Online Scams You Should Be Aware of

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Date of Scam Technology Launch Date 1983 1987 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Ongoing CREDIT CREDIT CARD 1958 CARDS FRAUD RING EMAIL & 1962 PHISHING WEBSITES CABLE ЕMAIL 1962 MANUFACTURING FIRM SCAM MOBILE PHONES, 1983 ONLINE BANKING MONEY TRANSFER RUSSIAN WEBSITE HACKING 1991 PASSWORD THEFT LISTING LISTING SITE 1995 SCAMS KEYLOGGING SPYWARE SUNITOMO BANK ROBBERY 1995 1983 1987 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Ongoing PAYMENT SYSTEMS SPYWARE 1995 НАСК DATING DATING SITE 1995 WEBSITE SCAMS SMART 1999 JUICE HACKING PHONES AD SITE 2000 ADS SITE SCAMS SOCIAL MEDIA - 2003 SOCIAL MEDIA DATA DATA HACK SOCIAL MEDIA - 2004 SOCIAL MEDIA АСCOUNT ACCOUNT WINNER 1983 1987 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Ongoing PHONE/ 2006 TECHNICIAN SCREEN SHARE SPOOFING VIDEO VIDEO GAME 2006 GAMES SCAMS IPHONE APPS 2008 I AM RICH BITCOIN 2009 BITCOIN THEFT PHOTO SOCIAL 2010 SOCIAL MONEY MEDIA APP FLIPPING DATING APP 2012 SWIPE RIGHT FOR SCAM FAKE POKEMON GO UPDATE РОКЕМОN 2016 GO CREDIT CARD PHISHING FRAUD RING Digital thieves lure you into releasing sensitive information such as A global credit card fraud ring obtained 7,000 fake identities and borrowed huge sums of money by inflating the credit limits. 4 8 Banks 8 Countless passwords by sending you convincing looking emails and web pages. 2,7, 13 $200m € Unknown RUSSIAN MONEY TRANSFER PASSWORD THEFT Scammers pretend to be relatives, and send texts such as 'Mum, send £50 to my account and l'll explain it all later", accompanied by account details. The panic and lack of details catch people out. 2, 7, 13 Global cyber attack targeting 420,000 websites including Fortune 500 companies 1 A Unknown A 1.2 billion user names & € Unknown passwords e $200m SUNITOMO BANK ROBBERY PAYMENT SYSTEMS HACK Hackers used Spyware to infiltrate the banks security systems stealing small amounts of money from multiple attacks. 1,4 A Unknown Hackers targeted the bank stealing account numbers and passwords, then attempting to steal $420 million and distribute it over 10 different bank : 134m credit cards £ $420m but police arrested ringleader Yeron Belondi attempting to move $27m £ Unknown accounts. 1 DATING SITE SCAMS JUICE JACKING 8 360 at hacker conference DefCon Several men were charged with defrauding and money laundering - they set up a dating profile as an attractive man, formed online relationships with several women, then began suggesting that there was a pot of money which could be released if they had assistance with legal fees, ranging from £700 as high as £100,000. One woman paid £174,000. •24 Phone users in need of charge plug their phones into public outlets - whereupon data is pulled from their phone. •17 A Unknown e $220.000 e Unknown SOCIAL MEDIA DATA HACK SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT WINNER A Unknown 360 million passwords and email addresses were hacked, and then sold on an online hacker website. 8 360m Users receive a notification or message from 'someone who works at Facebook', telling them that they've won a lottery. They're directed to create a bank account on a financial website and then deposit a few hundred dollars to secure it. The link is often also infected with malware to infect e Unknown £2,200 - £0.000006 per piece of data +14 your computer, 7, 16 VIDEO GAME SCAMS I AM RICH Can take many forms, varying with the game and what it includes - like password scams such as convincing victims that they can get free stuff or somehow benefit from changing their password, then taking control and selling off the account and belongings. On a more severe level, payment accounts such as PayPal that are tied to the game account can be exploited to buy in-game items which are then sent on to be sold separately. •23 An app launched at the highest price allowed for an app that only showed a glowing red gem in the middle of your screen. It did also claim to have 'no hidden functions'. 3 A Unknown Unknown $8,000 CABLE LISTING SCAMS MANUFACTURING FIRM An online scam tricked a financial officer into transferring millions into the wrong bank account. 10 : Banks £ $40m Scammers advertise free stuff being given away in a house clearance - but it's not their house, and they use the crowd to blend in and steal more expensive items. •26 : Unknown £ Unknown FAKE POKEMON GO UPDATE ADS SITE SCAMS Players receive an email informing them that due to overwhelmed servers, their Pokémon Go account will no longer be free, and that they have to pay a fee or else their account will be frozen. They're directed to a third party domain to pay it. •20 Various - including selling houses that are occupied, selling property due to be repossessed, and fencing stolen goods. •21 8 Unknown A £1299 per A 250 allegations a week Victim e $63.6m TECHNICIAN SPOOFING BITCOIN THEFT Prevalent currently with 'Microsoft technicians', but Apple variants exist too. Scammers call and say they're from Microsoft, and that there's a problem with a computer in the house. They attempt to persuade the victim that they need to share screens in order to fix it, at which time they install viruses. 22 A thief broke into online bitcoin bank inputs.io, and stole 4100 BTC - which is borderline untraceable. •1 8 Unknown A Unknown e -$300 per victim A 4100 BTC - $1.2m SOCIAL MONEY FLIPPING SWIPE RIGHT FOR SCAM 0. Tinder scammers start a conversation naturally, then invite the victim to register on a 'Tinder verification site' to ensure that they're not a scammer - only to pay a subscription to a porn site instead. 19 A Unknown 8 Unknown Accounts on Instagram advertise 'money flipping', where they can add a 0 to the end of any sum of money. 18 A Between $100-$500 per A £90.30 per porn site subscription scam Odigicert Data Source 1. therichest.com - Matt Bromagin 2014 2. netforbeginners.about.com- Paul Gil 2017 3. dailymail.co.uk - Daily Mail 2013 4. wired.com - Kim Zetter 2014 5. wikipedia.org - N/A 6. thisismoney.co.uk - Lee Boyce 2014 7. heimdalsecurity.com - louana Rijnetou 2017 8. scamwatch.gov.au - N/A 9. online.citi.com - N/A 14. telegraph.co.uk - James Ticomb 2016 15. telegraph.co.uk- James Ticomb 2017 16. scam-detector.com - N/A 17. krebsonsecurity.com - N/A 2011 18. dalerodgers.co.uk - Dale Rodgers 2015 19. metro.co.uk - Jen Mills 2016 20. scam-detector.com - N/A 21. dailymail.co.uk O Sean Poulter 2014 22. blog.proctoru.com - N/A 2015 23. habbo.wikia.com - N/A 10. news.softpedia.com - Catalin Cimpanou 2016 11. nytimes.com - Marc Santora 2013 12. blog.trendmicro.com - Loucif Kharouni 2011 13. fhando.com - N/A 24. theguardian.com - N/A 25. theinquirer.net - Chris Merriman 2016 26. wisebread.com - Paul Michael 2013 sslstoreo © www.thesslstore.com