New FileFix attack aims at Meta accounts using phony security alerts
Cybercriminals are continuously evolving their tactics to target social media users, with Meta accounts—like Facebook and Instagram—being prime targets. Losing access to these accounts can have significant repercussions for individuals and businesses alike. Often, urgent prompts are sent to users that pressure them into taking swift, unconsidered actions. One such dangerous scheme is the FileFix […]
Democrats neglected middle-class voters similar to Schumer’s phony couple
Imaginary Voters: Joe and Eileen Bailey in Political Discussion Joe and Eileen Bailey, an invented couple from Masapequa, have recently become a topic of interest again. HBO’s John Oliver disclosed that they don’t actualize as a prototype voting couple for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., despite the senator’s long-standing reliance on them for years. […]
ESPN broadcasts phony Dak Prescott-George Pickens Cowboys video in major mistake
It’s interesting to think about how much buzz surrounds American teams compared to the actual discussions world leaders have. On Tuesday, ESPN had a notable slip-up during their “First Take” segment focused on the Dallas Cowboys. Host Shaw mistakenly showed a video featuring receiver George Pickens at training camp, which he thought was footage of […]
Impersonators of Elon Musk trick victims with phony Tesla and cash offers
Online Scam Alert: Fake Elon Musk Offers A recent incident in Jensen Beach, Florida, highlights an alarming trend of online scams. It all began innocently enough with a Facebook friend request and a message that seemed too good to be true. The victim was repeatedly told it was her lucky day—she’d supposedly won a white […]
Fake documents and phony donations: Credit Suisse penalized for aiding wealthy Americans in concealing over $4 billion from taxes – CNN
Credit Suisse has agreed to plead guilty to US charges related to helping wealthy Americans avoid taxes, coupled with a payment exceeding $510 million. The bank’s services division was sentenced on Monday for colluding to conceal over $4 billion from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) through at least 475 offshore accounts, according to a statement […]
Phony mourner violently robs Harlem funeral home director
According to police, the robber pretending to be in mourning violently attacked the Harlem funeral director. The still-large con man saw the 66-year-old funeral director at his office at Daniels Wilhelmina Funeral Home on February 17th as pretending to arrange a funeral, the NYPD said as he released a video on Wednesday. But he “sought […]
Phony threats temporarily close some Georgia polling sites | FOX 5 News
Multiple polling sites in Fulton County faced phony bomb threats on Election Day. Officials had to evacuate and temporarily close … source
E-ZPass scammers try to cash in on NYC congestion pricing with phony text-message shakedown
The one who falls into this is ez. State transport officials have warned drivers not to be drawn into the round of E-Zpass scams since the MTA's controversial crowd pricing plan hit the Big Apple last month. The scammer sends a text message claiming it is official, citing “unpaid toll bills” and immediately the driver […]
NYC skincare specialist knowingly injected clients with phony Botox from China — leading one woman to experience ‘double vision’: feds
A New York City skin care professional was arrested Wednesday for allegedly injecting a client with fake Botox from China, leaving one woman with “double vision” and heart palpitations, federal authorities said. Joey Grant Luther, 54, a Hell's Kitchen esthetician, allegedly sold counterfeit prescription drugs to customers at her medical spa, JGL Aesthetics, and obtained […]
Phony NYC livery driver drugs woman and attacks her
A creepy man posing as a livery taxi driver drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in the car in a terrifying incident early this week, according to police sources. Officials said the 34-year-old woman got into 55-year-old Umar Randhawa's car on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, believing him to be a car […]