Scammers want to get to people who have executive authority.
Scamwatch says
scammers often promise prizes, loans, jobs, discounted products and other financial rewards in exchange for sending money upfront through untraceable wire transfers.
There was the data breach at Equifax, for instance, following which
scammers called people to "verify" their Equifax account information.
Romance scams in the US now bring in the highest amount of money to organised gangs of
scammers than any other type of internet fraud, according to the FBI, and that may only be the tip of the iceberg as it is estimated that only around 15 per cent of victims report the cases to authorities.
The
scammer continued to claim that he worked for the IRS at its office in Philadelphia, McKee said.
DOORSTEP SCAMS
Scammers may knock on your door pretending to be traders, perhaps offering to do work on your home or garden.
The
scammers frequently use intimidation to get what they want, threatening to seize the victim's property or involve the police.
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scammers are .
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which revealed this data, also reckons that more than three-quarters of all
scammers are either operating via cold-calls, or online methods.
The Financial Ombudsman Service reckons more than 75 per cent of
scammers operate via cold calls or online.
The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers Thursday of telephone
scammers targeting students and parents during the back-to-school season and demanding payments for nonexistent taxes, such as the "Federal Student Tax.
