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Instagram scam promises money in exchange for your image

April 19, 2023 0 Comments art, artist, bank, banking, check, drawing, fake, fraud, Instagram, muse, news, painting, payment, wire

Categories: News

Tags: fake

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We take a look at a fake check scam which plugs into the art world.

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Romance scammer given 25 years of alone time

October 7, 2022 0 Comments BEC, business email compromise, fake, fraud, money mule, news, phish, romance, Scam, Spam, wire

Categories: News

Tags: Scam

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We take a look at a scammer, involved in both BEC fraud and romance scams, who has been jailed for a whopping 25 years.

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$600 a week to wrap your car? It’s a scam

May 9, 2022 0 Comments aspire, ben & jerry's, bounce, cadbury, car wrap scam, cheque, fake, gift card, kronik, milk, monster, oral b, scams, wire

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 11:00:45 +0000

We take a look at continued reports of fake car wrap scams sent by SMS, mail, and phonecall. How does this one work?

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Data and device security for domestic abuse survivors

August 13, 2019 0 Comments 2fa, Android, App Store, cloud storage, data security, device security, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic violence, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Google Play, Google Play Store, imessage, iOS, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, passcode, Privacy, secure messaging, Security, signal, spyware, Stalkerware, two-factor authentication, whatsapp, wire

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:33:22 +0000

Many domestic abuse survivors need help before stalkerware strikes. Here, we give basic advice on device security and protecting sensitive data.

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Privacy

Tags: 2fa Android App Store cloud storage data security device security domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic violence encryption end-to-end encryption Google Play Google Play Store iMessage iOS national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence passcode secure messaging security signal spyware stalkerware two-factor authentication whatsapp wire

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How to securely send your personal information

July 19, 2019 0 Comments data at rest, data in transit, email, encryption, end-to-end encryption, personal information, PII, Privacy, secure messaging, signal, whatsapp, wire

Credit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000

On its own, email is not safe for sending credit card or passport numbers. Here’s how to securely send personal information over the Internet.

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Privacy

Tags: data at rest data in transit email encryption end-to-end encryption personal information PII secure messaging signal whatsapp wire

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