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Smishing is short for “SMS phishing,” and for this one, you’ll be getting a text, not an actual phone call. In the text, the person will claim to be from your bank and provide a link for you ...
Voice phishing, or vishing, [1] is the use of telephony (often Voice over IP telephony) to conduct phishing attacks. Landline telephone services have traditionally been trustworthy; terminated in physical locations known to the telephone company, and associated with a bill-payer. Now however, vishing fraudsters often use modern Voice over IP ...
Since there is no limit to a scam artist’s potential, recognizing signs of common scams will serve you well. Here are examples of three of the most common scams out there today and how to block ...
Months after business owners and other taxpayers have filed their returns with the IRS, thieves try to scam people out of money or personal information. Beware of tax scam emails and phone calls ...
The strip search phone call scam was a series of incidents, mostly occurring in rural areas of the United States, that extended over a period of at least ten years, starting in 1994. The incidents involved a man calling a restaurant or grocery store, claiming to be a police officer, and then convincing managers to conduct strip searches of ...
Telemarketing fraud. Telemarketing fraud is fraudulent selling conducted over the telephone. The term is also used for telephone fraud not involving selling. Telemarketing fraud is one of the most persuasive deceptions identified by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). [1] Telemarketing fraud often involves some sort of victim compliance whether ...
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According to news reports on the alleged scam, victims of the purported fraud receive telephone calls from an unknown person who asks, "Can you hear me?" The victim's response of "Yes" is recorded and subsequently used to make unauthorized purchases in the victim's name. More specifically, some experts suggest scammers may be looking to record ...