Category: Scams
Each U.S. State ranked in their savviness regarding cybersecurity
Spoilers: Virginia is the state most interested in cybersecurity while Mississippi appears to be the least interested.
Found guilty of ‘Election Interference’ during 2016 presidential race, pro-Trump social media influencer gets prison time
Douglass Mackey, a.k.a. Ricky Vaughn, tried to trick voters into believing they could vote by text message – as inspired by Hillary Clinton
Tech safety tips available during October’s ‘Cybersecurity Awareness Month’
The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is now in its 20th year
Beware the latest financial scam tricking U.S. citizens out of their hard-earned money, ‘The Phantom Hacker’
Scammers impersonating a variety of government or banking officials will trick you into thinking your finances have been hacked
NJ Senator Robert Menendez and wife Nadine indicted, charged with bribery, extortion, fraud
Menedez and wife allegedly received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes – which included gold bars, cash, a luxury convertible Mercedes – and much more
Scam: Someone knocks on your door claiming to be a building inspector (or a county or utility rep)
Similar & variations of this scam have been in existence across the U.S. for years.
Florida man jailed following sextortion scheme involving 270 female victims, mostly minors
Girls begged him to stop blackmailing them for sexual images, but he persisted – in one instance sending a victim’s nude images to her college admissions office – after she refused to comply with his heinous demands
Wealthy dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari expected to be sentenced to life, today
The dentist was also found guilty if trying to defraud multiple insurance companies for almost $5M claiming his wife’s shooting death was an accident
Florida woman charged after scamming her grandmother out of more than $300,000
Tanya M. Aboseada of Pompano Beach is charged with 12 counts of wire fraud after lying to and scamming her granny on at least 12 different occasions
Cybersecurity experts share tips on how to avoid getting scammed when purchasing products online
… using purchases made on Facebook Marketplace and Depop as examples
