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Beware of change-of-address scams. Bad actors are impersonating others to request a change of address with the postal service ...

A text-based scam claiming to be about driving tolls has been going from state to state and shows no sign of slowing. For over a year, people have been receiving texts claiming they have an ...

Which? found that Booking.com operates an 'easily hacked messaging system', that it has 'failed to remove scam listings' and that the identity of property owners is not robustly checked.

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Australian federal police have alerted over 130 people of a new text message scam aimed at crypto users that copies the same “sender ID” as legitimate crypto exchanges such as Binance.

As if filing your taxes wasn’t stressful enough, tax season also means watching out for scammers trying to trick you into giving up your personal information and your money. You may receive ...

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Authorities identified more than 130 victims who have been alerted to the scam impersonating the Binance cryptocurrency exchange. Targets were contacted by SMS and encrypted messaging platforms by ...

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An onslaught of unsolicited texts to Americans’ phones in recent months claiming they owe unpaid tolls and E-ZPass bills is ...