Tag: Scam
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Scammers Are Stealing Money From Your Gift Cards – Here is Everything You Need to Know
In addition to the myriad of tricks and tactics fraudsters use to dupe you out of your money, you should take a closer look at any gift cards you purchase this holiday season. A card draining scam happens when criminals take down the numbers on the back of a gift card and then wait for…
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YouTube Copyright Scammers Must Pay $3.3 Million to Hundreds Exploited Music Artists
Cybercriminals posing as music rightsholders were arrested and sentenced to prison after extracting over $23 million in revenue from YouTube’s Content ID system. After about 800 impacted artists came forward, the court has ordered the scammers to pay $3.3 million in restitution. Under the company MediaMuv LLC., Webster Batista and Jose Teran claimed to own…
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Google Sues Scammers Who Filed Thousands of Fake Takedown Requests To Rig Search Results
Google is fighting back against a group of fraudsters who allegedly created 65 Google accounts to submit phony copyright violation notices against thousands of third-party website URLs. The defendants could also be linked to other takedown requests “targeting more than half a million additional third-party URLs,” according to lawsuit Google filed on Monday. The lawsuit…
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Amazon and Microsoft Team Up To Crack Down on Impersonation Scams and Tech Support Fraud
Industry titans Amazon and Microsoft are going after cybercriminals who pose as representatives for trusted brands to defraud customers. With the two companies’ help, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said it had conducted a series of raids in multiple cities in India against illegal call centers. The operators were pretending to be Microsoft…
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Google Can Now Keep Your Phone Safe From Malware in Real-Time
Even the most tech savvy person isn’t immune to cybercriminal schemes. As our world grows more digital, bad actors find new ways to swindle and steal from people. Just this year, 8.9 million Android devices — including phones, watches and televisions — were found to be pre-infected with Guerilla malware. Earlier this week Google said…
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Scammers Are Targeting Cord Cutters. Know How To Keep Yourself Safe
It’s difficult enough to cancel a service when companies are trying their hardest to keep you subscribed with tricky wording, barely visible unsubscribe buttons and troublesome cancellation processes. The last thing you need is a scammer sneaking into the middle of the process to drain your bank account. If you’re ready to call it quits…
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Multiple Amazon Sellers Are Convicted of Price Fixing DVDs on Amazon & Must Pay $795,000 in Fines Along With Jail Time
The Department of Justice convicted several Amazon Marketplace sellers and companies for price fixing DVDs and Blu-Rays sold on the e-commerce site. The offending parties, who all plead guilty, were slapped fines collectively totaling almost $795,000 in addition to jail time, home confinement and supervised release. The convicted include companies like Michelle’s DVD Funhouse, MJR…
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There is A New Scam Targeting Comcast Customers – Here is What You Need To Know To Avoid It
With nearly everything digitized in our daily lives, scams designed to steal your money and personal data are a commonplace danger. Bad actors are often neck-and-neck with the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to stop them. Scammers prey on people using manipulative tactics to gain access to sensitive information. Recently a Cord Cutters News reader emailed…
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FTC Warns of Scams Targeting Job Hunters, Here’s What You Need to Know
Finding work is hard enough without being bombarded with scam job offers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers insight into determining whether a job offer is legit, an attempt to steal your identity or rob you. Jobs are increasingly moving to online methods to sift through and hire candidates. However, so are scammers who prey…
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The FTC is Warning That Scammers Are Targeting People With Student Loans With Fake Forgiveness Offers
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled against the student loan forgiveness plan and payments will resume this October. As per con artist tradition, scammers are taking advantage of a confusing situation and targeting borrowers through fake loan forgiveness offers. CNBC reports scammers often “take advantage of confusion around big news like this.” Scammers will use…