Etiquetas: phishing

Have you ever received an email from a business that asked you to respond with personal or financial information? Maybe even a text from a company that threatened to close your account if you didn’t verify your identity? That smells phishy.

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April 28 through May 4 is Privacy Awareness Week, and to mark the occasion, the FTC and other members of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) are teaming up to talk about why privacy matters — and what you can do about it — in today’s...

Hemos tenido noticias de que anda circulando una variación de una vieja estafa.

Es algo parecido a esto:

<Rin, rin>

Una persona desprevenida atiende el teléfono: ¿Hola?

El estafador que está llamando: Señora,...

We’ve heard reports that a variation on an old scam is making the rounds. It sounds like this:

<Ring, ring>

Unsuspecting person who answers the phone:  Hello?

Scammer who is calling:  Ma’am, I’m calling from the...

Una de las tretas favoritas de los estafadores oportunistas es hacerse pasar por representantes de una organización confiable y respetada. Recientemente tuvimos noticias de negocios que han recibido emails que se están aprovechando del buen...

A favorite trick for rip-off artists is to pretend to represent a trustworthy and respected organization. Today — and we mean that literally — we’re hearing from businesses that have received email exploiting the good name of the Federal Trade...

The Federal Trade Commission cracked down on a massive international scam that tricked tens of thousands of computer users into believing their computers were riddled with malware and then paying the scammers hundreds of dollars to “fix” the...

Como nueva modalidad, los estafadores están utilizando el teléfono para intentar acceder a su computadora. Llaman, haciéndose pasar por técnicos de computación relacionados con empresas muy conocidas como Microsoft. Dicen que han detectado un...

In a recent twist, scam artists are using the phone to try to break into your computer. They call, claiming to be computer techs associated with well-known companies like Microsoft. They say that they’ve detected viruses or other malware on your...

Each year, telemarketing scammers target millions of people with offers for credit, "free" prizes and more to get them to wire money or give up their account information. Know the warning signs of phone fraud.

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