Scammers

Preying on tragedy: Scammers use TikTok, Twitter to defraud donors contributing towards Turkey-Syria quake survivors

People are being tricked into making donations towards quake-ravaged Turkey and Syria. Instead of passing the collections to charities, scamsters are channelling the money to their own PayPal accounts and cryptocurrency wallets

Scammers are using the advertising system on the Apple App Store to earn absurd amounts of money

Apple needs to redesign the app interface to ensure that people don’t find it difficult to control how the company is charging them.

Scamsters using Narendra Modi's face to trick users on WhatsApp

Scams on WhatsApp, Facebook, and other social networking sites are well known. But offlate, scamsters have started focussing on local trends to cash in. Most recently, there was a WhatsApp scam message being forwarded which claimed that Narendra Modi was offering Rs 500 worth of mobile recharge to people in the country. These malicious link make excessive use of Modi's photos and name.

LinkedIn Alert: Phishing scam uses security update to steal users’ credentials

The attachment is a copy of the real LinkedIn.com website. However, the website’s source has been modified, so if the recipient uses this web page to sign in to their LinkedIn account, their credentials will be sent directly to the attacker.

India worst hit by WhatsApp spam: Here's why it's such a menace

Recent campaigns targeting WhatsApp users include investment spam messages sent from US numbers to Europe, spam promoting fake luxury goods sent from Chinese numbers to users in Europe and a ramp up in junk messages of various flavours to WhatsApp users in India.

American women targeted as Malaysia becomes Internet scam haven - U.S.

Watch out: Scammers build fake AAP Facebook page to dupe users

According to Symantec, the fake site spoofs Facebook’s appearance and includes a photo of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on the page to lure in unsuspecting users.

Online scammers seek to profit from the death of Steve Jobs

Online scammers are already attempting to capitalize on the death of Steve Jobs with a bogus offer to Facebook users for free iPads in his memory.

That Google+ Invite May Be Spam: Sophos

Facebook might have its fair share of spam but newly launched Google+, the social networking service is not being spared.

Facebook Scammers Send Out Fake Invites

The popular social networking medium is turning into a breeding ground for scammers.