#scamalert — Public Fediverse posts

💊 That prescription bargain in your feed? Pause before you click “buy.”
A slick website can sell a very bad idea. Know the red flags, check the pharmacy, and know what to do if the pills or packaging don't look right.
Your medicine cabinet deserves better than a mystery box. 🧪📱
💊 https://shorturl.at/Kixxd
#ConsumerAlert #MedicationSafety #OnlinePharmacy #ScamAlert #ConsumerProtection #Health #Medical #Counterfeit #Fentanyl

AI SCAMMERS ARE SENDING AUTHORS EMAILS AS ME! Heads up authors, if you receive an email from "me" check the email address. I will never ask for money or offer services. The scammer has used AI to give the email details that may on a first read be convincing. Be wary of any cold contacts you receive.

#PublishingScam #WriterBeware #ScamAlert #Phishing #EmailScam #AIScam #AuthorSafety #WritingCommunity #Authors #IndieAuthors #Publishing #SmallPress #CanadianPublishing #StelliformPress

Meta lancia #ScamAlert per #WhatsApp, una funzione che rileva i messaggi truffa tramite un modello di #AI on-device per garantire maggiore sicurezza e privacy agli utenti.

WhatsApp's new Scam Alert feature uses on-device machine learning to detect potential scam messages from unknown contacts, enhancing user security while preserving privacy.

#WhatsApp #ScamAlert #CyberSecurity #MachineLearning #Privacy #EndToEndEncryption

https://thedailytechfeed.com/whatsapp-introduces-scam-alert-feature-to-combat-social-engineering-attacks/

Oh, the sweet aroma of a scam! 🎣 This guide teaches you to send your life savings to a "trustworthy" random bank account, because who doesn't love a good financial adventure? 🚀 Don't worry—if you get scammed, at least you'll have this riveting read to console you! 📚🙄
https://blog.denv.it/posts/when-the-apartment-listing-is-too-good-to-be-true/ #scamalert #financialadventure #trustissues #readwithcaution #lifesavingslost #HackerNews #ngated

⚠️ PSA: This is a scam, not a real Cloudflare check.

If a "Human Verification" popup tells you to press Win+R (or open Terminal), paste something, and hit Enter — close the tab immediately. Real bot checks never ask you to run commands on your computer 🚫💻

#CyberSecurity #ScamAlert #ClickFix

FYI: AI cuts scam farm entry cost to $5,000, HUMAN Security research shows: Satori researchers priced a working scam kit at $2,970 monthly, no hardware required. Fake-account creation now runs faster than ad platforms can detect it. https://ppc.land/ai-cuts-scam-farm-entry-cost-to-5-000-human-security-research-shows/ #AI #ScamAlert #CyberSecurity #FraudPrevention #Satori

ICYMI: AI cuts scam farm entry cost to $5,000, HUMAN Security research shows: Satori researchers priced a working scam kit at $2,970 monthly, no hardware required. Fake-account creation now runs faster than ad platforms can detect it. https://ppc.land/ai-cuts-scam-farm-entry-cost-to-5-000-human-security-research-shows/ #AI #Cybersecurity #ScamAlert #FraudPrevention #DigitalSafety

Scam Alert: If you're searching for tech support online, avoid Worldwide IT Service.

Customers report being pressured into purchasing antivirus software at exorbitant prices and then being charged a surprise monthly subscription.

#scamalert #worldwideitservice

I participated in a LinkedIn-based social engineering attempt

The playbook:
✅ LinkedIn message
✅ Calendly meeting invite
✅ No camera ("technical issue")
✅ Gmail account, not corporate email
✅ Request to share your screen
✅ Excessive praise regardless of your answers
✅ Links to external sites + requests to install software

Stay vigilant.

https://www.alanbonnici.com/2026/07/warning-increase-in-social-engineering.html

#CyberSecurity #Phishing #SocialEngineering #LinkedIn #ScamAlert #TTMO

AI is reshaping both sides of Canada’s immigration fraud battle
#Canada #Ontario #Immigration #ImmigrationFraud #AI #IRCC #CyberSecurity #DigitalIdentity #ImmigrationLaw #Tech #CanadaImmigration #ScamAlert #FraudPrevention #PublicSafety #ImmigrationNews
https://the-14.com/ai-is-reshaping-both-sides-of-canadas-immigration-fraud-battle/

PROBABLE SCAM ALERT: This person doesn't sound like who they are. If you get an email like this, triple check it! I've already sent a message to the company involved. Always, ALWAYS, be on guard.
#writerslife #scamalert #writingcommunity

🚨 “My autistic child designed this shirt” = SYMPATHY SCAM
That sweet story is a trap. Click to learn how to spot stolen designs + protect your money:
👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/qpDiD
#ScamAlert #ConsumerProtection #FacebookScam #AlaskaSecurity #SympathyScam

Ik kreeg een bericht van MijnOverheid dat er nog een bericht was voor me.

En ik had al een reeks van dat soort berichten gehad, waaronder ook een echte. Ik had de berichten al gecheckt. Dus vanochtend logde ik opnieuw in. Geen bericht.

Ik heb dus meerdere fishing-berichten in mijn inbox niet direct herkend 😱 🫣

En natuurlijk extra blij dat ik direct naar MijnOverheid ga en geen links klik.

Maar toch, de slimmerds, je zal even niet alert zijn. 😒

#scamalert #MijnOverheid

Scammers Are Using Your Real #Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks

https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-hotels-caught-up-in-vacation-booking-scams/

#travel #phishing #privacy #cybersecurity #scam #ScamAlert

Steam and Discord scams are getting smarter.

Fake playtests, fake support warnings, fake tournaments, and malware-laced downloads are all being used to target players, creators, and developers.

Here is what to watch for and how to stay safe.

#Steam #Discord #GamingNews #ScamAlert #Cybersecurity #PCGaming #FixGamingChannel #indiegames #games

https://www.fixgamingchannel.com/steam-and-discord-scams-are-getting-smarter-in-2026/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

oh well, now i feel ill 🤢
and furious, all at the same time

fren has been frantically searching iview for “the episode where jacquie lambie got stuck into angus taylor on insiders”

my hackles went up when she got a phone call and started talking about investments.

2 rules to live by

1. If you read about it on farcebook, it’s not just rubbish, it’s dangerous
2. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

she sent me a link to a fake abc news page and the biggest, longest pile of horse-plop about jacquie lambie and angus taylor that soon veered off into the promotion of an investment scam

the website name on the top is rubbish, and it is impossible to navigate around the site to something else

these fuckers are targeting the poorest, most vulnerable class of people in the country

#ScamAlert #Australia

I just saw this ad on YouTube for a 16TB external SSD for $50. What's the catch? There's gotta be a catch.

Edit: Almost certainly a scam. See comments.

#ScamAlert

🚨 PHISHING DETECTED 🚨

🔗 Suspicious URL: meta-submission[.]invoice-ads-manager[.]com
🔍 Analysis at: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/meta-submission.invoice-ads-manager.com/

#ScamDetection #PhishingWarning #SecureYourWallet #DigitalFraud #scamalert

This is an awful story about scammers and dogs, sharing for awareness - please boost and share to your networks https://bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9l74wvd7o

#scams #scammers #ScamAlert #DogRescue #charity #DogCare #CanineCare

🚨 PHISHING DETECTED 🚨

🔗 Suspicious URL: shepleycapital[.]com
🔍 Analysis at: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/shepleycapital.com/

#FraudDetection #scamalert #CryptoSafety #WalletHackers #SecureYourWallet #CryptoHacking

La policía de Toronto acaba de incautar “SMS Blasters”, torres celulares falsas nunca vistas antes en Canadá.

Estos dispositivos portátiles secuestran miles de teléfonos a la vez, envían mensajes falsos de bancos/Correos de Canadá y cortan el servicio real (incluso llamadas al 911).

Decenas de miles de teléfonos afectados.

Más de 13 MILLONES de interrupciones.

Tres hombres acusados 🇨🇳
• Dafeng Lin, 27, de Hamilton
• Junmin Shi, 25, de Markham
• Weitong Hu, 21, de Markham

Este es un crimen cibernético de nivel superior en nuestras calles. Manténganse alerta. Nunca hagan clic en enlaces sorpresa.
#Toronto #CyberCrime #ScamAlert

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto-police-seize-sms-blasters-cybercrime-canada

The Price of Truth: How NameSilo Protects a $20M+ Scammer

An article about a $20M+ fraud and NameSilo’s retaliation against those exposing it. Instead of taking action, NameSilo chose to protect the scammer—or perhaps their own involvement.

If losing our Twitter is the price for the truth, so be it.

Read here:
https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter

#NameSilo #ScamAlert #CyberSecurity #Fraud