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Fake Friend/Celebrity/Family Scams

A fake friend scam is a scam in which scammers create a fake Facebook profile and ask to be your friend to gain access to personal information that you restrict to “friends only”. Another type of fake friend scam is…

Indonesia sex scams

Beware of scammers from Batam Indonesia, they conspire with family and friends to scam with lies, they even have sex with you for trust, threaten to kill you for money, and hide so you cannot find them. You cannot imagine…

Hack, Virus, malware and threat

ChatGPT Hack 13 Mar 2023 ChatGPT fraud is on the rise: Here’s what to watch out for Whatsapp Takeover scams The victim would receive a WhatsApp message from a friend or family member whose WhatsApp account has been compromised, requesting…

Cyber extortion (Sextortion scam)

A blackmail scam is a type of scam where a cyber criminal threatens to reveal embarrassing or damaging information about the victim unless they pay a ransom . These scams can take many forms, including Sextortion scams, in which the…

Internet Love scams (Credit-for-Sex scams)

An internet love scam is a type of scam where a cyber criminal adopts a fake online personal to win their victim’s affection and trust. The scammer then uses the illusion of a romantic or close relationship to manipulate and/or…

QR code scams

QR code scams are a type of scam that involves the use of QR codes to trick people into giving away their personal information. Scammers create fake QR codes that look like legitimate ones and place them in public places…

Charity scams

Charity scams are a type of fraud that involves soliciting donations under false pretenses. Scammers may use a variety of tactics to trick people into giving them money, including posing as legitimate charities such as orphanage or nursing home, using…

Help-seeking scams

People have been instilled with the idea of helping others since childhood, and scammers also use this advantage of people to defraud. Scammers will ask you for financial help under various pretexts, some even go around saying they lost their…

Investment scams

Investment scams are usually fraudulent schemes that promise high returns on investment but are actually designed to steal money from unsuspecting investors. There are three main types of investment scams: a totally fictitious investment which doesn’t exist, the investment exists…