Common scams & frauds

Flooded by scam emails, messages, and calls? Data brokers might be leaking your contact details. Find the latest scams making the rounds and stay one step ahead of the criminals!

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  PayPal Scams & How to Avoid Them
  PayPal has well and truly become a household name. It provides customers with quick and easy payment options that don’t necessarily require a credit or debit card or even a… Read more: PayPal Scams & How to Avoid Them
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  Top 8 Snapchat Scams & How to Avoid Them
  Snapchat users can easily become prey for scammers and hackers, who use various techniques, such as phishing and financial fraud. The best way to protect yourself against Snapchat scammers is… Read more: Top 8 Snapchat Scams & How to Avoid Them
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  “I got a call from myself”: scam alert!
  If you receive a call from yourself, don’t pick up as it’s most likely a scam call. Scammers use number spoofing to pique your curiosity. Once it has rang out,… Read more: “I got a call from myself”: scam alert!
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  Top 14 Venmo Scams & How to Avoid Them
  Venmo is a popular mobile payment service that functions as a digital wallet. Users can shop online, make peer-to-peer payments like splitting the dinner bill, and even open a small… Read more: Top 14 Venmo Scams & How to Avoid Them
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  Telegram Scams & How to Avoid Them
  Telegram has a reputation for being a private and secure messaging service. It’s definitely a lot better than most popular messaging apps, like Meta’s WhatsApp or Messenger, but arguably still… Read more: Telegram Scams & How to Avoid Them
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  The Amazon Brushing Scam & How to Avoid It
  “Falling victim” to a brushing scam on Amazon can hardly feel like a bad thing at all. At first glance, there are no downsides in sight—you get free stuff and… Read more: The Amazon Brushing Scam & How to Avoid It
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  Geek Squad Scams: Fake Calls, Texts and Emails to Avoid
  Even the best of us occasionally get stumped by particularly tricky tech problems. At times like these, we turn to pros like the Geek Squad for help. But what happens… Read more: Geek Squad Scams: Fake Calls, Texts and Emails to Avoid
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  Cash App Scams & How to Avoid Them
  Originally launched as Square Cash in 2013, Cash App has taken the United States and United Kingdom by storm, with over 70 million people now actively using the app. Cash… Read more: Cash App Scams & How to Avoid Them
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  Amazon Driver Chat Text Scam & How to Avoid It
  If you’re anything like most Americans, you do at least some of your shopping online. Maybe your email inbox and text messages are filled with more Amazon notifications than anything… Read more: Amazon Driver Chat Text Scam & How to Avoid It
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  Amazon Scams: Fake Calls, Texts and Emails to Avoid
  It’s easy to think that scams are something that other people fall for. It’s likely those other people felt the same way before they fell victim, too. Scam techniques have… Read more: Amazon Scams: Fake Calls, Texts and Emails to Avoid
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  Amazon Survey Scam & Remove Your Info
  Amazon survey scams are always floating around the web, but these online scams really come out of the woodwork around major shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. According… Read more: Amazon Survey Scam & Remove Your Info
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  Fake Amazon Order Confirmation & Remove Your Info
  If you’re an Amazon customer and do a lot of shopping on the site, you probably get order confirmations all the time. But what if one pops up in your… Read more: Fake Amazon Order Confirmation & Remove Your Info
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  What Is the Amazon iPhone Scam & How to Avoid It
  Scam calls and robocalls are nothing new, but they’re still around. Why? Because they work—not often, but often enough to be worthwhile for the scammers. Unfortunately, the Amazon iPhone scam… Read more: What Is the Amazon iPhone Scam & How to Avoid It
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  What is The “Amazon Winner of The Day” Scam & How to Avoid it
  Amazon winner of the day (also known as Amazon winner of today) scams have started to crop up in recent years, especially around Amazon Prime Day.  Usually, these scams are… Read more: What is The “Amazon Winner of The Day” Scam & How to Avoid it
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  Amazon Locked Account Scam & How to Avoid It
  You’ve got Amazon orders on the way, or some shopping to do. You’ve probably got an epic wish list, built up over the years. The last thing you need is… Read more: Amazon Locked Account Scam & How to Avoid It
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  Amazon Anniversary Scam & How to Avoid It
  For a while now, a fake viral message has been going around on messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. These messages claim that it’s Amazon’s 30th anniversary and, to… Read more: Amazon Anniversary Scam & How to Avoid It
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  What is the Amazon Bonus Credit Text Scam & How to Avoid It
  What could motivate you to click on a random link? For some people, it’s finding out you have a gift waiting for you, or maybe some money you didn’t know… Read more: What is the Amazon Bonus Credit Text Scam & How to Avoid It
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  Wells Fargo Text Scam
  Reports of a new Wells Fargo text scam have been circulating the web since 2021. Wells Fargo does send texts to customers, so it can be tricky to detect what… Read more: Wells Fargo Text Scam
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  What Is the UPS Text Scam & How to Avoid It
  The UPS text scam is type of phishing scam where fraudsters claim to be from UPS and divulge fake information about a delivery – like tracking numbers, a supposed missed… Read more: What Is the UPS Text Scam & How to Avoid It
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  Amazon Free Coat – is it a Scam?
  Winter is coming. And those with children know the pain of having to buy new coats every year to keep up with their growth spurts. The Amazon free coat scam… Read more: Amazon Free Coat – is it a Scam?