inland Revenue halts scam involving fraudulent transactions on bank accounts; working with police and banks to investigate further.

Romance scams cost Brits £50m in 2018, with dating sites and apps the hardest to tackle due to their small, personalised nature, says Action Fraud.

Fake cryptocurrency apps on Google Play have been discovered to be phishing and scamming users out of cryptocurrency, according to a new report from ESET.

A recent survey finds 80% of organisations faced email-borne attacks last year, with rising costs and increasing frequency worrying IT professionals.

The attacker in the email claims they have hacked the intended victim's device, and have recorded the person while watching pornographic content.

CFFC urges NZ telcos to offer free scam call blockers after successful trueCall trial stops 98% of nuisance calls.

Exit scam, or just plain bad luck? Investors in one of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchanges will be pondering that very question.

There was a staggering rise in criminal activity within the cryptocurrency market last year, despite the decline in the market.

We all love them and our lives are effectively run by them, but research has revealed apps are increasingly growing deceitful with ulterior motives.

Despite the crackdowns, Microsoft warns that these scams persist and target everyone, no matter their age or location.

A new phishing scam targets Apple Pay users in Australia, sending fake receipts to trick victims into revealing personal and billing information.

Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.

Every day cybercriminals come up with a wide variety of phishing tactics with the intent of scamming innocent users.

Some genuine emails can often look similar to scam emails, which can lead to damaged relationships between businesses and their customers.

The scam network is thought to be responsible for more than 35,000 cases of fraud and has caused more than EUR 18 million in damage.

Action Fraud UK is warning people to be wary of any emails they receive that look like they belong to UK university email addresses.

Like phishing, SMiShing are scams that encourage users to urgently click on a link or respond directly with their personal and sensitive details.

Cybercriminals are reaping the benefits of the cryptocurrency hype, bringing in millions of dollars through fake exchanges and fake ICO offers.

It says scammers are increasingly taking the opportunity to impersonate NBN employees to take advantage of consumers.

Singapore's Cyber Security Agency highlights a surge in disruption-focused cyber threats in 2017, urging stronger defences amid rising cybercrime cases.