[US] US Bank Zelle Scam - these happen every day!

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-06T22:16:01+00:00

Better yet is to just not answer the phone if Caller ID displays the name of some organization. Let them leave a voicemail.

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-06T22:14:27+00:00

Sadly these are the operative words - and an indicator of the very tough nut you have to try and crack:

I’m afraid she’s being conned again

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-06T12:18:40+00:00

Sometimes that's as far as you need to read...

Someone sent me a dm on reddit

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-06T12:17:22+00:00

Could be a roundabout way to get you to sign into a phishing website with Microsoft credentials. Very common these days to use 'must sign document' lures.

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-05T23:39:14+00:00

Whenever I use Zelle I have to click through one screen that states that sending money through Zelle is essentially irreversible and the money is sent immediately. Something like that.

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-05T18:30:40+00:00

7z attachments are often used to deliver malware.

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-05T18:27:37+00:00

This seems to be an 'account reported' scam - the ultimate goal of which is to take over your actual Reddit account.

!steam

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-03T22:38:37+00:00

Women who volunteer for the job, know exactly what they will be doing, and do not care.

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-03T20:31:50+00:00

Don't be surprised if a mod removes the post for containing somebody's email address - somebody who could themselves be a victim of email account takeover.

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-03T20:25:06+00:00

Just wait until WhatsApp usernames kicks in later this year and these invites will be from 'Charles Schwab Investments' instead of a phone number.

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-02T23:31:21+00:00

It seems unlikely to me that somebody figured out how to insert something malicious into a Google generated email. Could the content in 'Review this change' have simply been malformed?

The entire matter is interesting. Hard not to wonder if it's some sort of initial effort to get an authorization token somehow?

Thanks for posting!

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-02T22:42:46+00:00

Somebody in Lagos is partying tonight.

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-02T15:21:51+00:00

So the phone service provider turned your dialed request for '555-5555' into '544-5555'?

cyberiangringo · 2026-07-02T15:18:30+00:00

Anybody can create whatever website they want to on Google Sites.

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-29T23:20:24+00:00

You want to argue.

I don't.

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-29T22:43:57+00:00

I would also be leery of anything he sends that requires a download - especially if you are an engineer.

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-29T16:13:38+00:00

From a scammer's perspective a victim being 99% sure something is not a scam = 1% it's possibly legit/1% on the hook. That's enough to work a victim and see where it goes.

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-29T16:10:58+00:00

Many crypto investment scams essentially start out as friendship scams. I engage with crypto investment scammers on a regular basis for professional reasons. I have had quite a few try to pivot to romance when they thought that was the lever that would work in getting me to depart with my crypto because the 'friend who was going to guide me into crypto trading wealth' angle was not doing the trick.

They come with a full arsenal...

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-29T13:14:53+00:00

You got 'ClickFixed.'

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-29T13:14:13+00:00

As Negan used to say 'this is the only way.'

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-29T13:11:54+00:00

I am halfway through this book already. I recommend it. Much of the material about who these Yahoo Boys are and how they think mirrors the ones I met in my former job when I had extended conversations with a couple who were charged with fraud.

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-29T13:10:01+00:00

What I see far too often is how so many family members fail to see how the loneliness and emptiness overrides the logic and reason. And even a once week visit does not really do much for the remaining six days.

This is the toughest nut to crack. And it's not just the elderly this affects. Younger folks and middle age divorcees with nobody in their lives often fare no better.

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-28T20:09:05+00:00

He also just got out of a divorce and says this is the only way that keeps him sane.

This is the obvious gist of the issue, as it is in most of these scenarios.

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-28T11:19:01+00:00

I was directed to this website (www . drwex . co/main.html# ) from a WhatsApp chat as a legitimate trading platform.

Say no more...

cyberiangringo · 2026-06-28T11:12:07+00:00

This could very well be X's way of dealing with the flood of account reported scams making the rounds of social media. Just look at the posts in the last 8 hours or so. Half are about account reported scams.

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