May 23, 2023 | Scam Advice
The Internet is a wonderful, revolutionary resource for every area of our lives, from entertainment, hobbies, sport and social media to learning and commerce. Lurking in the shadows, or even in plain sight, however, are scammers and hackers who want to access your...
May 23, 2023 | Scam Advice
Secure Citizen link MEDIA RELEASE May 2023 The role of fraud examiners is vital in winning the fraud prevention war During the recently held Southern African Fraud Prevention Services (SAFPS) Fraud Prevention Summit – which was held on 17 May – it...
Jan 23, 2023 | Scam Advice
Source: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2021/qr-codes.html The FBI is warning that cybercriminals have tampered with QR codes to steal consumers’ login, financial information and money. Crooks are altering both digital and physical QR codes and replacing...
Jun 14, 2022 | Scam Advice
Source: https://risk.lexisnexis.com/insights-resources/research/emea-true-cost-of-fraud-study The True Cost of FraudTM As digital transformation continues apace in financial services and retail the latest LexisNexis® True Cost of Fraud™ Study reveals that...
Mar 30, 2022 | Scam Advice
In most countries, online fraud is now the most reported type of crime: 50 billion EUR lost in scams an expected growth rate of 40% chance of getting caught is less than 0.05% Looking at these numbers scams have become a safe and very lucrative business. That is why...
Mar 30, 2022 | Scam Advice
Scams are becoming more sophisticated and many people fall victim to them. Make sure you protect yourself against future scams. Steps to take if you have been scammed Stop all contact with the scammer Once you realise you are being scammed, do not continue...
