UPS Scam Targets Cyber Monday Shoppers
As soon as you hit “confirm purchase,” the anticipation begins: when will your package arrive? Preying on the emtionally charged experience, hackers know many of you will throw caution to the wind and click into an email that says “UPS package not …
Scam Uses BBB’s Good Name
DENVER — The Better Business Bureau’s good name is being used to scam local companies out of thousands of dollars. Wayne Cobb owns Cobb Associates, a structural engineering firm. He showed up to work Wednesday morning and found a suspicious …
FBI warns Idaho residents, businesses of new scam
The FBI’s Cyber Squad says Idaho residents and businesses should watch out for a new scheme. A new campaign involving personal and business bank accounts, financial institutions and jewelry stores has been discovered by the FBI …
Microsoft Responds to Xbox 360 Scam
Following widespread reports that Xbox Live members had been targeted by an elaborate scheme, Microsoft has issued a statement detailing how it’s working to protect against the threat, including action taken to deal with any accounts that may have …
Buyer Beware: scam on Cars.com
KUSA – Vehicles listed thousands of dollars below value are the bait for unsuspecting victims. The scam has been running on Cars.com for several months and works this way: A newly-divorced woman lists her vehicle for thousands less than retail value. Once …
Massachusetts Attorney General, Victim of an iTunes Scam, Says She’ll Demand Answers (Paul Roberts/threatpost)
Paul Roberts / threatpost:Massachusetts Attorney General, Victim of an iTunes Scam, Says She’ll Demand Answers — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said on Tuesday that her office would be inquiring into long-standing complaints about fraudulent purchases that leverage Apple’s popular online music store.
Many targeted by ‘Wells Fargo’ phishing scam – msnbc.com
PORTLAND — A phishing scam that has already hit victims across the country is now happening in the Portland area. Customers have been receiving calls from scammers, claiming the bank lost their personal information. “We have been informed by a …
Idahoans targeted in ‘phishing’ scam that poses as calls from bank – The Spokesman-Review
Idahoans increasingly are being targeted in a “phishing” scam in which people receive calls that claim to come from their bank, suggest that their account has been compromised, and ask the victim to provide information to reactivate the card. The Idaho …
Union County athorities warn residents of text message phishing scam – Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Union County authorities said Thursday they are investigating the outbreak of a new text message phishing scam that is targeting local residents and trying to get them to divulge sensitive credit card information. According to officials, citizens began …
Phishing’ scam continues to plague Wells Fargo – Salt Lake Tribune
Reports continue to pour in of “phishing” phone messages by callers claiming to represent Wells Fargo, and a spokesman says the bank is trying to shut down the scam. Mark Chapman on Monday wouldn’t directly address the latest phishing episode, which …
