Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Sunrise Credit Services is a legitimate debt collection agency, not a scam, but has a history of federal lawsuits for violating consumer protection laws, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices A...
The Apple Pay text scam below is a widespread phishing tactic (smishing) designed to trick users into revealing their financial information, Apple Account credentials, or granting remote access to the...
The Geek Squad CobaltVault Membership Renewal scam is a fake email or text message claiming you will be charged for an auto-renewing tech support plan and telling you to call a phone number listed in ...
The fraudulent FedEx text message below contains a fraudulent web domain or URL that goes to a phishing website that steals personal information, account credentials and possibly banking information....
Fedexwm.com is a fraudulent web domain or URL variant used in phishing and text message scams (smishing) impersonating FedEx. Scammers frequently register slightly altered addresses—appending letters ...
The text "fedexnk" is part of a fraudulent web domain or URL variant used in phishing and text message scams (smishing) impersonating FedEx. Scammers frequently register slightly altered add...
This is where cybercriminals make fraudulent phone calls to impersonate FedEx representatives to steal their potential victims' money or personal data....
Depop is a legitimate, global fashion resale marketplace owned by the major e-commerce platform Etsy. However, because it operates as a peer-to-peer marketplace where individual users buy and sell dir...
A McAfee scam email is a fake message that pretends your antivirus subscription has auto-renewed for a high price or expired. It tries to cause panic so you will call a fake support number or click a ...
An Amazon brushing scam is an e-commerce fraud tactic where third-party sellers ship unsolicited packages to your home so they can write fake, five-star "verified purchase" reviews under you...
The 437 area code is a legitimate number for Toronto, Ontario. However, scammers frequently spoof these local numbers to trick you into answering, or they use them in premium-rate callback scams to st...
The Epicooler or "Epi Cooler" is widely reported as a scam or highly ineffective product, appearing as a "miracle" portable AC that fails to perform, according to user reports. It ...
Unifin text scams often involve scammers posing as debt collectors to steal money or personal information, sometimes using intimidation or false claims of debt, according to the Department of Financia...
While the 213 area code is a legitimate code for downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas, it has been identified as the top-reported area code for scam calls in California. Scammers frequently use ...
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) scams involve impostors claiming you have won a large prize, then demanding advance fees, taxes, or prepaid cards to "release" funds. Real PCH winners are sur...
We have seen reports of phishing emails pretending to be Paperless Post invitations. These fake messages are designed to trick you into sharing your login information to accounts with sensitive inform...
The fake "Apple Pay Alert" message below, which claims a transaction at the Apple Store was detected, is a scam. The aim is to trick potential victims into calling a fake Apple Support telep...
The Nigerian Prince scam is an advance-fee form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. This scam claims a Nigerian Prince or other members of a royal family are seeking help to...