Singapore police probe 316 suspected scammers, money mules linked to alleged loss of over RM30mil

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Over 300 suspected scammers and money mules were rounded up by the police for their alleged involvement in more than 1,000 scam cases, in which victims reportedly lost…

Google fights scammers using Bard hype to spread malware

[ad_1] Google is suing scammers who are trying to use the hype around generative AI to trick people into downloading malware, the company has announced. In a lawsuit filed today…

Con victims fall under the ‘spell’ of scammers

[ad_1] Victims willingly give trusted criminals access to their personal information and funds, and lie to their banks. Experts warn this practice contributed to the £580million stolen through fraud in…

Scammers con Booking.com users by sending messages through its in-app chat function

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Holidaymakers often snag good bargains when booking hotels or flights on online travel portals, but scammers appear to have recently sniffed out these platforms as lucrative hunting…

Scammers create spoof Blockworks site to drain crypto wallets

[ad_1] Phishing scammers have cloned the websites of crypto media outlet Blockworks and Ethereum blockchain scanner Etherscan to trick unsuspecting readers into interacting with a phishing site. A cloned Blockworks…

California Law Limits Bitcoin ATM Transactions to $1,000 to Thwart Scammers – Slashdot

[ad_1] One 80-year-old retired teacher in Los Angeles lost $69,000 in bitcoin to scammers. And 46,000 people lost over $1 billion to crypto scams since 2021 (according to America’s Federal…

How can scammers control your phone? Here’s what you need to know about malware

[ad_1] Other unusual signs would be apps asking for irrelevant permissions, for example when an app that logs your jogging time requests access to your messages, Duc added. Experts offer…

Ravi Menon’s photo used by scammers in fake ad – Singapore News

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A photo of Mr Ravi Menon, the longtime and now outgoing managing director of Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, appears to have been used by…

Scammers are getting creative. Follow these tips from NerdWallet to stay safe and avoid financial scams | PennyWise Podcast

[ad_1] It seems like every day there’s a new warning about financial scams circulating, with the scammers getting more and more creative. Many people think that it could never happen…

Small Business Alert! Be Aware of Credit Card Scammers

[ad_1] Small Business Alert! Be Aware of Credit Card Scammers | Lanarkleedstoday.ca > …