Tag: Scam
Google warns Gmail users of holiday scam surge, offers tips for...
Google has issued an urgent security alert to its 2.5 billion Gmail users, warning of a significant rise in holiday season scams.
The tech giant,...
Meta reintroduces facial recognition to tackle celebrity scams on Facebook
Meta is bringing back its facial recognition software on Facebook to tackle the rising cases of celebrity scams popularly known as “celeb bait” scams, where...
New Phishing Scams Targeting Small Businesses
Kaspersky has uncovered a new phishing campaign aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, which exploits the email service provider SendGrid. This attack utilizes stolen...
Tingo parts ways with 40 contractors, after being exposed as a...
About nine months ago, Tingo made headlines after a US-based research team called the company “an exceptionally obvious scam.”
Since then, the company has made media rounds...
The Love Trap Through Remittances; Realm of “Free” Money!
Historically, con artists have used a variety of tactics to deceive and manipulate their victims, and this include online romance scams. The rise of...
Throw back: Cryptoqueen disappears with €4 billion investor money
Those who are so caught up in chasing after every new cryptocurrency on the block, this article will help you put the brakes on...
Beware: WhatsApp hijack scam continues to spread
Scammers are continuing to target WhatsApp users and hijack their accounts, by posing as a friend and asking for SMS security codes.
The scam has...
WhatsApp cautions users against new hacking scam
A new WhatsApp scam, in which hackers posing as users' friends or contacts ask for 6-digit codes is reportedly ongoing.
The code is a confirmation...