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2023's online scams are more sophisticated than ever. The holiday shopping season is a busy one for scammers too, with deal-hungry consumers often letting their guard down online. NBC's Noah

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The holiday shopping season is a busy one for scammers too, with deal-hungry consumers often letting their guard down online. NBC's Noah Pransky shares tips

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2023's online scams are more sophisticated than ever. Videos cannot play due to a network issue. Please check your Internet connection and try again. The holiday shopping season is a busy one for

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NBC News. 2023's online scams are more sophisticated than ever. Posted: November 21, 2023 | Last updated: November 21, 2023. The holiday shopping season is a busy one for scammers too, with deal

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2. Beware pig butchering. Victims are wooed romantically before being offered fake investments. This horrible hybrid of romance and investment scams called 'pig butchering' by scammers. That's because fraudsters 'fatten up' the victim with loving words before executing the investment part of the scam.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/07/phishing-attacks-are-increasing-and-getting-more-sophisticated.html
There was a 61% increase in the rate of phishing attacks in the six months ending October 2022 compared to the previous year. The attacks are also getting more sophisticated, and are spreading

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SAN JOSE, Calif., November 08, 2023--McAfee Corp, a global leader in online protection, today released its first-ever Global Scam Message Study. The study surveyed more than 7,000 adults in seven

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In fact, the latest data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that consumers lost more than $6 billion to investment and imposter scams in 2022. This is a trend that will continue in 2023, he says. "Scams will definitely continue to increase in 2023, and they'll be more sophisticated with many taking a fear-based approach," said

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Consumers lost $2.7 billion to such scams in 2023, according to FTC data. The average loss was $800. , may contact potential victims via channels such as e-mail, phone call, text, mobile apps

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Avoiding shopping scams used to be so simple. Watch out for pickpocketers. Don't send money online to strangers. If an email looks fake, it probably is. But in 2023, the scams are a lot more sophisticated than you may have realized.

https://www.scamadviser.com/articles/predicting-the-biggest-scams-of-2023
Image source: Pexels.com. History suggests that the biggest scams of 2023 will follow some very familiar trends. 2022 saw some old scams going strong and a few new ones spreading like wildfire. 1. Phishing scams: Phishing emails and fake websites are used to steal personal information.

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The Data Book tells us that people lost $10 billion to scams in 2023. That's $1 billion more than 2022 and the highest ever in reported losses to the FTC - even though the number of reports (2.6 million) was about the same as last year. One in four people reported losing money to scams, with a median loss of $500 per person.

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There are few frauds as costly as BEC scams. In 2023, IC3 received over 21,000 BEC complaints. Losses totaled $2.9 billion, with the average loss reported as $174,000. BEC scams operate like other

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The year 2023 saw a significant surge in fraud losses, surpassing $10 billion, fueled by a rise in web and social media-based scams. This was a $1 billion increase from the previous year. ... Email was easily the No. 1 contact method for scammers this year, with more than 358,000 reports of phishing scams showing up in people's inboxes.

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2023 Phishing Statistics: A Year Ripe with Opportunity. With phishing sites reaching record-breaking numbers in almost 20 countries around the world, and some of the most well-known brands targeted more than ever before (we found over 1.2 million scams targeting Amazon alone), there's no doubt that generative AI leads to more hacker activity.

https://www.globalsecuritymag.com/3rd-Annual-Study-Online-Scammers-Break-10-Billion-Barrier-For-First-Time.html
The 31-page study includes FBI and FTC data released in 2023, a poll of 5,500 online scam victims conducted in June and is meant to serve as a comprehensive resource to avoid online scams. California is the No. 1 most-scammed state with 80,766 victims losing $2 billion, while Georgia and Alabama made the top 10 for the first time.

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1. Charitable donations scam. To get their hands on your money, scammers will stoop to any low, including exploiting your empathy. Charity scams range from simplistic one-man operations to complex

https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-mcafees-2023-scam-study-results-scam-texts-more-/2023/11/08/9913444.htm
McAfee Corp, a global leader in online protection, today released its first-ever Global Scam Message Study.The study surveyed more than 7,000 adults in seven countries to understand how scam messages, and the increased scam sophistication brought about by artificial intelligence (AI), have impacted the lives of consumers worldwide.

https://www.moneymagpie.com/save-money/how-to-avoid-the-latest-sophisticated-scams-in-2023
How to avoid the courier scam. There are a few simple ways you can stop scammers like this in their tracks. If someone calls and tells you to hang up and call the police, don't. Instead, hang up, and use an alternative phone line to call the police and report the call you've received. Never give out your address or personal details to

https://drj.com/industry_news/mcafees-2023-scam-study-results-scam-texts-more-painful-than-getting-a-root-canal/
The 2023 McAfee Scam Message Study. McAfee's research revealed four key insights about online scams and spotlights the level of stress people face as AI drives an increase in the number and sophistication of scam messages, along with the need for an AI-driven solution to the problem. The survey results are detailed below.

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NBC News published this video item, entitled "2023's online scams are more sophisticated than ever" - below is their description. The holiday shopping season is a busy one for scammers too

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2023's online scams are more sophisticated than ever • • World • One News Page: Tuesday, 21 November 2023

https://www.dqweek.com/news/most-common-online-scams-in-2023-1508508
What's more, according to data from Gen, 75% of all cyberthreats on desktop are now scams. Norton experts identified some of the most prominent online scams people are facing today, including: E-Shop Scams: Scammers create fake online stores, offering products at unbeatable prices. Once a purchase is made, the product is never delivered, and

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/job-scams-surged-in-2023-including-on-legitimate-job-sites-062624.html
Scammers stayed busy last year. The Identity Theft Resouce Center reports there was a 118% increase in job scams in 2023. Job scams were primarily carried out through websites, typically LinkedIn