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Asian Scam Farms: ‘Industrial Scale,’ Warns UN Report

Richi Jennings | April 23, 2025 | #CryptoScam, #InvestmentScam, #PigButchering, Amazon Phishing Scams, AppleCare Warranty Scam, bank scam, bitcoin ATM scam, bitcoin scam, bitcoin transfer scams, gift card, gift card fraud, Gift Card Gang, gift card scams, gift cards, GiftCardScams, online romance scam, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, social media intelligence, United Nations, UNODC
Bacon Redux: Pig butchering and other serious scams still thriving, despite crackdowns in Dubai and Myanmar ...
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‘Microsoft’ Scammers Steal the Most, the FTC Says

Richi Jennings | May 28, 2024 | #CryptoScam, #InvestmentScam, Amazon Phishing Scams, AppleCare Warranty Scam, bank scam, bitcoin ATM scam, bitcoin scam, bitcoin transfer scams, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), FTC, FTC Warning, gift card, gift card fraud, Gift Card Gang, gift card scams, gift cards, GiftCardScams, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, SB Blogwatch, social media intelligence, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, USFTC
Scammers impersonating Microsoft, Publishers Clearing House, Amazon and Apple are at the top of the FTC’s “who’s who” list. Based on consumer reports and complaints to the agency, hundreds of millions of ...
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STORM-0539 Smishing compromises employees accounts

Sophisticated Smishing Compromises Employee Accounts, Accesses Corporate Gift Card Systems

Stephen Kowski | May 15, 2024 | CTO Corner, Cybersecurity, cyberthreats, gift card scams, Mobile, Phishing, smishing, social engineering, social engineering scams
We at SlashNext want to draw attention to the alarming trend of cybercriminals exploiting advanced techniques to target retail corporations, as highlighted in the recent FBI Private Industry Notification (PIN). The threat ...
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Microsoft: Storm-0539 Group Behind a Surge of Gift Card Scams

Jeffrey Burt | December 18, 2023 | card draining, gift card scams, Microsoft, Storm-0539
With the holiday season well underway, a threat group with a history of gift card scams is ramping up its efforts, according to Microsoft. The vendor’s Threat Intelligence unit wrote in a ...
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Top 5 Ways to Protect Customers this Holiday Season

Top 5 Ways to Protect Customers this Holiday Season

Bolster Research Labs | November 17, 2022 | blackfriday, brand protection, gift card scams, newly registered domains, social media protection
Bolster analyzes over 4 million records daily across the entire internet and puts together an end-of-year research. Bolster has found significant increase in fraud during the holidays ...
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Common Scam Tactics and Techniques

Common Scam Tactics and Techniques

Social-Engineer | September 21, 2022 | fear based scams, General Social Engineer Blog, gift card scams, romance scams, scam tactics and techniques, social engineering, tech support scams, work related scams
In today’s technologically forward world, online scams have become both common and effective. The Internet Crimes Complaint Center (IC3) states […] ...
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Gift Card Scams Explode in Upcoming Holiday Shopping Season

Gift Card Scams Explode in Upcoming Holiday Shopping Season

Young-Sae Song | December 8, 2020 | brand protection, gift card scams, logo detection, online fraud, Phishing Attacks
Bolster research discovered a sharp rise in gift card scams as cyber criminals launch new tactics to take advantage of their rise in popularity ...
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