Fake delivery notice
Text / SMSThe tell. A parcel you cannot place, a fee you have never paid before, and a link on a domain that is not the carrier's.
Source: FBI IC3 · Internet Crime Report (2024) ↗Exposure Center · Fraud Playbook
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Bank fraud-department call
Phone callText / SMSThe tell. Urgency plus a request to move money to a "safe account". No real bank asks for that.
Source: FBI IC3 · Internet Crime Report (2024) ↗Payroll diversion
EmailThe tell. An employee asks HR to change deposit details, from a lookalike domain or a personal address.
Source: Verizon · Data Breach Investigations Report (2024) ↗Supplier invoice change
EmailThe tell. A known supplier's bank details change mid-relationship, often with a polite apology for the disruption.
Source: Verizon · Data Breach Investigations Report (2024) ↗Romance / long-con
Social & chatText / SMSThe tell. Months of warmth, then a single urgent financial crisis that only you can solve.
Source: FBI IC3 · Internet Crime Report (2024) ↗Family emergency call
Phone callThe tell. A relative in trouble, a lawyer on the line, and secrecy requested. Voice cloning has made this cheap.
Source: FBI IC3 · Internet Crime Report (2024) ↗Too-good job offer
EmailSocial & chatThe tell. Recruiting moves to a chat app immediately and equipment money arrives before any contract.
Source: FBI IC3 · Internet Crime Report (2024) ↗Recovery / refund scam
Social & chatEmailThe tell. Someone offers to recover funds you already lost, for an upfront fee.
Source: FBI IC3 · Internet Crime Report (2024) ↗MFA push bombing
Phone callThe tell. Repeated approval prompts, then a "help desk" call asking you to accept one to stop them.
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