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Jeff and Dave sit down with Claire Hatcher from Kaspersky’s Fraud Prevention team to discuss the best ways for people to defend themselves from fraud and scams.

Jeff and Dave chat about Parler’s resurgence, monkey thieves, and Bitcoin scams on Twitter that use verified accounts.

People are receiving phishing e-mail messages with requests for payments for a package delivery, with links to a fake postal service website for making the payment.

Ahead of its release, scammers are offering free Cyberpunk 2077 downloads, but they’re really after your data.

The online battle royale shooter attracts not only virtuoso gamers, but also crooks of every stripe. How can you avoid becoming a victim?

Some of the most commonly encountered Internet scams related to Amazon.

Seven safety and security rules to keep in mind when buying games and in-game items.

Jeff and Dave discuss COVID-related scams in the UK, a Massachusetts school system hit with ransomware, and more.

As governments worldwide implement support measures for pandemic-hit citizens and businesses, online scammers strive to cash in.

The dangers of pirated games, activation codes on gray-market sites, and ready-made accounts in official stores.

In this episode, Dave and Jeff discuss the amount of scam e-mails tied to COVID-19, Facebook’s disinformation, working remotely, and more.

Be it Fortnite, League of Legends, or good old Archero, risks abound for online gaming. Learn about the threats so you can avoid them.

Dave and Jeff discuss scammers’ use of coronavirus, facial recognition on college campuses, Comcast leaking unlisted contact details of 200,000 customers, and more.

Inexpensive, no-fuss Burning Man tickets for sale online. Just one problem: They’re fake.

Under the pretext of compensation for data leaks, fraudsters are selling “temporary U.S. social security numbers.”

Two schemes whereby a victim receives money — and neither one is good news.

Scammers prey on people’s kindness. We tell you how to distinguish them from those who are truly in need.

A new scam aims to unlink a stolen iPhone from the victim’s Apple ID so it will fetch a higher price.

Using persuasion instead of viruses: How scammers talk people into granting remote access to their computers.

Tempted to stream Game of Thrones free? Be very cautious: You might pay for it with your passwords and credit card details.

Airbnb scamming becomes automated and streamlined.