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Scams are fraudulent schemes designed to trick individuals into parting with money or sensitive information. They matter due to their significant financial and emotional impact on victims, posing a persistent threat in both digital and physical realms.
1. Is HEX The Most Notorious Scam in The History of Cryptocurrencies?
Richard Heart is the BIGGEST CON ARTIST in crypto history...
2. LUNA's Crash and Scams in Desperate Times of Crypto
Diving deeper into the TerraLUNA crash, and a fair warning against internet scams that may become more frequent as time gets more desperate.
3. The 8 Most Dangerous Cash App Scams (with Screenshots)
If you're a Cash App user, here are the eight most dangerous scams to look out for.
4. 12 Red Flags to Look Out For to Avoid Getting Scammed on Facebook Marketplace
We have put together this guide to help you avoid getting scammed. There are several red flags buyers and sellers should be mindful of when shopping.
5. How to Identify and Avoid Scams on Uniswap
Learn how to protect yourself when using Uniswap.
6. Payment Fraud Stats From the World’s Most Popular Apps: Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, Paypal, and More
Do you use payment apps to make purchases or send money to your friends and family? Here are the safety stats on the top payment apps in the world.
7. Video Chatting Might Lead You to Identity Theft and Scams
One might think that the internet was designed for the consumer to remain anonymous and share their ideas without any censorship. But it isn’t the case anymore, especially since the abrupt commercialization of the technology and the rise of social media, which has paved the way for big corporations and regimes to take note of user data and activity, like never before.
8. Is Momentum Solar a Pyramid Scheme?
Are free solar panels really free? Or are companies like Momentum Solar just highly funded scams? It turns out, maybe a little bit of both.
9. My Favourite Scams these days (Cryptocurrencies, Mining, Forex and NFT scams) — 2021 deep dive
My deep dive into the world of novadays crypto and related scammers. Bit fun and highly educational.
10. What is SIM Swapping and How Do You Prevent It?
This post covers how to prevent SIM swapping and all of the aspects that make up this insidious cybercrime.
11. What are Cryptocurrency Faucets?
A simple narrative that highlights cryptocurrency faucets and how you should perceive them, Are crypto faucets great or a waste of time? Read more to find out
12. Inside Crypto’s Most Elaborate Scams: Fake Frontrunning Bots
These are highly sophisticated scams targeting advanced crypto users and boy, does this rabbit hole run deep. Here’s what I found.
13. I Think Instagram Scammers Lacked Friends Growing Up
I think Instagram scammers lacked friends growing up. Friendship is the fuel used to drive good-heartedness, as friends gravitate toward good hearts.
14. Exposing the Nigerian Crypto Scam Group - "Operation N-Fiverr"
Yesterday the XREX secops team noticed an AML alert — one of our users tried to withdraw funds into wallet: 1BT5vBb9WKudUAX51jiWi3pAawobD3mZwM;
15. YouTube Fake Crypto Giveaways Explained - Behind The Account Hacks
Maybe you have noticed that there is a lot of fake Binance, Ethereum, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash streams on Youtube lately. The crazy part is that those live streams are on a big accounts with thousands of subscribers.
16. Is Black Hat World Run by Children? A Rant About Fools, Bad Advice, and Link-Building Scams
Black Hat World has earned a notorious reputation as a hotbed for scams, shady scammers, and downright deceitful SEO marketing tactics
17. 7 Most Common Zelle Scams to Watch Out For and How They Work
A list of the most common Zelle scams on the internet.
18. 2ND Chance by DeFiat — A new way to revive your ‘scam’ holdings!
There is no doubt that the crypto space is growing at a very rapid pace, but no one can ignore the scams that are prevalent in this ecosystem. If we just go back a few years, more than 80 percent of the ICOs were identified as outright scams in a study conducted by the ICO advisory firm Statis Group.
19. Fight Telegram Impersonators With A Bit Of Common Sense And A Dash Of Vigilance
The number, frequency, and scale of scams involving impersonations are growing like fungi. It’s probably the sign of our times and it’s worrisome.
20. Fake TikTok Doctors (and Other Deepfake Health Scams)
Have you ever seen a doctor on TikTok promoting sketchy products? It may have been a deepfake. Here are all the details on deepfake health scams.
21. Hacked Peruvian Government Servers are Sending Phishing Campaigns to Chase Bank Customers
If you are a current or former Chase customer and familiar with those periodic "a secure message from Chase" email notifications, this one would've better caught your attention, if not your spam filter's. Thankfully for me, it was sent to a Gmail address I had not used with Chase online banking since 2014 or so. This instantly indicated the attackers had prior knowledge of my Gmail address having been used with Chase online banking in the past.
22. Brushing Scams on Amazon: What They Are and How to Handle Them
Imagine coming home to find random Amazon boxes at your doorstep. Before you open them up, first read this article. You may be part of a brushing scam.
23. What are extortion emails and what can be done? By Jason Nelson
What is an Extortion Email? An extortion email is one that claims to have access to usually pictures or videos showing users in a compromising situation or looking at something that may be a source of embarrassment.
24. The Greater Fool’s Theory: Crypto Edition
Disclaimer: This article was written on February 19 - 2019
25. The Collector's Guide to Avoid Insidious NFT Scams
Even the savviest people can be scammed. Learn the anatomy of an NFT scam and how you can protect yourself and the community from scams and scammers.
26. Ahrefs Under Fire for Severe Domain Rating (DR) Inaccuracies
Ahrefs' DR metrics calculations are under fire and have become alarmingly unreliable and inaccurate leading to SEO and link building scams
27. Human Trafficking Victims Also Forced to Cyberscam
It was selling human beings — in particular, human beings in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and other cities in southeast Asia.
28. India's Obsession With SEO And Digital Marketing Scams
They rely on deceptive marketing tactics to portray scammers as experts, taking advantage of the widespread fascination with SEO in India is a problem.
29. Fiverr Faces Backlash as Digital Marketing Scammers Remain Active Despite Technical Evidence
Industry experts are calling for immediate action in the face of increasing criticism, urging authorities to step in and enforce more stringent regulations on p
30. Geographz.com is a SCAM Please Don't Trust: Fake T-Shirts
Geographz.com is a complete scam! Please don't waste your money.
31. Beware of Huge Rise in LinkedIn Bogus Boss Scams
In this thread, our community discusses their thoughts on the latest scams, including the LinkedIn Bogus Boss scam on the rise.
32. Facebook Crypto Scammers are Imitating Zuckerberg, Musk, and Bezos
The ads, until recently available for view in Facebook’s public ad library, were frauds that slipped through Facebook’s content moderation process...
33. Gem or Scam: AiTraderGlobal investigation
In this article, I’ll share my investigation on AiTraderGlobal so you can be aware of all of the risks, and we will go through such topics:
34. About My Recent Encounter With a Credit Card Scammer
Last Friday, when I arrived at the office and put down my backpack, I received a phone call with country code “+86,” indicating it was from Mainland China.
35. 10 Tips to Avoid Being Scammed by Fake Job Ads
Cybercriminals are flooding the internet with fake job ads and even bogus company hiring websites.
36. Facebook's Inexcusable Tolerance for Fake Profiles and Fraudulent Operations
Facebook, the Goliath of social networks, seems content with giving only lip service to address these problems.
37. How Scammers Are Stealing People's Identities With Fake Job Ads
Instead, the ads are cybercriminals’ latest attempt to steal people’s identities and use them to commit fraud, according to recent warnings from the FBI
38. U.S. Virgin Islands Lawsuit Finally Calls Time On Meta’s Profitable Scam Ad Machine
The U.S. Virgin Islands is accusing Meta of deliberately profiting from scam advertising.
39. MEVgate: How Twitter Collaborated With a Known Crypto Scammer
Not only did Twitter let a scammer promote his fake bots for months, but also actively censored the investigator who called him out.
40. Saving Cryptocurrency from Scammers: Interview with Crypto Vigilante
I think the ICO run is past us. We will not see a crazy market like we did in 2017. Scammers are very sophisticated and are always coming up with new ways to scam.
41. To Dox or Not Dox: Is Anonymity in Crypto a Farce?
Crypto enthusiasts attribute different meanings to decentralization and anonymity. This article examines these two pillars and the various arguments around them
42. Facebook Has Managed To Mess Up Beyond All Common Sense. A Social Media Nightmare
Facebook has become a social media nightmare while messing up beyond all common sense. Its allowing the promotion of spam and removing legitimate content.
43. The Most Infuriating And Outrageous Fiverr Scam of All Time
The Fiverr scam is offering a service that promises to increase your website’s domain authority using MOZ, a third-party SEO metric.
44. The Importance of Decentralization and Governance in Crypto
The past few decades have shown us, time and time again, that centralized financial systems are incredibly vulnerable.
45. The Noonification: Crafting the Future of Mobile UX (12/30/2023)
12/30/2023: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
46. The yet another Asian story - ICO Scam
Disclaimer: This article was posted on JUNE 11, 2019.
The Story of Bitsdaq
47. Waiting for Your Tax Refund? Don't Fall for These Scams
As taxpayers wait for refunds, they should keep their guard up; scams don't end after the filing deadline. Here are the scam warning signs to watch out for.
48. My Experience With Blockchain.com: Lost Funds, Bad Support, Low Reviews
I checked my Blockchain.com wallet and checked the Bitcoin explorer. All funds were transferred to an unknown wallet.
49. Poor Regulation in the Digital Marketing Industry: Scams and Exorbitant Prices Run Rampant
The rise in digital marketing scams is alarming. Fraudsters prey on businesses seeking to enhance their online presence, promising quick results and top ranking
50. Voices of Deception: Guide to Protecting Yourself from AI Voice Scams
A recent voice cloning scam in the U.S. raised cybersecurity concerns, as the unpredictable power of AI becomes evident.
51. Why Are People Still Falling For Gift Card Scams?
"Gift Card Scams in 2025: How Are People still Falling for the oldest trick in the book?
52. Facebook Fiasco: Banning the Victim, Not the Scammer"
Facebook's inadequate scam reporting system jeopardizes user safety in the digital age.
53. DNS Business Impersonation: What’s the Landscape Like in 2022
Whois API studied the digital footprints of Fortune 500 companies, uncovering thousands of potential business impersonation scams that use CEO identities.
54. Towards a Safer Web3: Protecting Against Cryptoscams With DirtyHash
DirtyHash was created as an open source project to defend against Web3 and Crypto frauds, phishing, ransomware, blackmailers and money laundering.
55. Meta's Blind Spot: How Scammers Run Free On Facebook While Victims Pay the Price
A Facebook group, brazenly named “SCAMMERS LIST UPDATE“, continues to operate under the guise of helping victims recover money, for victims of scams.
56. Phishing Scammers – The Bottom Feeders Of The Digital World
Picture this: you innocently check your email, only to find a message that appears to be from your trusted email provider, warning you of suspicious activity.
57. CDN and Hosting Providers Need to Step Up: Stop Protecting Bad Actors
CDN and hosting providers refuse to take responsibility for their own networks. Instead, they wait for court orders before doing anything
58. Is Cryptocurrency Nothing But A Scam?
Thoughts on whether the cryptocurrency industry is nothing but a huge financial scam in the making.
59. Australian Government's Plan To Compensate Scam Victims - Tech Companies To Face Fines
Big Tech Companies with the addition of banks and Telcos could receive massive fines if they fail to protect Australians from scams
60. India's Deepfake Regulation Talk Is Cheap — Enforcement Is What Matters
India’s warning about the dangers of deepfake technology and its push for “stronger regulation” would does not carry credibility
61. Bitcoin has Many Parallels with the California Gold Rush. Will it End the Same Way?
Earlier this year, Hacked published an article comparing bitcoin to the California gold rush, when the discovery of gold sparked a frenzied, greed-driven migration into California from 1848 to 1855.
62. When Middleware Lies: The Dark Pattern of Fake Liquidity Bridges
What shady forex plugins can teach fintech builders about trust, transparency, and deceptive infrastructure.
63. Trading Scams Explained & Tips to Avoid Them
The trading of forex is not well regulated, as the system depends on brokers. The nature of the volatile rate of trading forex makes it an easy target for scams
64. Protect Your Phone: How Cybercriminals Can Swipe Your Cash
SIM swapping persists as a longstanding issue primarily due to scammers consistently identifying individuals to defraud.
65. Resources Wasted On Cybercrime Instead Of Innovation
It’s absolutely mind-boggling how much time and money we invest in combating cybercrime when we could be channeling those resources towards new innovations
66. Online Scams: Types, Mechanisms, Victim Profiles, and Protection
Online scams start from a similar piece of financial discernment. At the point when it’s conceivable to communicate to a huge number of individuals, it’s inescapable that somebody, some place, will chomp. In any case, not all scams are made equivalent. While the Nigerian Banker may not trick you, other progressively unpretentious scam could very well. This is what you have to know.
67. The Noonification: Expression (12/23/2023)
12/23/2023: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
68. Combat Online Vaccine Registration Scams With Better Cybersecurity Measures
Hackers are targeting the online vaccine supply chain and are setting up malicious attacks to have unauthorized access to the organization’s vaccine information
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