#digitalscam — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #digitalscam, aggregated by home.social.
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Customers are also protected if the breach occurred elsewhere in the system, such as at a payment gateway or mobile service provider. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/rbi-digital-fraud-rules-2027-bank-customers-claim-up-to-rs25000-compensation-q3gb5qt1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #rbi #digitalscam #fraud #protection #safety
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Digital Fabrication: The £1M Economy of Calculated Offense
Did Bonnie Blue fake her pregnancy for money? The content creator earned 1 million pounds by using a fake bump to get views. Learn how this scam worked.
#bonnieblue, #creatorhoax, #digitalscam, #socialmediaethics, #viralnews
https://newsletter.tf/bonnie-blue-fake-pregnancy-hoax-1-million-pounds/
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Content creator Bonnie Blue admitted to a fake pregnancy scheme that made 1 million pounds. This is much higher than typical creator earnings and shows how rage-bait works.
#bonnieblue, #creatorhoax, #digitalscam, #socialmediaethics, #viralnews
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Pakistani Influencer's Image Used in Deceptive Online Scam Targeting India
Scammers use Sarah Baloch's image with fake Assam news to trick Indians into clicking bad links. Learn how to stay safe from this online scam.
#SarahBalochScam, #FakeNewsIndia, #OnlineSafety, #AssamNews, #DigitalScam
https://newsletter.tf/pakistani-influencer-sarah-baloch-image-used-in-fake-assam-news-scam/
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A scam is using Pakistani influencer Sarah Baloch's image with fake Assam news. This tactic is similar to past scams that led to people losing money.
#SarahBalochScam, #FakeNewsIndia, #OnlineSafety, #AssamNews, #DigitalScam
https://newsletter.tf/pakistani-influencer-sarah-baloch-image-used-in-fake-assam-news-scam/
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Delhi Police have arrested 10 fraudsters in an international digital fraud and extortion case involving fake apps and schemes worth over ₹50 crore. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-police-busts-rs-50cr-international-digital-fraud-ring-gsrq4xkp?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CyberFraud #OnlineScam #OperationChakraV #DelhiPolice #DigitalScam
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⚠️ New PayPal Scam — Stay Alert & Protect Your Account 😶🌫️🛡️
A new PayPal-themed scam is circulating — typically via email, SMS, or fake web pages — trying to trick people into giving up login details, 2FA codes, or payment info. These messages often look urgent (“your account is limited”, “unauthorized charge”) and try to push you to click a link or call a fake support number. 🚨📧
How to spot it: look for bad spelling/grammar, mismatched sender addresses, shortened or strange links, requests for one-time passwords or full credentials, and pages that don’t load at paypal.com when you manually type the site. Legitimate PayPal messages will never ask for your password via email. 🔎✉️
What to do right now: don’t click the link. Open a browser and go directly to paypal.com (or use the official app) to check account activity. If you entered info, change your PayPal password immediately, revoke any suspicious linked payment methods, and enable or reconfigure 2-factor authentication. 🔐🔁
Report & recover: forward phishing emails to PayPal (use their official reporting flow — check PayPal’s Help Center) and report fraudulent transactions to your bank/card issuer. If you lost money or sensitive data, contact local law enforcement and keep evidence (screenshots, email headers). 📝📞
Prevention tips: enable MFA, use a unique strong password (password manager helps), keep devices patched, and don’t trust unsolicited calls claiming to be “PayPal support.” If a message pressures you to act now, that’s a red flag. 🧰✅
⚠️ Disclaimer: For awareness & defensive purposes only. I can’t investigate individual accounts — contact PayPal & your bank for case-specific help. 🚫🔒
#PayPal #Phishing #ScamAlert #DigitalScam #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #FraudPrevention #AccountSafety #2FA #StaySafe
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⚠️ New PayPal Scam — Stay Alert & Protect Your Account 😶🌫️🛡️
A new PayPal-themed scam is circulating — typically via email, SMS, or fake web pages — trying to trick people into giving up login details, 2FA codes, or payment info. These messages often look urgent (“your account is limited”, “unauthorized charge”) and try to push you to click a link or call a fake support number. 🚨📧
How to spot it: look for bad spelling/grammar, mismatched sender addresses, shortened or strange links, requests for one-time passwords or full credentials, and pages that don’t load at paypal.com when you manually type the site. Legitimate PayPal messages will never ask for your password via email. 🔎✉️
What to do right now: don’t click the link. Open a browser and go directly to paypal.com (or use the official app) to check account activity. If you entered info, change your PayPal password immediately, revoke any suspicious linked payment methods, and enable or reconfigure 2-factor authentication. 🔐🔁
Report & recover: forward phishing emails to PayPal (use their official reporting flow — check PayPal’s Help Center) and report fraudulent transactions to your bank/card issuer. If you lost money or sensitive data, contact local law enforcement and keep evidence (screenshots, email headers). 📝📞
Prevention tips: enable MFA, use a unique strong password (password manager helps), keep devices patched, and don’t trust unsolicited calls claiming to be “PayPal support.” If a message pressures you to act now, that’s a red flag. 🧰✅
⚠️ Disclaimer: For awareness & defensive purposes only. I can’t investigate individual accounts — contact PayPal & your bank for case-specific help. 🚫🔒
#PayPal #Phishing #ScamAlert #DigitalScam #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #FraudPrevention #AccountSafety #2FA #StaySafe