Crypto fraud has become the dominant form of Internet-based confidence schemes over the past three years, as demonstrated by the sha zhu pan (“pig butchering”) scams we recently investigated. But one variant has been growing at a particularly rapid pace: fake “liquidity mining.” Sophos X-Ops has also seen growth in crypto phishing sites that connect...Read More
Shaffiq AlkhatibThe Straits TimesOct 12, 2023 Over six years, a serial con woman cheated 10 people – including her husband’s former colleague and men she deceived in love scams – of more than $880,000 in total. Among other things, Joceyln Kwek Sok Koon had also worked with one Lai Sze Yin, with whom she had...Read More
Source: Straits TimesArticle Date: 13 Oct 2023 Author: Shaffiq Alkhatib She committed the offences over a six year period. Some of the offences also occurred when she was out on bail. Over six years, a serial con woman cheated 10 people – including her husband’s former colleague and men she deceived in love scams – of...Read More
CRYPTOCURRENCY scams are becoming increasingly common, and one of the most sophisticated and dangerous scams is called ‘pig butchering.’ Pig butchering is a type of social engineering scam that targets those interested in cryptocurrency investments. Criminals convince victims to invest large sums of money to the account of the scammer in exchange for supposed cryptocurrency...Read More
In a perplexing twist of events, a woman recently fell victim to an impersonation scam involving none other than Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp. This unfortunate incident unfolded when the unsuspecting woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, unknowingly sent $15,000 to an individual posing as the renowned actor. Johnny Depp, the Face Behind Another Internet Scam Johnny...Read More
The event was set up by the network of statutory and voluntary agencies and organisations called Tavistock Health and Wellbeing Alliance. PCSO Rob Walsh, a Tavistock community police officer, said: “We’ve had some positive feedback from people coming in and the hot topics were how to deal with online and phone scams and therefore, how...Read More
The event was set up by the network of statutory and voluntary agencies and organisations called Tavistock Health and Wellbeing Alliance. PCSO Rob Walsh, a Tavistock community police officer, said: “We’ve had some positive feedback from people coming in and the hot topics were how to deal with online and phone scams and therefore, how...Read More
A friend, Adele, is dealing with debt. Not her debt, her mother’s. Her mum, Jackie, had been an independent, active, hard-working general practitioner. Adele assumed she was financially secure, as she owned her house. Adele respected her mum’s privacy and rarely had a conversation with her about her finances. But Jackie started to make comments...Read More
A friend, Adele, is dealing with debt. Not her debt, her mother’s. Her mum, Jackie, had been an independent, active, hard-working general practitioner. Adele assumed she was financially secure, as she owned her house. Adele respected her mum’s privacy and rarely had a conversation with her about her finances. But Jackie started to make comments...Read More
Southern Georgian Bay OPP team up with Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to share message during October’s ‘Cyber Month’ One of the biggest frauds people fall victim to today involves investing in crypto currency via an online platform that turns out to be bogus, the Southern Georgian Bay OPP warn. The detachment is urging everyone to be wary of such...Read More
