flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 15/10/2026NatWest, Mastercard and the Home Office report 78% of students who hit a scam say it happened in their first three months at university. Fake flats, cheap insurance with altered details, and 'easy cash' money mule offers lead the list. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 15/10/2026ESET warns that Medicare Open Enrollment (October 15 to December 7) gives scammers cover: fake calls, texts and ads mimic real insurer outreach, push urgency about the deadline, then ask for a Medicare number, Social Security number or bank details. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Scammers move victims from social media to messaging apps to phone calls to a bank transfer, because no single platform sees the whole chain, Singapore's digital minister says, per Mediacorp. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The FTC says a company called Digital Forensics charged sextortion victims thousands of dollars to stop blackmail threats, then didn't deliver. Skip paid removal firms: platforms must take down intimate images free within 48 hours under the Take It Down Act. Don't pay the blackmailer. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 15/10/2026GTA 6 fans are getting fake early-access emails, ads and download links before the November 19 release, KSHB reports. Rockstar Games has announced no early access at all. Clicking can install malware or lead to a payment page for a copy that does not exist. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Digital Forensics Corporation charged sextortion victims up to $20,000 to track down their blackmailer and get police to arrest them. The FTC says a federal court has halted the company after it allegedly collected at least $60 million, often without doing the promised work. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A Tinder profile spent six weeks earning Sue Nuss's trust, then strung her along with a job crisis, an arrest, a stroke, and a fake funeral, each one a reason to send money. A congressional probe found Match Group's detection missed accounts like this for years. 211 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A caller posing as DoorDash told a driver his account was deactivated and to enter a code at a kiosk to fix it. His last paycheck vanished. Phoenix officers who took his report later bought his toddler's birthday gifts themselves. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Investment scams are the top way scammers reach Nigerian adults, the Global Anti-Scam Alliance reports. 62% of people who lost money were scammed more than once, losing money 2.4 times on average. A first payment doesn't end contact, it invites a second attempt. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Revolut data exposed in a breach may be tied to an $800,000 knifepoint robbery in the U.K., Hudson Rock reports. Hackers used a compromised Italian government email to extract customer addresses and financial data. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A data breach notice is giving you less detail than ever, says the Identity Theft Resource Center: only 24% of 471 million notices sent in early 2026 explained how the breach happened. Do not wait for more detail. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Mediacorp reports that scams targeting affluent retirees often start small: a convincing bank-style email, or a fake adviser paying out a tiny early profit before asking for more. Both rely on a believable first step to build trust. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Google Calendar can add a fake meeting invite automatically, without an email ever being opened, Guardian News and Media reports. The entry sits beside real appointments, which is why people trust it. It may be a voicemail notice, a PayPal warning or a renewal alert. 110 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Singapore police report at least 148 phishing cases tied to hotel bookings since January, with losses of at least S$185,000. Messages arrive via WhatsApp or email, sometimes with real reservation details attached, asking for card details through a link. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A fake Microsoft pop-up on Facebook led an Ohio woman to hand over $1.8 million in gold to a fake FTC agent over months of daily calls, WGN-TV reports. No real agency asks you to convert savings into gold. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 11/10/2026An Arizona woman lost $45,000 after a caller posing as police said she missed jury duty and owed citations, then a bond, that he claimed she'd get back. He stayed on the phone while she drove to four banks. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Recorded calls from UK mobile numbers are asking people to add them on WhatsApp, the ICO reports, with complaints tripling in three months to 3,684 in September. Adding the contact can lead to a fake job offer or money muling. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Digital wallets are the new target for scammers in the Philippines, a new GASA report finds, after banks closed off bank-transfer abuse from 36% to 12% in a year. Wallet abuse jumped from 34% to 73% in the same period. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sextortion reports to the Internet Watch Foundation's Report Remove service hit 462 by June 2026, already past all of 2025's 394 cases. Boys make up 95 per cent of those targeted. Predators get one image, then blackmail with it. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A 'process payments' job offer recruited over 15,000 US money mules for a laundering network run by Oleg Korniev, who has pleaded guilty. More than $10 million stolen from over 750 bank accounts moved through the scheme. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A fake bank text warning your money is at risk works by pressuring you to act fast and stay quiet, says the American Bankers Association. Scammers spoof real bank numbers, then ask you to move funds or share passwords. Scam losses are rising 25% a year, the FBI reports. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A deed to your home can be forged and filed with the county recorder without you getting any call, text or email. Operation Shamrock warns scammers notarize falsified deeds, then sell, rent, or borrow against the property before anyone notices. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Operation Shamrock reports a woman named Jenny lost her savings after a man on Facebook Messenger spent months on daily texts and video calls before introducing a crypto trading platform she didn't understand. The relationship came first, the investment pitch came after. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Fake Amazon delivery texts spike around Big Deal Days, claiming a package is delayed or money is owed. The pressure to act fast is the scam. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A Houston immigration attorney says scammers stole her real photos, altered them with AI, and used them on Facebook and Instagram to pose as her law office. More than 20 people may be affected; one family lost about $11,000. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The FTC says an explicit image of a child, even an AI-generated fake, is a crime. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Fake "eTraffic Ticket Platform" sites are offering discounts for early fine payment, Hong Kong Police say. There is no discount; it is a hook to steal card details. Real fine messages only ever come from sender "#HKPF-eTT" and never contain a link. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Scam victims in Denmark rarely report what happened: a Global Anti-Scam Alliance survey of 2,210 adults found 74% met a scam in the past year, 6% lost money or data, and only 45% of those reported it. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026RCMP warns of a scam where callers posing as bank fraud staff tell victims their money is at risk, then direct them to buy gold and hand it to a fake police officer for 'safekeeping.' One Nova Scotia case is under investigation. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A fake Esta travel site cost actor Lisa Riley £16, but her stolen details have fuelled weekly scam calls and texts for 17 months since. Nationwide says 15% of people have handed data to a fake site, fuelling repeat fraud. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A group called the Club for Growth has asked the FCC to let it send AI-generated robocalls to cellphones without consent. A consumer attorney estimates that could mean 15 billion robocalls this midterm cycle. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hacked Instagram and email accounts are being used to sell fake gig tickets to the owner's own friends, the City of London police's Report Fraud service reports: money stolen this way hit £6.3 million in 2025-26, up from £1.2 million. 110 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Tele Communications "free phone" offers are a scam setup, West Shore RCMP warn: the phone is delivered, then the same caller claims a mistake and asks you to mail it to an out-of-province PO Box. The phone is gone. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Global Anti-Scam Alliance says scams cost South Africans R59.7 billion in the past year; 35% of people who interacted with a scam lost money or had information stolen, and only 25% of reported losses were recovered. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Aviva says ghost broking, fake car insurance sold mainly through social media, is rising fast: takedown requests tied to it are up more than eight times this year. The fraud, often aimed at young drivers, only shows itself at claim time. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ann Arbor police say fake QR code stickers reading "Scan to Park!" have appeared on downtown parking meters, leading to sites that can steal personal or financial information. A city worker already removed one near Coratti's Pizzeria. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Nine in ten Americans have been targeted by a digital scam, Consumer Reports and partners found, as AI lets criminals turn stolen personal data, like a home address, into tailored offers posing as a bank. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026AI was used to build a fake university job offer that named a Which? journalist's exact job and praised her writing, before offering paid work. This is spear-phishing: real detail used to earn trust before the money ask. 110 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A West Virginia teen, Bryce Tate, got a text from a stranger claiming to be a girl who knew details about him. Three hours later he was dead. This is sextortion: coercion into explicit images, then threats unless paid. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Proofpoint reports a scam where a fake account-deactivation email sends university staff, students and alumni to a form on Google Forms or similar. Entering a password there hands over the account, which is then used to send fraudulent job offers. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A Global Anti-Scam Alliance survey found 22% of adults in Japan encountered a scam in the past year, and 53% of those interacted with it, despite 57% feeling confident they could spot one. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026An independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of financial breaches, overstating income by around £855m and understating outgoings by £66m, and ruled it deliberate. Sanctions follow at a later hearing. 110 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A new PBS Frontline documentary, Scammed, made with the Associated Press, follows the criminal industry behind online scams and the people building it. Erin West of Operation Shamrock says what happens after a scam can be worse than the scam itself. Most victims currently get no help. 131 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A Vietnamese national has been charged after a victim sent him $16 million in crypto, believing they were investing in a platform called "Triangle." The scam began with an online relationship, not an investment pitch. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026ESET reports exit scam companies charge timeshare owners large upfront fees, sometimes thousands of dollars, before doing any work, then stall, vanish, or transfer deeds to shell companies. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Two former US Air Force members, stationed at Dover Air Force Base, get 189 months combined for a business email compromise scheme that diverted wires of $1.68 million and $720,000. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Lloyds Banking Group says romance scam reports rose 24 per cent this year, with under-25s seeing the biggest jump but over-65s losing the most money. The scam works by building trust first; the money request only comes after. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Times Car confirmed 6.6 million member accounts were breached, exposing names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and driver's license images. Passwords were hashed; card data was untouched. The real risk is a follow-up call or email using those real details to sound legitimate. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The National Anti-Scam Centre warns that investment scams now start in friendly WhatsApp groups, with fake experts and testimonials building trust before a trading platform is pitched. Early profits look real; withdrawals later require extra fees that are never refunded. 100 0
flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social @flggd-anti-scam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Scammers are impersonating IC3, the FBI's fraud complaint center, targeting people who already reported a scam, per the FBI's Tim Lynch. IC3 forwards reports, it never recovers money by phone. 100 0
