Collaborate Disseminate
It put 19 internet-calling companies on notice that helping illegal robocalls is illegal. It has sued before, and it can do it again. Continue reading FTC warns VoIP providers that help robocallers: we can and will sue
Users report bad accounts, got presented with a request to verify ID, couldn’t upload said ID, and got frozen out. Continue reading #FacebookLockout: Users who report fake/scam accounts locked out
Since 2008, tech support scams have been raking in millions of dollars annually, with victims often paying several hundred dollars in the false belief that the person on the other end is helping them to prevent a far greater danger from infecting thei… Continue reading Tech Support Scams and What They Mean
It’s a drop in the “4.7 billion robocalls placed per month” bucket, but hey, it’s better than nothing! Continue reading FTC crackdown targets operators behind 1 billion robocalls
Scammers don’t only hack Instagram accounts. Sometimes they just provide Instagram with some paperwork. Continue reading Scammers Are Filing Fake Trademarks to Steal High-Value Instagram Accounts
By submitting fake copyright “flags” a scammer demanded hundreds of dollars via Paypal or Bitcoin and even managed to get past YouTube’s anti-abuse team. Continue reading A Scammer Used YouTube’s Copyright System to Ransom Creators
They’re putting up fake accounts to bilk the tender-hearted for donations, using the images of a real 5-year-old with real cerebral palsey. Continue reading Scammers steal social media videos to wring hearts and wallets
Scammers tricked Save the Children Federation, a well-known U.S. charity, into sending them approximately one million dollars. As reported by The Boston Globe, digital attackers compromised the email account of a Save the Children Federation employee s… Continue reading Save the Children Federation Tricked Into Sending $1 Million to Scammers
Grandkid imposters are managing to finagle a skyrocketing amount of money out of people, the FTC warns. Continue reading Those are NOT your grandchildren! FTC warns of new scam
Netflix phishing scammers are at it again, sending emails that try to steal sensitive details from subscribers. Continue reading Warning issued as Netflix subscribers hit by phishing attack