She sent her bank account details three times, she said. Unfortunately, they wound up in crooks’ hands, and her money wound up in their pockets.
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On the hook! Phishing trip nets “Barbara” 5 years and whopping fine
The romance and business email compromise scammer pled guilty to fraud amounting to $25m.
Sextortion scam knows your password, but don’t fall for it
The scam emails claim to have compromising video of you, and back it up by showing you one of your passwords.
This email scam targeting businesses is a billion-dollar problem, FBI warns
The FBI issued a warning last week about email scams that have cost businesses $1.2 billion in fraudulent wire transfers since 2013. “Nigerian Prince” scams these are not…