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https://bit.ly/3G3uHPj - 🚨 The FBI has issued warnings about ongoing email scams exploiting the Gaza conflict, tricking people into donating cryptocurrencies to fake charities. Cybercriminals and sometimes terrorist organizations are using emails, social media, cold calls, and crowdfunding websites, posing as fundraisers for Palestinian or Israeli victims. This sophisticated scamming method has already led to significant financial losses, with one report tracing $1.6 million in crypto to these fraudulent accounts. #FBICyberWarning #GazaEmailScams #CryptoScams 💻 Cybersecurity experts explain that these scams are effective because they play on human emotions, using tactics like spoofed email domains and emotional, urgent language. The scammers often request donations in cryptocurrencies, which are harder to trace and allow them to avoid detection by traditional email security filters. Links in the emails are used to lend credibility, often pointing to legitimate news sources or organizations. #CyberFraudTactics #EmailScams #SecurityAwareness ⚠️ The danger of these scams is further compounded by the use of crypto wallet drainers, which can empty a victim's crypto wallet completely, turning small donations into significant financial losses. This tactic has been instrumental in the high amount of money lost to these scams, which is likely even higher than reported figures. #CryptoWalletDrainers #FinancialLoss #CyberSecurityTips 🛡️ To combat these scams, experts recommend using behavioral AI-enabled spam filters and exercising common sense. Donating through reputable organizations' official websites or known contacts is advised over responding to unsolicited emails.

https://bit.ly/3FU6dIo - 📧 Spammers are exploiting Google Forms' "Release Scores" feature to deliver scams via email. This method, using Google's own servers, allows these emails to bypass standard anti-spam protections more effectively. Cisco Talos observed a significant increase in such spam messages, highlighting a new technique in cybercrime. #CyberSecurity #SpamTactics #GoogleFormsScams 📊 The spam emails, characterized by the subject line "Score released:", are generated through Google Forms quizzes. Spammers create a quiz, use the victim's email to respond, and then use the "Release Scores" feature to send customized spam messages. This abuse of Google Forms has seen a recent uptick, indicating a shift in spammer strategies. #EmailScams #DigitalThreats #OnlineSecurity 🔗 In a recent example, victims were directed to a second Google Form to "confirm" their email address. This led to a link to an external site, part of an elaborate cryptocurrency scam. The domain for this scam site, go-procoinwhu[.]top, was newly created and saw a surge in DNS queries, indicating the effectiveness of the scam's reach. #CryptocurrencyScams #PhishingAttacks #OnlineFraud 💰 The scam site presented victims with a fake claim of possessing substantial Bitcoin through "automatic cloud Bitcoin mining." The website is designed to appear legitimate, with features like a fake group chat. Victims attempting to claim their Bitcoin are led through a series of deceptive steps, including chatting with a fake agent and filling out forms. #BitcoinScams #WebFraud #InternetScams 💸 The final step of the scam asked victims to pay an "exchange fee" to convert the Bitcoin into USD, revealing the endgame of this elaborate ruse. The Bitcoin wallet address provided by the scammers, however, had no transactions, indicating no victims had paid as of the report date. This case exemplifies the lengths to which cybercriminals will go to conduct scams, reinforcing the adage that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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E-mail Scams are constantly evolving and getting more and more sophisticated but now there is a new scam out that can possibly trick you into the scam. 

The Vinyl Thought, Today: Lori Armstrong and Ray Robledo Authors of “Beyond the Gates of Neverland”, also on the shown comedian Daymon Ferguson and guest host Florentina Tanase. Tune in today at 4pm pst Today, Writer Lori Armstrong and Ray Robledo who worked at Neverland Ranch for and was friends with Michael Jackson, The Authors of "Behind the Gates of Neverland", Also on the show, comedian Daymon Ferguson and guest host Florentina Tanase and we chat phone and email scams Tune in today at 4pm pst