by Owen Collins | Dec 12, 2018 | Around the Industry
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...
by Owen Collins | Dec 10, 2018 | Around the Industry
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...
by stefanie | Aug 14, 2018 | Around the Industry
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...
by Owen Collins | Jul 12, 2018 | Around the Industry
The OEM has published a blog in which it illuminates readers as to three ways to tell when they are falling victim to a phishing scam. Xerox calls phishing “the primary method hackers use to obtain victims’ personal data,” with the added note that “email is the most...
by stefanie | May 9, 2018 | World Focus
The Recycler has been approached by remanufacturing industry members, alerting us to a new ink cartridge empties scam. According to our sources, businesses are being approached by apparently fraudulent businesses, offering their empty ink cartridges for sale. These...
