QR code scam – Using malicious QR codes in public places to redirect users to fraudulent websites these QR codes could lead to your personal details being stolen/devices being damaged.
A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim’s affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim.
Deceptive emails (phishing), texts (smishing), or calls (vishing) that trick you into clicking malicious links or sharing bank details.
Tech support scam is where fraudsters claim a computer has a virus and needs to have remote access to help the person fix it but they often steal personal information instead in the process.
Investment scams are fake opportunities promising high returns with little risk which mostly involves crypto or fraudulent investment platform.
Impersonation scam is where criminals pretend to be police, bank staff or family members in distress to force immediate money transfers.
AI scams is where people will use AI to recreate someone you know voice or face to trick you into sending things like money or other things.
Romance scams is where a person acts like they are interested in you and sends romantic messages to get something out of you, mainly like money.
Payment fee scam is when a scammer will entice someone with a large prize pool of money if they first give the scammer a “small” fee to allow them to do it.