Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
PayPal phishing texts state your account is ‘limited’: PayPal phishing texts state your account is ‘limited’. A PayPal phishing campaign is underway trying to steal your account credentials …: “Phishing” – BingNews
North Bay OPP arrest and charge two Vaughan men with fraud, identity theft: Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the North Bay Crime Unit have charged two men after money from a Powassan bank account was removed and used in transactions totally approx. $ 86,000.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Covid-19: North reports 426 new cases amid warning over vaccine text scam: The region’s department of health also confirmed another 426 positive cases of the virus on Saturday. There are 731 patients with Covid-19 in hospital, including 69 in intensive care units. The …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Coronavirus: Police warning over ‘eligible’ vaccine scam: Police have issued a warning over a phishing text message scam circulating telling people that they are “eligible” for the Covid …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Illinois officials will accept tax returns starting Feb. 12: Individual income tax returns for Illinois may be submitted starting Feb. 12. The Illinois Department of Revenue announced that Feb. 12 is also the first day that the Internal Revenue service will …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Public warned about phishing scam telling people that they are ‘eligible’ for the Covid 19 vaccination: Police are urging members of the public to be aware of a phishing text message scam circulating telling people that they are ‘eligible’ for the Covid 19 vaccination.: “Phishing” – BingNews
‘Be sceptical and on your guard’: Warning over Covid jab text scam: Police have urged the public to beware of a scam Covid vaccine text message. A phishing text scam is currently circulating telling people that they are “eligible” for the Covid 19 vaccination. It …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Warning! WhatsApp text can install a WORM on your smartphone | The message, Malicious app, Phishing to Fraud site check details NOW: WhatsApp users read this very carefully. WhatsApp users are being targeted with new wormable malware that spreads fast. It spreads through WhatsApp and tricks users into downloading a fake app that …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fears over cyber crime tool that can build phishing pages in real-time: Fears over cyber crime tool that can build phishing pages in real-time. Cyber ??criminals have created a new phishing toolkit that can …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Week in review: Sudo vulnerability, Emotet takedown, execs targeted with Office 365 phishing: Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: “Serious” vulnerability found in Libgcrypt, GnuPG’s cryptographic library …: “Phishing” – BingNews
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