Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
SBI alert! Maintenance activity! SBI services to remain suspended for these customers for two days: State Bank of India, India’s largest lender, will not be available for certain NRI services for two days, starting today I.e. December 15.: “Phishing” – BingNews
As cybersecurity risks climb during the pandemic, experts shed light on how to secure your digital life: Yet a recent survey by Statistics Canada found 4 in 10 have experienced at least one type of cybersecurity incident since the beginning of the pandemic, including phishing attacks, malware, fraud and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Watch out for this ,200 stimulus check text message scam: AMERICANS are being warned about a $ 1,200 stimulus check text message scam that could steal your money and personal details. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is urging individuals who receive …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Parcel delivery scam warning: Intelligence from UK Finance suggests that criminals are sending out phishing emails, purportedly from well-known delivery companies, which claim that they have been unable to deliver parcels, …: “Phishing” – BingNews
DVLA release images of the latest scams targeting drivers: “I’d also urge the public to continue to forward anything they think doesn’t look right to our Suspicious Email Reporting Service, report@phishing.gov.uk, so we can take action to remove online scams.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Den Surfraz: In the past year phishing and other criminal systems hacks have increased to the order of about 400%. ‘It is important that accountants are data aware, and are up-to-date with security procedures and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
DVLA issues urgent scam warning to drivers: The DVLA has urged drivers to be more vigilant than ever as motorists are regularly targeted by criminals trying to steal money or personal details.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Criminals pretending to be from parcel delivery firms in the run-up to Christmas: With more of us shopping online than ever before in the run up to Christmas, criminals have smelt an opportunity to rip off honest Brits waiting for presents, food and more to be delivered …: “Phishing” – BingNews
12 scams of Christmas: Warning to Wakefield shoppers to be on their guard against scammers this Christmas: Scams identified over Christmas include fake delivery notifications which are disguised as emails from well-known couriers to get people to log in and share their details, as well as look-a-like …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Online shoppers warned of fraudsters posing as delivery firms: Criminals are pretending to be from parcel delivery firms in the run-up to Christmas, a finance industry trade association is warning. Online shopping has boomed during the coronavirus lockdown – and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Identity Theft – Hackers, and in some cases people in general, take on the identity or persona of someone else by hacking or stealing personal documents of another person and use it to gain access to certain services or to carry out financial transactions. A staggering 44% i.e. 1,357,055 people complained about identity theft in 2016.