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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money

Malwarebytes

Ads on Instagram—including deepfake videos—are impersonating trusted financial institutions like Bank of Montreal (BMO) and EQ Bank (Equitable Bank) in order to scam people, according to BleepingComputer. By staying alert and proactive, you can outsmart even the most convincing deepfake scams. Awareness is your best defense.

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Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?

Krebs on Security

You may have heard that today’s phone fraudsters like to use use caller ID spoofing services to make their scam calls seem more believable. But such records are ideally suited for criminals engaged in the type of phone scams that are the subject of this article.

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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 5 online privacy and data security threats faced by the elderly

The Last Watchdog

Ever present threats. That said, here are what I consider to be the Top 5 online threats seniors face today: •Computer tech support scams. These scams take advantage of seniors’ lack of computer and cybersecurity knowledge. Once they get remote access, fraudsters hack confidential details of older adults and scam them.

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How to Help Avoid Tax Identity Theft

Identity IQ

Every year, tax season presents a seasonal opportunity for criminals seeking monetary gain from identity theft. Clearing up issues related to identity theft and fraudulent tax returns can be messy and significantly delay any tax refund you may be owed. It pays to protect your identity now.

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Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Identity Theft: Up Close and Personal

Lenny Zeltser

” How do such scams look from the victim’s perspective, and what can you do if you’re affected? How the Scam Works. The most likely way in which you’ll learn that you’ve fallen victim to the identity theft-based unemployment insurance scam is by receiving an unsolicited debit card in the mail.

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How to Prevent Tax Identity Theft

Identity IQ

How to Prevent Tax Identity Theft IdentityIQ Every year, tax season presents a seasonal opportunity for criminals seeking monetary gain from identity theft. Clearing up issues related to identity theft and fraudulent tax returns can be messy and significantly delay any tax refund you may be owed.

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When in Doubt: Hang Up, Look Up, & Call Back

Krebs on Security

Many security-conscious people probably think they’d never fall for a phone-based phishing scam. But if your response to such a scam involves anything other than hanging up and calling back the entity that claims to be calling, you may be in for a rude awakening. Why Phone Numbers Stink as Identity Proof.

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