Scammers

American psychology professor Nicholas DiFonzo described what might be called the phenomenon of the sucker in his 2008 book The Watercooler Effect.LoadingIn the mid-1800s, he related, an American cigar manufacturer named George Hull carved the figure of a giant man from a block of gypsum and buried it in Cardiff, New York. He dug it up, made a hullabaloo about “discovering” it, and charged admission to the gullible.The hoax was so successful a banker named David Hannum bought Hull’s giant and charged the crowds even more…

Phone numbers are a way to connect with others in the modern world. While we use them daily for communication, there’s more to them than we may realize. Because they are unique and often associated with a single person, they’ve become an almost perfect form of identifying an individual. However, this makes us an easily accessible target for scammers, who often use these randomized digits to carry out financial fraud, identity theft, and so much more. Redditor Semiphonic learned this the hard way after his wife’s phone…

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File photo of people walking past an Apple flagship store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 20, 2024.Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing (Getty Images)Two men in Maryland who sent thousands of counterfeit iPhones to Apple for repairs to get authentic replacement iPhones in return were found guilty by a federal jury on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The men now face up to 20 years in prison.The iPhone SE Offers Almost Everything You Want In An…

Have you ever received a text message or a phone call from someone asking you to verify your identity by sending them a code? If you have, you may have been targeted by the Google Voice verification code scam. This is a sneaky and dangerous scam that allows fraudsters to hijack your phone number and use it to scam other people.CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO TIPS, TECH REVIEWS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER  Woman taking a photo to sell items (Kurt "CyberGuy"…

If you’re one of the lucky fans who managed to get tickets to the Super Bowl, congratulations. You’re in for a thrilling experience. But if you’re still looking for tickets and are tempted by offers on social media platforms, beware. You might end up with a fake ticket and a lot of disappointment.Counterfeit tickets are a serious issue that affects many major events, especially the Super Bowl. According to members of the intelligence team at managed intelligence company Nisos, scammers are actively seeking victims who…

Last updated: February 7th, 2024 at 16:35 UTC+01:00 Google is launching a new pilot program to help Android phone users avoid getting scammed for their money and personal information. The company will soon be testing a new feature for enhanced fraud protection through Google Play Protect. Although Google made app downloads safer through Play Protect real-time scanning last year, the company says scammers frequently employ social engineering tactics to persuade Android phone users to bypass these security measures…

Employees followed instructions given during the meeting and made 15 transfers totalling HK$200 million (Rs 212 crore) to five Hong Kong bank accounts. A deepfake video conference call where a digitally recreated avatar of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ordered money transfers has cost a multinational company $25.6 million (Rs 212 crore), in a first-such scam.Employees at the company’s Hong Kong office were fooled by scammers who created digitally altered versions of the company’s Chief Financial Officer…

Bad actors keep using deepfakes for everything from impersonating celebrities to scamming people out of money. The latest instance is out of Hong Kong, where a finance worker for an undisclosed multinational company was tricked into remitting $200 million Hong Kong dollars ($25.6 million).According to Hong Kong police, scammers contacted the employee posing as the company's United Kingdom-based chief financial officer. He was initially suspicious, as the email called for secret transactions, but that's where the deepfakes…