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pcworld.com
· 2025-12-08
A Hong Kong-based scam ring of 27 people used romance-fraud schemes combined with real-time deepfake video technology to steal approximately $46 million from victims across China, Taiwan, India, and Singapore. The scammers created fake profiles with AI-generated photos, built romantic relationships through messaging, and when victims requested video verification, used deepfake software to convincingly impersonate the attractive women in their profiles before convincing targets to "invest" in fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. This "pig butchering" technique, which has reportedly stolen as much as $75 billion globally, is expanding internationally with increasing sophistication as AI tools make it easier for organized crime rings to create convincing
therecord.media
· 2025-12-08
A global law enforcement operation called SOGA X conducted in June and July across 28 countries arrested over 5,100 people and shut down tens of thousands of illegal gambling websites, recovering more than $59 million in illicit proceeds during the UEFA 2024 European Football Championship. The crackdown exposed links between illegal gambling operations and organized cybercrime centers involved in human trafficking, romance scams, and "pig butchering" fraud schemes, with one Philippine raid rescuing over 650 trafficking victims who had been forced to conduct online fraud. Notable takedowns included dismantling a Vietnamese gambling ring generating $800,000 daily and disrupting organized crime operations in Thailand, Greece, an
odishabytes.com
· 2025-12-08
Scammers are increasingly using deepfake technology and artificial intelligence to perpetrate fraud, employing tactics including romance scams (where victims are lured into fake relationships and defrauded of millions), "digital arrest" schemes (where fraudsters impersonate law enforcement to coerce victims into extended video calls and payments), and investment scams using deepfake videos of celebrities like Virat Kohli and Ratan Tata to promote fraudulent apps. Notable victims include men across Taiwan, Singapore, and India who lost over $46 million to romance scams, and Indian textile baron SP Oswal who was defrauded of $833,000 after being
chronicleonline.com
· 2025-12-08
November and December's charitable giving season attracts scammers who impersonate legitimate charities through fake websites and social media accounts, use high-pressure sales tactics with payment deadlines, send fake donation thank-yous to encourage repeat giving, and exploit cryptocurrency donations to redirect funds to private wallets. Donors can protect themselves by verifying charity contact information through trusted resources like Charity Navigator, avoiding urgent payment demands or cash-only requests, maintaining donation records, and conducting online searches to confirm cryptocurrency wallet addresses before giving.
azfamily.com
· 2025-12-08
Real estate fraudsters in Phoenix use tactics including recording false deeds to assume property ownership, passing fake cashier's checks, and selling land they don't own, leaving homeowners and title companies unable to remove squatters. Experts recommend verifying funds through wire transactions, using secure communication, and working with trusted real estate professionals to protect against these scams. Maricopa County has implemented measures to prevent property theft, though incidents continue to occur.
engadget.com
· 2025-12-08
Instagram is implementing new safety features to combat sextortion scams targeting teens, including filtering suspicious follow requests, alerting users to messages from different countries, restricting scammers' ability to view follower lists, and automatically blurring nude images in direct messages. Meta simultaneously removed 800 Facebook groups and 820 accounts linked to the "Yahoo Boys" sextortion network that was recruiting and training scammers. These updates address findings that Instagram and Snapchat are the most common platforms used by sextortion scammers for initial contact with victims.
geaugamapleleaf.com
· 2025-12-08
The Better Business Bureau warns that scammers impersonate Medicare representatives during the October 15-December 7 open enrollment period, using unsolicited calls and texts to trick consumers into divulging personal information like Social Security numbers under the guise of offering better coverage or threatening service discontinuation. One Westlake woman received a fraudulent call from someone claiming to be with Medicare who had partial personal information, but she recognized the scam and reported it. The BBB recommends avoiding unsolicited contacts, never sharing Medicare or Social Security information with unknown callers, using only official websites like Medicare.gov for enrollment, and reporting suspected fraud to 1-800-MEDICARE.
washingtontimes.com
· 2025-12-08
**Summary:**
Instagram announced new platform features designed to combat sextortion scams, which involve criminals stealing intimate images and extorting victims for payment by threatening exposure. The new protections include blocking screenshots of disappearing stories, preventing suspicious accounts from viewing followers and tagged photos, alerting users when chatting with international contacts, and automatically blurring nude images on Teen Accounts. The FBI reported over 13,000 sextortion scams involving minors from 2021 to 2023, with most victims being males ages 13-17 and perpetrators primarily from West Africa and East Asia.
thebullamarillo.com
· 2025-12-08
Randall County authorities warned residents of Amarillo and Canyon about a impersonation scam where criminals pose as Randall County Sheriff's Office employees, including Sheriff Christopher Forbis, and call victims demanding $3,000 to resolve alleged federal warrants. The Randall County Sheriff's Office clarified that legitimate law enforcement will never contact residents by phone requesting money to resolve warrants, and advised potential victims to hang up and contact the sheriff's office directly at 806-468-5800 if they receive such calls.
nola.com
· 2025-12-08
AARP of Louisiana presented "Unmasking Fraud," an educational event featuring AARP Fraud Ambassador Paul Greenwood, who shared fraud prevention strategies and resources aimed at protecting Louisiana residents from elder abuse and scams. The event focused on key approaches to help seniors recognize and defend against fraudulent schemes.
addisonindependent.com
· 2025-12-08
The Internal Revenue Service warns that scammers are increasingly targeting seniors by impersonating government officials (IRS, Social Security Administration, Medicare) and other trusted entities to steal personal information and money through phone calls, emails, and text messages. These fraudsters use tactics including caller ID spoofing, fabricated urgent scenarios (false tax debts or refunds), threats of arrest or deportation, and demands for immediate payment via gift cards, wire transfers, or cryptocurrency. The IRS advises recipients of unexpected calls claiming to be from the agency to hang up immediately and contact IRS customer service directly at 800-829-1040 to verify any legitimate tax issues.
waow.com
· 2025-12-08
Northcentral Technical College partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Justice to educate elderly community members about common scams and fraud prevention techniques. The program highlighted romance/love scams as a primary threat, where scammers develop fake relationships with seniors over the phone to extract money, noting that victims in the area have lost homes and life savings to such schemes.
au.finance.yahoo.com
· 2025-12-08
An Australian woman nearly lost $23,000 after clicking on a fraudulent text message posing as Australia Post requesting payment for parcel redelivery. She entered her banking details on a fake website before realizing the scam and quickly freezing her accounts, avoiding financial loss. Australia Post warned the public that they never request personal or financial information via SMS or email, and urged customers to verify sender authenticity and report suspicious messages.
familyhandyman.com
· 2025-12-08
Scammers are sending threatening extortion emails claiming to have compromising videos or photos of recipients and demanding $2,000 or more in cryptocurrency, using photos of victims' houses obtained from Google Street View screenshots to appear credible. Victims can identify the scam by checking whether actual intimate images are included in the email, searching the email text online to see if others received similar messages, or comparing the house photos to current Google Street View imagery. The FTC recommends reporting fraudulent transactions to your bank for potential reversal (though cryptocurrency transfers are typically irreversible) and filing a report at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
aol.com
· 2025-12-08
The FBI operates the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) website to help the public report cybercrime, receiving over 880,000 complaints in 2023 with estimated losses exceeding $12.5 billion. Seniors are particularly vulnerable to scams including investment fraud, ransomware, phishing, and tech support schemes, with nearly 60 percent of call center scam losses coming from people over 60, and Americans over 60 losing over $1.1 billion to cryptocurrency scammers alone. The FBI emphasizes prevention through awareness and due diligence rather than investigation alone, and successfully prosecuted a tech support scam ring originating from an IC3 complaint that affected over
urbanmilwaukee.com
· 2025-12-08
Lakia Jackson, a 34-year-old Milwaukee woman, was indicted in October 2024 for a $3.7 million health care fraud scheme involving We Care Services, where she allegedly offered kickbacks to recruit pregnant women and new mothers for prenatal and childcare coordination services, then submitted false claims for services never provided. Jackson also submitted claims for services allegedly provided before clients were ever enrolled or met with her agency. She faces multiple federal charges including health care fraud, kickback violations, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft, with potential sentences reaching up to 20 years in prison per count.
justice.gov
· 2025-12-08
Jose Alejandro Zuñiga Cano, a Peruvian national, was sentenced to 98 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $700,000 in restitution for operating a call center that defrauded over 1,100 Spanish-speaking U.S. consumers, primarily recent immigrants. The scheme involved falsely promising free products, then threatening victims with arrest and immigration consequences to extort payments, and re-victimizing many through a fake restitution recovery scam. This conviction is part of a larger $15 million transnational fraud operation involving 12 defendants.
michigan.gov
· 2025-12-08
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Donald Peltier of Massachusetts for operating fraudulent political websites using names like "democraticnationalcommittee.co" and "republicannationalcommittee.org" to solicit donations from the public. The case highlights the need for donors to verify organizations through the Federal Election Commission database, avoid unsolicited fundraising requests, and be especially cautious of scams targeting seniors.
yourmoney.com
· 2025-12-08
UK Finance's Half Year Fraud Report 2024 revealed a 16% rise in fraud cases compared to 2023, though total losses decreased 1.5% to approximately £1.5 billion. Authorized push payment (APP) fraud cases dropped 16% to 97,344 with losses falling 11% to £213.7 million, while romance scams, investment scams, and impersonation scams also declined; however, unauthorized fraud on cards, cheques, and remote banking surged 19% to 1.5 million cases totaling £358 million. Only 59% of fraud losses were returned to victims, though banks prevented £710.
livebitcoinnews.com
· 2025-12-08
Hong Kong police arrested 27 individuals operating a "pig butchering" romance scam ring that stole $46.3 million from victims across Mainland China, India, and Singapore. The scammers posed as romantic partners online and used AI deepfake technology and fake cryptocurrency investment platforms to deceive primarily male victims into transferring digital assets, which they never recovered. The operation was run from an industrial complex in Hong Kong's Hung Hom neighborhood and employed trained staff and contracted developers to execute the scheme.
forbes.com
· 2025-12-08
This article is a promotional piece about digital identity solutions for elderly care, not a scam or fraud incident. It discusses how AI-powered identity verification systems can help protect seniors from identity theft and fraud while improving access to healthcare and financial services, and highlights successful implementations of such technologies in elderly care settings.
kpel965.com
· 2025-12-08
Texas residents over age 50 are nearly six times more likely to be targeted by scams, with older Americans losing approximately $3 billion to fraud between 2019-2020, primarily through identity theft and phone/text schemes. Scammers target seniors because they hold 85% of the nation's wealth, have higher credit limits, and tend to be more trusting, with nearly 60% of elder financial exploitation committed by their own adult children. Experts recommend that family members educate older relatives about current scams, encourage reporting of attempts, and contact local law enforcement if victimized.
nypost.com
· 2025-12-08
A California elderly man was defrauded of $25,000 by scammers using AI voice technology to impersonate his son, claiming he had caused a car accident and needed bail money; after an initial call from the AI-generated voice, follow-up calls from supposed lawyers named "Michael Roberts" and "Mark Cohen" pressured him to make two separate bank withdrawals totaling $25,000, which he handed to Uber drivers before discovering the fraud. The scam exploited the victim's emotional distress and the speed of the scheme to prevent him from verifying his son's actual situation, highlighting how advanced AI technology and social engineering are making fraud increasingly difficult for seniors to detect.
ftc.gov
· 2025-12-08
The Federal Trade Commission's 2023-2024 report on protecting older adults reveals that seniors reported losing over $1.9 billion to fraud in 2023, though the actual total is estimated at $61.5 billion when accounting for unreported cases. Older adults face disproportionate vulnerability to investment scams ($538 million in losses), tech support scams (5x more likely than younger adults), and romance scams, with cryptocurrency and bank transfers being the most costly payment methods used by fraudsters. The FTC's Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group, created under the Stop Senior Scams Act, has implemented consumer education programs and developed industry training guidance to combat these
theconversation.com
· 2025-12-08
In a landmark ruling, Australia's Financial Conduct Authority (AFCA) ordered HSBC to compensate a customer who lost $47,178.54 in a sophisticated "spoofing" scam where the victim was manipulated into revealing security passcodes through a fake bank text message. The decision is significant because AFCA rejected the bank's argument that the customer voluntarily disclosed codes and therefore wasn't entitled to compensation, instead finding the victim was manipulated rather than acting of free will. This ruling could reshape how Australian banks handle similar cases and supports broader sector reforms pushing financial institutions to take greater responsibility for detecting and preventing scams rather than placing the burden solely on consumers.
bbc.com
· 2025-12-08
A Jersey cafe owner lost approximately £800 after purchasing counterfeit Oasis concert tickets from a scammer who had hacked her friend's Facebook account. Ms. Gruchy, who believed she was buying four tickets from a friend through Facebook, only discovered the fraud when the actual friend visited her business days later, and she incurred an additional £200 in costs attempting to change the ticket names on Ticketmaster. Jersey Police noted that scammers have become increasingly sophisticated, and the incident highlights how fraudulent schemes can appear legitimate even to financially knowledgeable individuals.
nbcphiladelphia.com
· 2025-12-08
QR codes pose significant fraud risks as scammers use fake codes—often placed as stickers over legitimate ones—to steal personal information and money through fake payment links and malicious app downloads. A recent survey found 83% of people used QR codes for financial transactions in three months, with a notable incident involving 150 tampered parking meters in a California beach town. Security experts recommend verifying QR code sources, using physical payment methods when available, avoiding codes that request personal information, and using free verification apps like "Genie" to identify potential scams.
news.uoregon.edu
· 2025-12-08
The University of Oregon's Information Security Office reports positive results from simulated phishing email training campaigns, with employee click-through rates on fake phishing emails dropping from 40 percent in early 2022 to 19 percent by spring 2024. Phishing scams attempt to trick recipients into sharing sensitive information or clicking malicious links, potentially leading to identity theft, financial loss, or unauthorized system access, with cybercriminals targeting universities particularly during semester starts and breaks. The university recommends remaining vigilant against phishing attempts through email, phone, text, or chat; utilizing training resources; and reporting suspicious messages, while warning that even though 98.2 percent of mal
abc7chicago.com
· 2025-12-08
**Summary:**
A Los Angeles man was defrauded of $25,000 by scammers who used artificial intelligence to replicate his son's voice, then posed as attorneys claiming his son needed bail money for a hit-and-accident case. The victim made two separate wire transfers via Uber drivers before realizing the scam, after which police confirmed that AI voice cloning technology is becoming an increasingly sophisticated tool in fraud schemes. Law enforcement notes that scammers need only brief audio samples from social media or voicemails to clone someone's voice convincingly.
barrie.ctvnews.ca
· 2025-12-08
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consumer.ftc.gov
· 2025-12-08
The FTC released its annual Congressional report on efforts to protect older adults, highlighting new scam trends, enforcement cases, and updates from the Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group formed in 2022. The Advisory Group's four committees developed training principles for employees, reviewed scam prevention research, created communication guidelines for organizations reaching older adults, and explored technological tools to disrupt scams. Resources from this collaborative work involving government agencies, consumer advocates, and industry representatives are available at ftc.gov/olderadults.
news.sky.com
· 2025-12-08
A Thai teenager named Poom-Jai was lured to Cambodia under false employment promises and forced to work in a "fraud factory" conducting "pig butcher" romance scams, where he manipulated lonely victims into investing money in fraudulent schemes before stealing it all. Across Southeast Asia, an estimated 300,000 scammers operating in heavily guarded compounds controlled by Chinese mafia have stolen at least £34 billion worldwide, with workers often trafficked, tortured, and imprisoned when they fail to meet targets or attempt escape. Poom-Jai eventually suffered beatings with electric batons when accused of theft and attempted a desperate escape from the compound.
chroniclelive.co.uk
· 2025-12-08
Scammers are placing fake QR codes on UK car park parking machines to redirect drivers to fraudulent websites where they steal credit card details—a phishing tactic known as "quishing." To avoid falling victim, drivers should inspect QR codes for signs of tampering, verify URLs before clicking them, check for website security features and legitimate design, avoid sites requesting excessive personal information, and use official parking apps instead of scanning codes. The article provides five protective measures as QR code scams become an increasingly common threat at parking facilities across the UK.
financialplanningtoday.co.uk
· 2025-12-08
In the first half of 2024, investment scams in the UK fell 29% to 3,647 cases, yet losses decreased by only 1% to £56.4 million, indicating that remaining scams are targeting larger sums, with investment fraud accounting for 26% of all authorized push payment scam losses. Overall APP fraud losses dropped 11% to £213 million across 97,344 cases, though only 53% of investment scam losses were recovered by payment service providers. Separate research revealed that 12% of UK adults lost money to financial scams in the past year, with victims losing an average of £1,111.21, and one-
ici.radio-canada.ca
· 2025-12-08
Scammers are exploiting high demand for Taylor Swift's sold-out Eras Tour tickets in Canada by hacking social media accounts and posing as friends to sell fake tickets, defrauding victims of thousands of dollars each. One Toronto woman's hacked Facebook account was used to scam at least four people out of up to $1,600 each, and despite numerous reports to Facebook and police, the fraudulent account remained active. Experts recommend verifying seller identity by contacting the person directly, as police note recovered funds are rare due to the volume of fraud reports.
dailydot.com
· 2025-12-08
Two women were scammed out of $530 while attempting to purchase Gracie Abrams concert tickets through a Reddit and iMessage scheme. The scammer, posing as "Jesse," built trust by using professional communication, sharing photos of tickets, and switching payment methods multiple times (PayPal, Venmo, Facebook Messenger, Apple Cash) before ultimately blocking the victims once the full amount was transferred across various platforms. The women documented their experience on TikTok to warn others about this type of multi-platform payment scam.
atlantablackstar.com
· 2025-12-08
An 81-year-old Washington grandmother lost $109,000 to a phone scammer who impersonated a Social Security Administration agent and used a fake Supreme Court document to create urgency about bank fraud. The victim transferred funds to shell companies (Yongri Trading Inc. and Shengya WS Inc.) and mailed $15,000 in cash based on the scammer's instructions, while her bank stated it followed proper protocols during the fraudulent transactions.
aol.com
· 2025-12-08
The Federal Trade Commission reported that seniors aged 60 and over lost $1.9 billion to fraud in 2023, with the actual figure likely higher due to underreporting. Older adults were disproportionately targeted by tech support scams, prize/lottery scams, and impersonation fraud, while the number of seniors reporting losses exceeding $100,000 has tripled since 2020. The FTC's Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group released recommendations across four areas—employee training, research, consumer education, and technology—to help prevent fraud targeting this vulnerable population.
bbc.co.uk
· 2025-12-08
An NHS consultant lost £39,000 in May 2024 when scammers impersonated his bank, convinced him to transfer savings to his Revolut account for "safekeeping," then gained access and made unauthorized purchases. Dr. Ravi Kumar is one of over 100 customers who contacted the BBC regarding poor fraud response from Revolut, which refused his refund claim despite the scam. Revolut, a major UK e-money firm with nine million customers, was named in more fraud reports than any other major UK bank according to Action Fraud data.
sbs.com.au
· 2025-12-08
Bank impersonation scams, where criminals pose as bank representatives via phone, email, or message to solicit personal information or funds, are rising across Australia and caused $11 million in losses between January and September 2023, with over-55s accounting for 56 percent of impersonation scam losses. To protect yourself, independently verify any banking communication by contacting your bank directly using details from official statements or websites, and remember that legitimate banks never request passwords, security codes, PINs, or ask customers to transfer money for safekeeping over the phone.
ktvq.com
· 2025-12-08
A Billings business, Colima de Mis Amores, unknowingly facilitated an AI voice scam when a customer transferred several hundred dollars after being deceived into believing her daughter was being held hostage. The store owners later learned they were named in a public warning about the incident and filed a police report; they noted that scammers likely targeted the business after finding it through an online search for money transfer services. The store owners revealed they frequently receive fraudulent calls themselves, highlighting how businesses are common targets for multilingual scams using AI-generated voices, with the Better Business Bureau reporting a median business scam loss of $523 in 2023.
foxnews.com
· 2025-12-08
Americans lost $5.6 billion to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, a 45% increase from 2022, with over 69,000 complaints filed to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. People aged 60 and older were disproportionately affected, reporting over $1.6 billion in losses across 16,806 complaints, primarily through investment fraud schemes and relationship-building scams that use fake websites and recovery schemes. Common tactics include scammers promising unrealistic returns via unsolicited contact, building trust through dating apps and social media before pushing crypto investment, and impersonating recovery specialists to steal additional funds from victims.
bbc.com
· 2025-12-08
An NHS consultant lost £39,000 in a sophisticated scam where fraudsters impersonated his credit card and bank, convincing him to transfer savings to his Revolut account and then delete the app, allowing them to make unauthorized purchases. Dr. Ravi Kumar is one of over 100 customers who contacted the BBC with complaints about poor treatment by Revolut following scams, with the fintech firm named in more fraud reports than any other major UK bank. Revolut initially refused to refund Dr. Kumar despite his authorization being fraudulently obtained, leading him to pursue a claim with the Financial Ombudsman Service.
710keel.com
· 2025-12-08
Louisiana residents over age 50 are nearly six times more likely to be targeted by scams, with older Americans losing approximately $3 billion to fraud between 2019-2020. Scammers exploit this demographic because they hold 85% of the nation's wealth, have higher credit limits, and tend to be more trusting, with nearly 60% of elder financial exploitation cases perpetrated by their own adult children. The article recommends that family members and friends educate older relatives about current scams, encourage reporting of attempted fraud, and advise contacting local law enforcement if victimized.
aol.com
· 2025-12-08
Tennessee's Department of Disability and Aging is working to combat scams targeting seniors, a growing concern as the state's population over 60 is rapidly increasing and projected to reach 28% by 2030. Commissioner Brad Turner emphasizes that caregivers should monitor loved ones' communications and social media accounts for suspicious activity, particularly on Facebook where page cloning and identity theft scams are accelerating. The state offers resources through TN.Gov/disabilityandaging to help victims report scams and recover damages.
rollingout.com
· 2025-12-08
An 81-year-old grandmother from Washington D.C. lost her entire life savings of $109,000 to a phone scammer posing as a Social Security Administration agent who convinced her that her personal information had been compromised and instructed her to transfer funds to secure her accounts. Despite red flags including grammatical errors in a fake Supreme Court certificate and the scammer's requests for unusual payment methods, Baxley made multiple transfers totaling $109,000 before her son discovered the fraud. This case reflects a broader trend in which scams targeting seniors aged 60 and older resulted in over $3.4 billion in losses last year, with experts advising that legitimate government agencies communicate
states.aarp.org
· 2025-12-08
AARP Louisiana hosted an "Unmasking Fraud" educational event with nearly 150 attendees to equip older adults with knowledge to recognize and prevent scams, featuring expert speaker Paul Greenwood, a stakeholder roundtable, and resource fair. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office received the inaugural Fraud Fighter of the Year Award for its fraud-prevention efforts, and the event was broadcast on AARP Louisiana's Facebook, YouTube, and The Advocate's platforms to reach wider audiences. The event aims to inform future legislative solutions and strengthen Louisiana's protections against the fastest-growing threat to the state's aging population.
abc17news.com
· 2025-12-08
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and experts advise consumers to protect themselves from increasingly sophisticated scams by remembering the "three S's": stay suspicious, stop and think, and stay protected. Common scam tactics exploit fear, urgency, and money; frequent targets include seniors and vulnerable populations through robocalls, phishing emails, impersonation of authorities, and romance scams—with one 70-year-old woman losing tens of thousands over several months to a romance scammer. Experts recommend hanging up on unsolicited calls and texts, calling official numbers to verify requests, and asking trusted younger relatives to reverse-image search suspicious photos.
highcountryshopper.com
· 2025-12-08
This educational article outlines four common scams affecting individuals today: work-from-home scams that exploit job seekers through fake employment offers and requests for upfront payments or personal account access; tech support scams initiated by unsolicited pop-ups or calls impersonating companies like Microsoft or Apple to steal data or demand payment; romance scams where fraudsters build trust online before fabricating emergencies to solicit money; and grandparent scams targeting vulnerable individuals with urgent requests for untraceable payments. The article advises readers to verify unsolicited job offers and tech support contacts, be cautious with online contacts requesting money, and report suspected fraud to law enforcement, the FTC, FBI's Internet Crime Complaint
ironmountaindailynews.com
· 2025-12-08
Computer scams continue to evolve with increasing sophistication, affecting even experienced and intelligent computer users. This educational piece outlines eight prevalent scam types: imposter/impersonation scams, pig butchering scams (fake investment schemes), romance scams, payment app scams, online shopping scams, delivery scams, lottery scams, charity scams, and robocalls—each employing psychological tactics like creating false urgency, building trust, or exploiting guilt to manipulate victims into surrendering money or personal information. The article advises readers to remain vigilant and informed about these tactics regardless of their computer experience level.