Fraud and Scam News

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Senior residents of Seneca County, Syracuse (NY) are asked to stay in alert of a new vishing scam (i.e. phishing through phone) in circulation in the area. The Sheriff’s Department of Seneca County revealed notice of a scam that is specifically targeting elder citizens in order to glean out their secret financial information.
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The Irish Payment Services Organization (IPSO) revealed a card skimming attack on shoppers yesterday. Fraudsters, the agency warned, have waylaid card details of about 20,000 retail store customers while they shopped last weekend.
The fraudsters obtained the details by planting a small card skimming device on credit card terminals at the retail stores after […]

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With elections looming in the horizon, fraudsters operating a voter registration scam are making use of the opportunity to steal identities. The fraudsters are pulling off their con by contacting people by phone or via email posing as officials from a local election board or other civic body.
They inform in their missives that […]