Tag: scammers

Hours before Euro 2016, fake websites are still offering overpriced tickets

June 10, 2016

The competition to find the best national football team in Europe starts in just a few hours, and fans across the continent are eager to see their favorite players perform live. But for the unwary, the process of buying late tickets for UEFA Euro 2016 matches can be tricky, and risks ending in disappointment, lost … More Hours before Euro 2016, fake websites are still offering overpriced tickets

What can we learn from the international online scam that unfolded in Dublin recently?

May 27, 2016

A woman who posed as a UN diplomat took nearly €9,000 from a Japanese woman in Dublin airport after promising her access to a container filled with $10 million in cash, according to a report by The Irish Times. What started as a spam message, promising immense riches that appeared in the Japanese woman’s LinkedIn … More What can we learn from the international online scam that unfolded in Dublin recently?

Bank of Ireland scammers honestly admit they care about our money

December 9, 2015

ESET Ireland has a look at another Bank of Ireland phishing scam arriving to Irish mailboxes While we’ve seen them all before, at least this time the cybercriminals told us they care. Isn’t that nice? The email’s heading says “365 Online: We care about your money” and pretends to be coming from Bank of Ireland, … More Bank of Ireland scammers honestly admit they care about our money