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Google Impersonation Scams Soar As Fraudsters Target Personal Data
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (367+ words) A message that appears to come from Google might look legitimate at first glance. It could also be a scam designed to steal your personal information. Scammers are using realistic emails and messages to steal account credentials." Cybercriminals are increasingly…...
Google Impersonation Scams Soar As Fraudsters Target Personal Data | Fair Lawn-Glen Rock Daily Voice
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (367+ words) A message that appears to come from Google might look legitimate at first glance. It could also be a scam designed to steal your personal information. Scammers are using realistic emails and messages to steal account credentials." Cybercriminals are increasingly…...
Phony Amazon Messages Target Shoppers With New Tricks: What To Know Now
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (233+ words) That email claiming to be from Amazon about a mysterious order or urgent account issue? It could be a scammer's trap waiting for you to click. Amazon users are being warned about a fresh wave of sophisticated scams hitting inboxes....
Hacker Sends Hate-Filled Midnight Emails To 400+ Fort Lee Condo Residents, Prosecutor Says
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (271+ words) A Montclair man was charged after allegedly hacking into a Fort Lee condominium's communication system and sending hundreds of residents threatening, bias-filled emails, authorities said. Nicholas M. Scarano, 23, of Montclair, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 15, one day after the'Bergen County Prosecutor's…...
Fake Amazon Texts Offer Cash Back, Stealing It Instead
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is urging the public to ignore and delete a new wave of phishing texts that masquerade as recall notices from Amazon and dangle instant refunds. Never click on links or call numbers that arrive in…...
Phone Ban: NY To Become Largest State With Bell-To-Bell Restrictions On Student Smartphones
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (443+ words) New York classrooms are dialing down distractions. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Come this fall, all K-12 public schools in New York will implement bell-to-bell bans on student cell phone use, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Tuesday, May 6. The sweeping new…...
'Where Can I Meet Friends?' NY 25-Year-Old's Honest Post Sparks Uplifting Wave Of Advice
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (267+ words) Steven Clark is at that stage of life where he's old enough to run for Congress but still young enough to hear the echoes of the school cafeteria. So when the 25-year-old Sullivan County native took to Facebook looking to…...
Rapidly Spreading Scam Targets Drivers With Texts Meant To Click Quickly
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (232+ words) A new scam is hitting phones with alarming claims tied to enforcement deadlines, and officials say it's designed to scare drivers into clicking fast. The actual text of one of the scam phishing attempts. The messages are fraudulent and part…...
Yes, Your Electric Bill Is Higher — And It’s Not Just The AC
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (477+ words) If your electric bill seems unusually high this summer, you're not imagining things " and it's not just the air conditioning. Electric rates increased across New Jersey on June 1, and many customers may not have realized it. Now, with air conditioners…...
Tinder Trap: Woman Gets 10 Years For Role In NY Ambush Robberies
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) A New York woman will spend a decade behind bars for her role in back-to-back armed robberies orchestrated through the dating app Tinder. Karina Carroll." " " Karina Carroll, 25, of Troy, was sentenced to five years in prison in Albany County Court…...