Australian businesses hit by email scams

Australian businesses hit by email scams

Australian businesses reported more than 5800 scams with losses exceeding AUS$7.2 million ($5.08 million/ €4.52 million) in 2018, a 53 percent increase compared to 2017, according to the ACCC’s Targeting scams report. ACCC explains that much of this increase is due to...
Another conviction for Xerox scam

Another conviction for Xerox scam

A Florida man has pled guilty to his part in the scam to defraud the OEM of millions of dollars. According to the Democrat and Chronicle, Jason Haynes entered a guilty plea in the US District Court in Rochester to one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one...
Australian businesses hit by email scams

IFD renews scam letter campaign

The International Fairs Directory has again resurrected its ‘Expo-Guide’ scam in advance of the Paperworld 2019 trade show, which takes place in January. The Directory’s scam letters have been seen by The Recycler and, as before, ask the exhibitor to update...
New scam email “phishes” for victims

New scam email “phishes” for victims

The email, which has a subject that reads “Scanned from a Xerox Multifunction Printer” leads the unwary to a phishing website which steals usernames and passwords. As Online Threat Alerts reveals, this scam is “being sent by cybercriminals to trick their potential...