Archives for 07/21/2017

Newcastle Uni Stung by Sophisticated Phishing Site

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Newcastle University has been forced to issue a phishing alert after spotting a highly professional looking but fraudulent site trading on its name. In a tweet yesterday, the Russell Group university claimed the scam site is using its brand and accepting credit card payments to secure fake courses. It added: “The website ‘newcastle international university’ […]


You may not see it BUT stratoninvestek.co.za has FRAUD written all over it!

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Local Electrical Contracting firm, Straton Electrical, has been fielding calls from irate investors who signed up to a web site called stratoninvestek.co.za. Strong Search Engine Optimisation has ensured that whenever anyone searches on Google or other search engines for the name ‘straton’ (which is the name appearing on fraudulent debit orders) that the Straton businesses […]


Understanding Ad Fraud

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Today’s Fraud News from around the world: Understanding Ad Fraud: Understand ad fraud in today's world of digital ad trading within programmatic.: Google Alert – Fraud Voter fraud commission starts amid controversy: President Trump's voter fraud commission met for the first time Wednesday to carve out a path forward amid a firestorm of controversy.: Google […]