#PSA: If someone says they accidentally reported you, it's a scam.

If someone says you need to verify your Mastodon account, it's a scam.

If someone says you need to change the email address on your account, it's a scam.

If someone tries to lure you off-platform to Discord or Telegram, it's a scam.

If someone jumps into your replies or DMs with a mutual aid request, it's a scam.

If someone from mastodon.social sends you an unsolicited DM, it's a scam.

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Telltale signs of a scam:

- wants you to move off-site
- wants you to change account settings
- wants you to click something
- unsolicited private interactions
- new account
- under ~20 followers and over ~5:1 follow ratio
- sense of urgency
- appeals to your compassion
- piggybacks on a trending post or event

#KnowTheSigns #Report #Scams

Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via #Google #Ads

"Search engines, and Google’s in particular, are our gateway to the web. Yet, that door sometimes opens up to unsavory places thanks to sponsored search results, AKA ads."

This is part of the reason I recommend using an #adblocker (whether in browser, on device, or network-based.)

#cybersecurity #scams #security #privacy

malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/20…

Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via Google Ads | Malwarebytes

Consumers are getting caught in a web of scams facilitated by online ads often originating from the same perpetrators.

^{Jérôme Segura (Malwarebytes)}

My extremely badass friend and @tallpoppy advisor @satnam has an important new research report out on "pig butchering" scams. If you've ever wondered what those weird wrong-number texts are about, this is the answer, and it's super dark.
Read it, and tell the less-online folks in your life about it. You could save someone you care about from life-altering victimisation.

#scams #socialengineering #fraud

tenable.com/blog/pig-butcherin…

Pig Butchering Scam: From Tinder and TikTok to WhatsApp and Telegram, How Scammers Are Stealing Millions in a Long Con

In part one of a two-part series on Pig butchering, we detail the pervasive scam that has impacted thousands of victims around the world, resulting in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.

^Tenable®

Molly White is the creator of the "Web3 is going just great" project which tracks the latest news of cryptocurrency/NFT disasters, scams and collapses. You can follow at:

➡️ @molly0xfff (White's account)

➡️ @web3isgreat (project account)

The project's website is at web3isgoinggreat.com and features a useful interactive timeline of the news items.

#MollyWhite #Web3IsGoingJustGreat #Web3 #Cryptocurrency #Crypto #Tokens #Coins #NFTs #NFT #News #Financial #Money #Scams #Technology #Business

Web3 Is Going Just Great

A timeline of some of the greatest hits in cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other web3 projects since the beginning of 2021

^{web3isgoinggreat.com}