The delivery SMS that asks for a small fee
A fake courier message. There is no parcel, and the payment page exists only to collect card details.
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Scam Radar
Documented scams, how they work and how to respond. Updated as new campaigns appear.
Scams
Someone claiming to be your bank
A caller, message or page poses as your bank and invents an emergency. The goal is a transfer you authorise yourself.
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The relationship that eventually needs money
A long, patient con. The relationship is real to the victim and profitable to the other side; the first request for money always has a reason.
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The job offer that asks you to pay first
A fake recruiter. Either you pay for equipment or training that does not exist, or you are recruited to move money and goods for someone else.
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The pop-up that says your computer is infected
A fake alert with a phone number. Nothing is wrong with your device; the call exists to sell you a repair or to take remote control of it.
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The invoice that arrives with new bank details
A payment redirected to a criminal account, usually by compromising a real email thread rather than inventing a new one.
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The QR code that leads somewhere else
A real code replaced or invented. The destination is invisible until you scan, which is exactly what makes the method work.
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A message from an authority that wants money now
A fake official notice. The authority is real, the message is not, and the deadline exists to prevent you from checking.
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The free trial that is not free
A subscription created with your consent but not your understanding. The charge is legal-looking, which is why the card is the wrong tool to fight it with.
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The service that promises to get your money back
A second scam aimed at people who have already lost money. The victim list is the product: it is sold or reused from the first operation.
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Security Guides
Your email account is the master key
Your inbox can reset almost every other password you own, so it is the one account worth securing first and properly.
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Two-factor authentication, without the usual friction
A second factor is the single highest-value change you can make: it turns a stolen password from a breach into a dead end.
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What to do after your data appears in a breach
Change the password for the breached service first, then everywhere you reused it, then treat the leaked data as known to strangers.
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Is this shop real? Seven checks before you pay
A fake shop is usually a real design on a young domain. The domain and the contact details are where the truth is, not the layout.
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Protecting the people who trust you with their phone
Scams succeed by isolating people at the moment of the decision. Everything useful here reduces that isolation.
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How to report a scam so that it counts
A report needs the artefacts, not the story: times, references, numbers, names and the exact text. Everything else can wait.
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