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Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US

Krebs on Security

and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking help with trademarks, book writing, mobile app development and logo designs, a new investigation reveals. ” Launched in 2017, eWorldTrade[.]com asserted last year that certain scam firms in Karachi were impersonating the company.

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As Seen on Channel 5’s Vanessa (Feltz) Show: What to Do if You’re Targeted by a Scam

Jane Frankland

After joining Vanessa Feltz on Channel 5 to talk all things scams, I wanted to follow up with a clear guide for anyone whos ever been targeted or worries they might be next. Scams today arent just dodgy emails or shady phone calls. billion is lost to scams every year in the UK, with an average loss of 1,443 per person.

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FBI warns of an increase in online romance scams

Security Affairs

The FBI is warning of online romance scams and related financial losses, overall losses associated with those complaints exceeded $475 million. Crooks behind romance scams use fake online identities to establish a contact with the potential victims and gain their trust. SecurityAffairs – hacking, romance scams).

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SMS Phishing + Cardless ATM = Profit

Krebs on Security

Recent arrests in Ohio shed light on how this scam works. All told, that scam netted credentials for approximately 125 Fifth Third customers — most of them in or around the Cincinnati area. A graphic from Mastercard touting the potential benefits of cardless ATM transactions.

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Due Diligence That Money Can’t Buy

Krebs on Security

Another “capital investment” company tied to John Bernard’s Swiss address is liftinvest.ch , which was registered in November 2017. Among those is acheterdubitcoin.org , a business that was blacklisted by French regulators in 2018 for promoting cryptocurrency scams.

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Investment Scammer John Davies Reinvents Himself?

Krebs on Security

The scam artist John Bernard (left) in a recent Zoom call, and a photo of John Clifton Davies from 2015. The company’s website says Hempton has been around since 2017, but the domain name was only registered in late November 2020. This 2017 story from New Zealand financial news site interest.co.nz Hemptonllp[.]com

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Two Russians Charged in $17M Cryptocurrency Phishing Spree

Krebs on Security

authorities today announced criminal charges and financial sanctions against two Russian men accused of stealing nearly $17 million worth of virtual currencies in a series of phishing attacks throughout 2017 and 2018 that spoofed websites for some of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges.