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Even Fraud Is Better With Blockchain

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 Andrew Conway Leave a comment

While opinions are divided as to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies being a massive fraudulent Ponzi scheme, there is no question that binary options are a scam, so perhaps it is no surprise to see binary options scammers trying to cash in on the hype currently surrounding Bitcoin. As usual, the scam is being promoted by […]

Posted in 2017, Bitcoin, Cloudmark, Spam

Binary Options Recovery

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 Andrew Conway Leave a comment

We’ve reported before on binary options scams, fake trading schemes that bilk consumers all over the world out of millions of dollars a year. We were happy to see that US law enforcement is starting to take action against the alleged perpetrators of these scams, with the arrest this month of Lee Elbaz (aka Lena […]

Posted in 2017, Cloudmark, Spam

The Tax Phishing Season Begins

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 Andrew Conway 1 Comment

Many Americans do not think about filing their annual tax return until the April 15th deadline is looming, but for cybercriminals the tax season is already well under way. Tax return fraud is a special form of identity theft, in which the criminal files a fraudulent tax return using stolen personal information, and claiming a […]

Posted in 2015, Cloudmark, Cyber Security, Online Security, Phishing, Spam

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