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Telegram is a messaging platform people use to communicate in large groups or broadcast messages in channels. Some common scams on Telegram include fake channels, tech support scams, phishing scams and cryptocurrency scams. The consequences of falling for these scams could include losing money, having your device infected with malware or even having your identity stolen. Continue reading to learn the seven most common types of scams on Telegram so you can avoid falling victim to these scams.

A reminder to read your emails with a critical eye.

A deepfake is a form of media, such as a photo or video, generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to depict real or non-existent people performing actions they never did. AI manipulates a picture, video or voice recording to analyze a person’s characteristics and then blends those characteristics with existing footage using unique algorithms.

Like the speed of light, phishing remains a reliable constant in the cybercrime universe, never going out of fashion with fraudsters, always reinventing itself to stay relevant. As part of that reinvention, phishing-related scams increasingly use search engine optimization (SEO) to drive malicious websites higher in search results, outranking legitimate sites whose brands they often impersonate.

The subscription model is a gift that keeps on giving. For customers, it offers convenience, flexibility, and continuous access to the services or products they love. For businesses, it creates a steady and predictable revenue stream, fosters long-term customer relationships, and provides valuable insights into user behavior. But here’s a third player in the game that loves subscriptions just as much: fraudsters.

Research from The Financial Ombudsman Service, a U.K. based organization dedicated to helping citizens with free financial advice, has found an increase in Authorized Pushed Payment (APP) scams. These attacks are rising both in number and sophistication. The Financial Ombudsman Service is a U.K. organization dedicated to helping residents with all things financial-as-a-free service. As part of this service, they take in a large number of complaints around financial fraud.

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have caused more than $55 billion in losses between 2013 and 2023, according to an advisory from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “The BEC scam continues to target small local businesses to larger corporations, and personal transactions while evolving in their techniques to access those business or personal accounts,” the FBI says.

With Latin America facing an unprecedented increase in claims for unrecognized credit and debit card transactions, banks and card issuers are directly feeling the impact of fraud and cyber-attacks that are growing more sophisticated by the day. Recent regulations have been implemented across Latin America to address a variety of payment fraud, including an unprecedented surge in claims of unrecognized transactions involving debit, credit and financing products.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has observed a six-fold increase in losses from investment scams over the past three years. The BBB has received more than 4,000 reports of investment scams since 2020, with the median reported loss rising from $1,000 in 2021 to almost $6,000 in 2024.