Scam news 1
Tech Scammers Targeting Elderly
New technology is making it more accessible now than ever for scammers to target you.
In some cases, high-tech thieves can use your voice to trick your family members.
Tiktok, Youtube, Instagram… if the scammers can hear your voice in the videos that you post, they can take that audio and create new messages. Some of these thieves are targeting the elderly. The old grandparents scam with a new twist.Read more
Scam news 2
Medical Device Chief Arrested
A former neurostimulator company chief has been indicted for creating and selling a fake medical component that was implanted into patients to scam insurers.
Laura Perryman headed the Florida company Stimwave LLC, which sold useless pieces of plastic that were implanted into chronic pain patients in the guise of electronic receivers.Read more
Scam news 3
Cybercrime & Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Following the collapse and federal takeover of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday, March 10, scam artists wasted no time preying on the bank’s customers.
Reports have surfaced of an email scam that initially targeted customers of businesses that banked with SVB when news first broke of the institution’s financial struggles and has only increased in volume following the bank’s failure and takeover by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.Read more