Scammers are exploiting desperate renters, especially in hot housing markets. They create fake listings, collect deposits, then vanish leaving victims out of thousands of dollars. 

🌍 Real-World Rental Deposit Scam Cases

🇬🇧 United Kingdom (London)

What Is Pretexting?

Pretexting is a social engineering scam where criminals invent a false story or identity (a “pretext”) to trick victims into handing over sensitive information, money, or access. Unlike phishing emails that rely on mass distribution, pretexting is often targeted and tailored, exploiting trust, authority, or fear.

🚚 What Are Mover Scams?

Relocating should be a fresh start, not a financial trap. Unfortunately, mover scams have become a global problem, with fraudulent companies preying on families, students, and businesses.

AI in Scams: The New Frontier of Fraud

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the most powerful tools in the hands of cybercriminals.

🕴️ 𝗪𝗛𝗢’𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗧 — 𝗬𝗔𝗛𝗢𝗢, 𝗦𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗪𝗔, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦

🇳🇬 Yahoo Boys (West Africa & diaspora)
They specialize in online impersonation (soldier, engineer, oil worker), operate in teams, and share scripts, stolen photos, and “formats” (message templates).

🌐 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝟯 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘁?

The internet is buzzing with ads for Web3 domains, promising a revolutionary shift from centralized control to true digital ownership.

“Own a piece of the decentralized web before it’s too late!” 

they urge, highlighting benefits like blockchain-based ownership, no renewal fees, censorship resistance, and easy crypto wallet integration.

Scammers are increasingly creating fraudulent news articles impersonating trusted media outlets to lure victims into illegitimate cryptocurrency schemes. These deceptive websites often claim to be from respected publishers such as Financial Post, CBC, BBC, or CNN. By impersonating established journalism, scammers manufacture a sense of legitimacy.

🙏 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?