Online vehicle shoppers are being victimized by fraudulent vehicle sales and false claims of Vehicle Protection Programs.
Hijackers Duping Car Buyers With False Vehicle Protection Programs
August 15th, 2011 · Comments Off
Tags: Fraud Alert
ACH Transfer Canceled Email Fraud Scam
June 27th, 2011 · Comments Off
WARNING: Fraudulent emails being received regarding canceled Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers. DO NOT BELIEVE THESE EMAILS.
Tags: Fraud Alert
How To Avoid Fraudulent Charitable Contribution Schemes
March 12th, 2011 · Comments Off
Tips on how to avoid fraudulent charitable contribution schemes
Tags: Stop Spam Tips
Recent Cyber Crime Trends
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off
Recent cyber crime trends and new twists to previously-existing cyber scams reported to the IC3
Tags: Spam Email Alerts
Do You Know The Warning Signs of Fraud?
November 18th, 2010 · Comments Off
Fraud warning signs and steps you can take to avoid being ripped off or having your identity stolen.
Tags: Fraud Alert
Fraudulent Telephone Calls Allow Fraudsters Access To Consumer Financial and Brokerage Accounts
June 21st, 2010 · Comments Off
FBI Newark Division released a warning to consumers concerning a new scheme using telecommunications denial-of-service (TDoS) attacks.
Tags: Fraud Alert
National Center for Disaster Fraud to Coordinate Haitian and Chilean Fraud Complaints
March 10th, 2010 · Comments Off
The FBI and the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) have their hands full with fraud complaints regarding fraudulent donation requests about Haiti earthquake
Tags: Spam Email Alerts
Mystery Secret Shopper Schemes
January 20th, 2010 · Comments Off
IC3 has been alerted to an increase in employment schemes pertaining to mystery/secret shopper positions
Tags: Fraud Alert
Techniques Used By Fraudsters On Social Networking Sites
October 1st, 2009 · Comments Off
Fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software by using various techniques
Tags: Fraud Alert
Fraudsters Continue To Exploit Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)
July 9th, 2009 · Comments Off
IC3 continues to receive complaints pertaining to scam artists using Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) to defraud U.S. businesses and consumers.
Tags: Spam Email Alerts
Mortgage Fraud Scam
April 27th, 2009 · Comments Off
A slick marketing program that promised investors it would pay their mortgages instead fleeced them out of $70 million.
Tags: Fraud Alert
Nigeria United Nations Human Settlements Programme Scam
February 28th, 2009 · Comments Off
Now, I’ve heard of being rewarded for reporting crimes before but one-half million dollars? Now that’s a stimulus package.
Tags: Spam Email Alerts
Credit Card Phone Scam
August 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
Just another instance where you should never divulge credit card security information to an unknown source. Also, your CC company will NEVER ask you to give them this information — they already have it.
Tags: Spam Email Alerts
Fraudulent Refund Notification Purportedly from the IC3
June 6th, 2008 · Comments Off
Consumers always need to be alert when they receive an unsolicited e-mail.
Tags: Spam Email Alerts