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• Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.
In 2018, it was reported that National Accountability Bureau distributed Rupees 1.2 billion among 6490 victims of Double Shah scam so far over the years since the scam was discovered. [4] [5] 'Double Shah' was convicted by Judge Mian Murid Hussain in Accountability Court of Lahore on July 1, 2012. He was sentenced to 14 years Rigorous ...
Buyer Beware: Common Scams To Watch Out for as a Shopper Fraudulent sellers attempt everything from selling counterfeit and broken goods to posting fake rental properties.
The melon drop is a scam similar to the Chinese version Pèngcí in which a scammer will cause an unsuspecting mark to bump into them, causing the scammer to drop an item of alleged value. The scam originally targeted Japanese tourists due to the high price of honeymelon (cantaloupe) in Japan.
There are everyday things that could be hacked—like Smart TVs—and used to advance a hacker’s goal when it comes to your Facebook account. Signs your Facebook account has been hacked Scam ...
The latest Facebook Marketplace scam to watch out for: a scheme that sold rented cars for cash on the online secondhand shopping platform.
Social networks, like Facebook, can have a detrimental effect on marriages, with users becoming worried about their spouse's contacts and relations with other people online, leading to marital breakdown and divorce. [100] According to a 2009 survey in the UK, around 20 percent of divorce petitions included references to Facebook.
Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...