This scam takes advantage of travelers renting an apartment or house through Airbnb by featuring fake homes on the site and directing the renter to a fraudulent or “spoof” website to finalize payment. Scammers will often even trick real owners, who don’t know their property is being spoofed. Potential travelers end up paying money for a rental property that either doesn’t exist or isn’t available.
A recent operation led to the arrest of a 29-year-old man in Ukraine, accused of orchestrating a vast cryptojacking scheme. This scheme involved the creation of one million virtual servers, crafted using compromised accounts, to mine cryptocurrency illegally. Europol...
An alarming trend has emerged on social media platforms where users' compassion is exploited by online scammers using what's known as a "bait-and-switch" technique. Initially, these posts present seemingly urgent scenarios, such as injured animals or missing...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The state Attorney General’s Office warns Florida residents that scammers are now calling people about missing their jury duty. For not paying these scammers, they threaten people with the risk of jail time. Bay County investigators are...
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