By @edent · banking fraud money scam · 2 comments · 500 words · read ~364 times.
There's an incredibly distressing story in the BBC about a vulnerable elderly man who was conned out of his life savings. Fraud victim gets surprise £153,000 refund despite rules BBC News In the story, the heartless bank refused to refund the fraud victim due to an absurd technicality - the money was sent to a […]
Continue reading →By @edent · fraud phishing sms spam · 16 comments · 800 words · read ~4,062 times.
The UK is facing an epidemic of SMS fraud. Scammers know that we're all at home eagerly waiting for deliveries. So they send out phishing messages saying "Sorry we missed you" or "You need to pay a delivery fee". If you click on the link they send, you'll go to a very convincing website which […]
Continue reading →By @edent · crypto encryption fraud money scam signal · 5 comments · 900 words · read ~324 times.
Messaging app Signal is launching a payment service in the UK. This will allow users to send each other money cryptocurrency. Many people have written about why this is a daft idea. But they've mostly talked about why cryptocoins corrupt everything they touch. I want to talk about why this is a shitty idea from […]
Continue reading →By @edent · fraud phishing scam security twitter · 4 comments · 700 words · read ~1,265 times.
My mate Dom was moaning to his ISP on Twitter. They sent him a private message so they could look into his account. Blimey! Thankfully, that was a pretty brazen and inept attempt at phishing. Anyone asking for all your card details like that should set the alarm bells ringing. Of course, phishers often target […]
Continue reading →By @edent · fraud hmrc scam · 1 comment · 150 words · read ~232 times.
Another day, another scam caller. Would you fall for this fraud? You'd probably realise that this was a (crap) text-to-voice system and that the tax authorities are more likely to send a letter than a phone call. But not everyone is so switched-on. If you've not had many dealings with HMRC, would you know how […]
Continue reading →By @edent · credit card fraud scam sms tropo twilio voice · 2 comments · 1,150 words · read ~781 times.
I recently read about an innovative telephone call scam. A scammer rings the mark and asks for her credit card details. If the mark refuses, the scammer tells her to hang up the phone, then dial 999 and ask for "Sergeant Scammer of the Fraud Squad". The mark does so, and is connected to what […]
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