by Help Desk Cavalry | Apr 28, 2020 | Phishing & Scams
The Scam Since much of the American business landscape is choked by mandatory quarantines and social restrictions, debt consolidation scams are increasing. These scams are most often reported as cold calls. Scammers call you out of the blue to offer sham “guarantees”...
by Help Desk Cavalry | Apr 24, 2020 | Phishing & Scams
The ScamCall scams are not a new thing, but more are surfacing to prey on people who want to help communities affected by the pandemic. This charity call scam impersonates genuine charities and fake ones that have a “dummy” profile online. These scams not...
by Help Desk Cavalry | Apr 22, 2020 | Phishing & Scams
The ScamsThe United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received more than 17,000 complaints from U.S. consumers who reported total losses in excess of $13 million from Coronavirus scams. Most crimes reported fall under a rather broad category of fraud with...
by Help Desk Cavalry | Apr 21, 2020 | Phishing & Scams
The Scam In the latest COAVID-19 scam, fraudsters are impersonating financial institutions to steal from Americans who are expecting stimulus checks from the US federal government. To soften the economic blow dealt by the virus, the US Senate approved a $2...
by Help Desk Cavalry | May 8, 2017 | Phishing & Scams
Cybercrime is becoming more and more advanced every year, with new programs and technology available to hackers to access your systems and files. One method is known as Phishing, a term coined in the mid nineties, has evolved through the age of social media and email...
