Sometimes a fraudulent code will lead you to a bogus website site to steal information. Other times, scammers use a QR code to launch a fraudulent payment app or spread malware. In a typical scenario, a scammer will pose as a legitimate business and post a notice about a sale or offer.
Scams often begin with an unexpected phone call or email from a scammer offering a not-to-be-missed high return or guaranteed investment in shares, real estate, options or foreign currency trading.
Term used for a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions
Digital impersonation is a form of identity theft for committing fraud or cheating of another person’s identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person’s identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person’s name and fame.
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