FBI warning about new Phantom Hacker scams targeting Coastal Bend senior citizens

https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/fbi-warning-about-new-phantom-hacker-scams-targeting-coastal-bend-senior-citizens?fbclid=IwAR0rpLVRKYGd6UlSNNApEfLydTglVrys3q7d3vBp1pKia2RNBBJGj9MKzn4 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning people in Coastal Bend about a scam aimed toward senior citizens. The “Phantom Hacker” scam, composed of three steps, focuses on building trust for victims. Will Jackson is a senior in the Coastal Bend. He said that he believes that this scam …

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How to Spot and Avoid Scam Text Messages

How to Spot and Avoid Scam Text Messages Scammers are getting innovative in our digital world. One method is “smishing.” These messages are meant to trick you into giving up personal information, financial information, or installing malware. To avoid these scams, watch out for: 1. Scammers utilize urgency to deceive recipients in text messages. Avoid …

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How to spot and avoid impostor scams.

Avoid Imposter Scams At Tech Time, protecting your assets is our first focus. We’re telling you about a recent rise in impostor frauds, how they happen, and how to avoid them. Avoid Being Victimized: Many types of imposter frauds exist: Romance – a criminal creates a fake internet identity to earn a victim’s trust then …

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Microsoft Pop-Up Warning SCAM

How to identify a pop-up scam? Cybercriminals frequently utilize pop-up windows with various bogus messages as their lures. They extort Internet users into phoning phony tech support numbers, steal sensitive personal information, have them sign up for pointless online services, invest in dubious cryptocurrency schemes, etc. While these pop-ups typically don’t infect users’ devices with …

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FaceBook Marketplace Scam

When buying or selling on the Facebook Marketplace be wary of buyers or sellers wanting you to text them. The scammer will want you to text them and they will send a ‘verification code’ to prove you’re a ‘real person’. What that code is really for is to reset your password on your Facebook account. …

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