🙏 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗦?

Blessing scams are deceptive confidence tricks that exploit cultural beliefs and fears of spiritual harm.

👤 Scammers often pose as spiritual healers or community elders, convincing vulnerable people their families are cursed or at risk from evil spirits.

In today’s world of digital convenience, QR codes are everywhere: on menus, ads, payment systems, and even packaging. While these scannable codes bring speed and simplicity, their careless use has opened the door to a dangerous scam: Quishing.

🔎 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚?

Online romance scams are no longer clumsy, typo-riddled emails from “lonely widows.” In today’s digital dating world, scammers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to create convincing, emotionally manipulative personas and target victims at breakneck speed.

Crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe and Kickstarter are powerful tools for helping others and funding creative dreams. Unfortunately, scammers exploit these platforms to prey on kindness and generosity. Knowing the warning signs can protect your wallet and ensure your donations or pledges go to real causes.

🕵️‍♂️ COMMON SCAM TACTICS

File-sharing platforms like WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive are convenient and trusted, which is exactly why scammers target them. Criminals send fake file-sharing notifications to trick you into revealing passwords, downloading malware, or opening dangerous documents.

🔍 How the WeTransfer Scam Works

Scammers are increasingly targeting sellers on VarageSale, Facebook Marketplace and other online sale platforms with fraudulent payment verification messages. These messages often claim that your item has been sold and that payment is pending, urging you to verify your identity or account via an external link.

 Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of protection to your online accounts. Authenticator apps are popular, but they’re not the only choice—and each method has its own strengths, weaknesses, and malware risks. Here is a breakdown.

📟 Hardware Security Keys (YubiKey, Titan Security Key)

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬

Most people are familiar with point-of-sale skimmers where scammers replace the cover or keypad of a legitimate in-store card machine. These capture your card data while the real transaction is being processed. Skimmers required physical access to a business’s terminal and often targeted high-traffic locations like coffee shops, gas stations, and grocery stores.

A SIM swap scam is when criminals trick your mobile provider into transferring your phone number to a SIM card they control. Once they succeed, they can intercept your calls and text messages often leading to financial theft, identity fraud, and personal data breaches.

🕵️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬

𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑺𝑪𝑨𝑴 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 – 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 ⚠️

📖 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

In legal terms, personation is when someone pretends to be a police officer or other law enforcement official. On social media, scammers create fake police or agency profiles to look official and gain your trust often to spread false information, harvest personal details, or trick you into clicking malicious links.

🚨 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞: