Cybercrime
TIPS FROM GF FORENSICS ON FRAUD AND SECURITY ISSUES RELATING TO COVID-19
As the world is engulfed and shaken by the Corona virus and its attendant effects. One would wonder how most countries of the world on lock down would manage the trauma post covid 19 as the sick are increasing, people are bogged down with fear of catching or not catching the infection and trying to
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Fraudsters exploiting Covid-19 fears have scammed £1.6m
More than 500 coronavirus-related scams and over 2,000 phishing attempts by criminals seeking to exploit fears over the pandemic have been reported to UK investigators, figures reveal. One of the latest scams being assessed by officials at the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) involves criminals asking for donations to help the NHS fight Covid-19. Since
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Spying On The Scammers | BBC Stories
Millions of people fall victim to scams every year. Many are run from criminal call centres, where teams of fraudsters operate around the clock. An online vigilante, who goes by the name “Jim Browning”, decided to do something about it. He hacked into a call centre in India where scammers target victims around the world.
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Cyber scams surge during COVID-19 pandemic
Cybercrime experts say criminals are preying on anxious Canadians and technical vulnerability brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Another Suspect Wanted By FBI Over $2.5m Internet Fraud Arrested
Abiona had been on the wanted list of the commission for more than eight months over the alleged fraud case before luck ran out on him and he was finally arrested. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Office, has arrested a 38-year-old man, Festus Akinyemi Abiona, indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations
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‘McMillions’: How ex-cop orchestrated $24 million McDonald’s Monopoly scam
In 1987, McDonald’s launched an ingenious sweepstakes based on the game of Monopoly. Customers would purchase sandwiches, fries, drinks, etc., that included peel-off game pieces on the packaging — potentially rewarding them with anything from a Filet-O-Fish to a new car to $1 million. People went wild for it and business spiked by 40 percent
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GFF cyber fraud & security trends to look out for in 2020 – Beware!!
As more and more people spend most of their day-to-day lives online or in the digital space, the world is just a click away. Walls and borders that once separated us as individuals are fading or have totally disappeared. The digital world envelopes us; we communicate, trade and transact online in ways that are incredibly
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