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Scammers file first — Get your IRS Identity Protection PIN now
The IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and fraudulent returns. An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit number assigned to a taxpayer that must be used when filing a tax return. This number is only valid for the…
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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Americans’ Bank Accounts
Bank imposter frauds and scams, resulting in sizable wire transfers of stolen funds, are not new. And Wells Fargo is not the only bank whose customers experience this kind of trickery. But even looking just at Wells Fargo, you can see the size of the problem. In just the past two years, three class-action lawsuits from bilked customers have been…
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O2 unleashes AI grandma on scammers – Computerworld
Research by British telecommunications provider O2 has found that seven in ten Britons (71 percent) would like to take revenge on scammers who have tried to trick them or their loved ones. At the same time, however, one in two people does not want to waste their time on it. AI grandma against telephone scammers O2 now wants to remedy…
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Scammers target UK senior citizens with Winter Fuel Payment texts
As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus “winter heating allowance” and “cost of living support” scam texts. The scam campaign is opportunistic given the UK government’s recent controversial stance on cutting winter fuel payments from approximately 10 million pensioners across Britain. Lookalike GOV.UK pages Scammers are seen texting British residents this…
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