Phishing Scam
Phishing is an impersonation technique where fraudsters send out social media or email campaign messages that appear to be from an organization, company, or government
Phishing is an impersonation technique where fraudsters send out social media or email campaign messages that appear to be from an organization, company, or government
The two main types of real estate fraud include title fraud and foreclosure fraud. Title fraud is when the title of your property is stolen
Timeshare scammers call an individual and offer to sell the individual’s timeshare (if they have one). Timeshare fraudsters often promise that sale of the timeshare
Social media crypto extortion scams involve fraudsters hacking into Instagram accounts and demanding that victims record a video of themselves promoting fake cryptocurrency platforms so
Bank investigator scams are when a fraudster poses as a representative from a financial institution or law enforcement agency and claims that there has been
Sextortion occurs when a youth of any gender is threatened online by an individual who is claiming that they have a sexual image or video
The majority of investment scams involve cryptocurrency. There are many variations of crypto investment scams, here are some examples: A victim may be contacted over
The scammers attempt to obtain your private, sensitive information (such as usernames, passwords, PIN, credit card details, and sometimes money) by pretending to be from
An imersonator pretending to be from the governement claims that they need all your personal information so you can get your new COVID-19 beneifts which
Victims are contacted by someone pretending to be a Boarder Agent. They say that there was a parcel shipped under your name that has illegal
Beware of selling goods or services online. Fraudsters often send a generic message that expresses interest in purchasing the product or service without seeing it
Counterfeit merchandise is often sold at a deal that is too good to be true and tactics on the length of the deal such as
Animal scams often appear in classified ads and the animals being advertised are often listed at a very low price or free. Interested buyers often
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