10 frequent scams that hit Ontario in 2023 | insauga
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Scams will forever be the gift that keeps on “stealing.” From collecting personal information through phishing tactics or creating deceptive scenarios to trick individuals into sending funds for a fabricated emergency, here are 10 scams that made their rounds in Ontario in 2023. ‘Mom Help’ scams Similar to the  “I dropped my phone in the […]
  • Seigest@lemmy.caEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I get scam messages and calls regularly. Of these I’ve only gotten the hst return scam.

    Most common I get

    • the duck cleaning guys. Not sure why the want to clean ducks so badly but I don’t own any.
    • Bank has blocked your account…
    • customs fee scam
    • lady speaking mandarin while music plays.
    • also a lot of the ones where it’s just silence. I suspect these are attempting to build a voice profile for 11labs or somthing. I never answer unless spoken to first by a real human. Also got my parents trained on that scam.
  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Next time you turn on your phone, do yourself a favor: set a SIM pin and don’t unlock it or use Airplane mode and only check your voicemail once at the end of the day.