VerifyTrust blogs about scams and consumer awareness - : Marketplace Scams https://verifytrust.org/blog/rss/category/marketplace-scams VerifyTrust blogs about scams and consumer awareness - : Marketplace Scams en Copyright 2026 VerifyTrust - All Rights Reserved. What Is Trust Verification? How to Verify Someone Online https://verifytrust.org/blog/what-is-trust-verification-how-to-verify-someone-online https://verifytrust.org/blog/what-is-trust-verification-how-to-verify-someone-online Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:40:26 -0500 VerifyTrust trust verification, trust verify, what is trust verification, verify someone online, online trust verification, trust verification system, trust verification sites, verify before you trust, identity verification online, how to verify someone online, verify online identity, online safety verification, verify a person online, is this person verified, check if someone is verified, verify stranger online, online transaction safety, marketplace verification, verify before meeting, trust score online Every day, people meet strangers online to buy a used car, find a roommate, go on a first date, or hire a freelancer. Most of these interactions go fine. But enough of them don't that the question "can I trust this person?" has become one of the most important questions you can ask before connecting with anyone new.

Trust verification is the answer to that question — and it's simpler than most people think.

What Is Trust Verification?

Trust verification is the process of confirming that a person is who they claim to be before you meet them, transact with them, or share personal information with them. It goes beyond a gut feeling or a quick profile check. Real trust verification establishes that a specific email address, phone number, or identity belongs to a real, accountable person.

Think of it as the online equivalent of asking someone for ID before letting them into your home.

A verified person has taken steps to prove their identity — confirming their email, verifying their phone number, or completing additional identity checks. When you search someone on a trust verification platform and find their verified profile, you know two things: they are a real person, and they have put their name behind their online presence.

Why Trust Verification Matters

The internet makes it easy to be anonymous. That anonymity is useful for privacy — but it also enables fraud, scams, and misrepresentation at a scale that wasn't possible before.

Consider some of the most common situations where trust verification matters:

Buying and selling online. Marketplaces like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and OfferUp connect millions of buyers and sellers every day. Most are legitimate. But scammers use the same platforms, hiding behind fake profiles and throwaway phone numbers. A verified seller has confirmed their contact information — if something goes wrong, they're accountable.

Online dating. Catfishing — creating a fake identity to deceive someone romantically — is widespread. A trust verification check before a first meeting takes less than a minute and tells you whether the person you've been talking to has a verified identity attached to their contact information.

Finding roommates. Signing a lease with someone is a serious commitment. A trust verification search on a potential roommate's email or phone gives you a baseline of confidence before you hand over keys or add someone to a lease agreement.

Hiring freelancers and gig workers. Whether you're hiring a handyman, a tutor, or a pet sitter, you're letting someone into your life or home. Verified profiles give service providers a way to demonstrate credibility — and give clients a way to check it.

Any situation involving a stranger. The common thread in all of these is simple: you're being asked to trust someone you don't know. Trust verification gives that trust a foundation beyond hope.

How Trust Verification Works

A trust verification platform like VerifyTrust works in two directions simultaneously: people can verify themselves, and anyone can search to check whether someone is verified.

Getting verified typically involves confirming your email address, verifying your phone number via SMS, and optionally completing additional steps like address verification or linking social media profiles. Each completed step increases your trust score and makes your profile more credible to anyone who searches you.

Searching someone is even simpler. Enter their email address or phone number. The platform checks whether that contact information is associated with a verified profile. Results appear instantly — no signup required to search.

The more verification steps a person has completed, the higher their trust score. A profile with verified email, phone, and location is significantly more credible than one with email alone — and a person with no profile at all is an unknown quantity worth approaching carefully.

What Trust Verification Is Not

Trust verification is not a background check. It does not search criminal records, credit history, or court filings. It confirms identity — that the person is real and accountable — rather than auditing their history.

It is also not a guarantee. A verified person could still behave badly. What verification does is raise the cost of deception: scammers and fraudsters rely on anonymity, and a platform that requires real contact information makes it significantly harder to operate under a false identity.

Think of trust verification as the first layer of due diligence — necessary but not sufficient on its own. Use it alongside your own judgment, public reviews, and common-sense precautions.

How to Use VerifyTrust

VerifyTrust is a free trust verification platform built for everyday online interactions. Here's how to use it:

To search someone: Enter their email address or phone number in the search bar on the homepage. Results are instant and free — no account required.

To get verified yourself: Create a free account and complete your verification steps. Start with email and phone verification (both free), and add location verification for a higher trust score. Share your VerifyTrust profile link with anyone you're connecting with online so they can see your verified status before you meet.

To build your reputation: Collect reviews from people you've transacted or connected with. Over time, your VerifyTrust profile becomes a portable trust record you can share in any marketplace, dating app, or professional context.

The Bottom Line

Trust verification is not about suspicion. It is about being a responsible participant in the online world — both protecting yourself and being someone others can confidently trust.

Searching someone before you meet costs nothing and takes seconds. Getting verified yourself takes minutes and pays dividends in every online interaction that follows.

The question is no longer whether you can trust someone. The question is whether you've taken the simple steps to find out.

Search Someone Now — It's Free

Get Verified in Minutes

]]> (UK) Someone found a chromebook (locally) my email address appeared on login screen upon start up https://verifytrust.org/blog/uk-someone-found-a-chromebook-locally-my-email-address-appeared-on-login-screen-upon-start-up https://verifytrust.org/blog/uk-someone-found-a-chromebook-locally-my-email-address-appeared-on-login-screen-upon-start-up Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:38 -0600 VerifyTrust UK, Someone, found, chromebook, locally, email, address, appeared, login, screen, upon, start (UK) Someone found a chromebook (locally) my email address appeared on login screen upon start up

Someone found a chromebook with my email address attached. I lost one years ago but highly doubt it's that given the email received.

I got a message via email saying my chromebook was found at a local car park ( 5minutes from my flat and somewhere I regularly visit ) I immediately thought scam, should I go? Its down the road. Or just avoid. The profile picture is not mine.

I asked some questions (they also messaged me via facebook)

Please see attached for some of the correspondence.

Facebook profile seems legit.

Local council car carpark email address seems legit.

submitted by /u/Elmo_Leanne
[link] [comments] ]]> Someone sent 40k by mistake https://verifytrust.org/blog/someone-sent-40k-by-mistake https://verifytrust.org/blog/someone-sent-40k-by-mistake Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:38 -0600 VerifyTrust Someone, sent, 40k, mistake Someone sent 40k by mistake

I got a Google pay notification that 40,000 INR is credit to my acc. The person who sent it to me called me and explained that he made a terrible mistake and he is in urgent need of this money. He requested me to return it immediately. Although I asked him to wait for a couple of minutes so I could verify my bank statement and confirm that I am not getting scammed. The transaction was legit so I returned the money.

But what is the first thing you should do in such situations? Was that enough whatever I did to ensure its not a scam or there is anything else to keep in mind?

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[link] [comments] ]]> [EU] Hotel availability... scam? https://verifytrust.org/blog/eu-hotel-availability-scam https://verifytrust.org/blog/eu-hotel-availability-scam Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:38 -0600 VerifyTrust EU, Hotel, availability..., scam

Hi all! I work for a pretty small hotel, I used to work in-person, but we're closed right now so I'm managing emails.

We receive a lot of spam and scams (so many people wanna work on our damn website, apparently), but there's one I really don't understand. Sometimes I'll get emails that look pretty normal, asking for room availability or the services we offer and such, and while you can definitely look everything up by yourself on any website we're on, I have to respond.

A standard email is like "warm regards, please check if rooms are available from this date to this date, also do you have a pool, awaiting your feedback". They're also always in weirdly robotic sounding english, like it's not written wrong or anything, it's just that nobody talks like that.

When I hit reply the email address changes, leading me to believe it's a spoofed email, but like... why? What type of scam is this? There's no links you can accidentally click or anything. I haven't been responding when I see the email address change but my coworker did and we never got a response from them leading us further into a scam or anything so what even is the point? Just sending junk to your email and making you waste your time responding? Does anyone have any explanation because I'm just curious about the strategy here lol

submitted by /u/limejuuice
[link] [comments]]]> Research article analyzing Reddit discussion about scams https://verifytrust.org/blog/research-article-analyzing-reddit-discussion-about-scams https://verifytrust.org/blog/research-article-analyzing-reddit-discussion-about-scams Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:38 -0600 VerifyTrust Research, article, analyzing, Reddit, discussion, about, scams

TL;DR: We wrote an article about Reddit discussion about scams, including on r/Scams . Read it for free here: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3719027.3765030.

Hi everyone! I’m Elijah Bouma-Sims, a PhD candidate at Carnegie Mellon University. My research focuses on understanding why people fall victim to online scams and exploring ways to prevent such crimes.

I am writing to share a recent article I wrote, focused on Reddit discussion about scams. This paper analyzes about 1,500 posts from four Reddit communities where people discuss scams. Most of the posts came from r/Scams. Our goals were to understand the types of scams people discuss, the types of support people seek, and the types of advice people receive in response.

From the analysis, we found that Reddit plays a meaningful role in scam prevention and remediation. Community members help posters identify scams and offer advice to recent victims, including emotional support and guidance. We also observed patterns in the types of scams people report, as well as how scammers sometimes attempt to target posters directly. We further discuss how moderators and community members work to prevent revictimization.

Of particular relevance to r/Scams is that we found posters were more likely to be shamed or chastised compared to those on r/Sextortion. This issue should not be overstated, as these comments represented a small minority of contributions (and are basically inevitable on the internet). Still, I believe it is worth noting.

If you're interested in reading more, the paper is available here for free:
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3719027.3765030. I apologize that this is fairly dense and academic, but I hope these findings are helpful to moderators and community members.

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[link] [comments]]]> Have you experienced Sextortion? Take part in an anonymous research survey https://verifytrust.org/blog/have-you-experienced-sextortion-take-part-in-an-anonymous-research-survey https://verifytrust.org/blog/have-you-experienced-sextortion-take-part-in-an-anonymous-research-survey Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:38 -0600 VerifyTrust Have, you, experienced, Sextortion, Take, part, anonymous, research, survey

** Moderator Approved Study **

My name is Rachel Fletcher, and I am a PhD researcher at the University of Huddersfield. I am conducting a confidential survey to better understand people’s experiences of sextortion - a growing form of online blackmail where someone threatens to share sexual images or videos unless demands are met.

Whether or not you’ve personally experienced sextortion, your responses can help researchers understand how these scams operate and how to better support victims.

What’s Involved? • A confidential online survey • If you haven’t experienced sextortion: ~15 minutes • If you have experienced sextortion: ~30–45 minutes • Questions include general background, thoughts/feelings, and (if relevant) details about the experience • You can stop at any time, and you can withdraw your data up to the final debrief page

Who Can Take Part? • Anyone 16+ • People from any country can take part, however the survey is only available in English.

Confidentiality & Data Protection: • No identifying information is collected. • Data is stored securely by the University of Huddersfield under GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 • Only the research team has access to the data • The study has been ethically approved by the Human and Health Sciences School Research Ethics & Integrity Committee

Who Is Running the Study? • Researcher: Rachel Fletcher (PhD candidate, Department of Psychology) • Supervisors: Dr. Calli Tzani & Prof. Maria Ioannou

If you have questions, you can contact the research team directly:

If you have questions, you can contact the research team directly: ]]> Tesco mobile - account with my email https://verifytrust.org/blog/tesco-mobile-account-with-my-email https://verifytrust.org/blog/tesco-mobile-account-with-my-email Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:37 -0600 VerifyTrust Tesco, mobile, account, with, email

Had an email from Tesco mobile today about two new accounts. Email was addressed to someone else, with a delivery address totally unfamiliar to me in a totally different part of the country.

My worry is my email address is very unusual and specific to me. I had a weird name that is unique so it can’t have even been a typo.

Any ideas what’s going on here? Tesco aren’t any help.

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[link] [comments]]]> Very suspicious SSA email https://verifytrust.org/blog/very-suspicious-ssa-email https://verifytrust.org/blog/very-suspicious-ssa-email Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:37 -0600 VerifyTrust Very, suspicious, SSA, email

Got a very suspicious looking email this morning(went straight to spam); viewing the html coding says the address had a @socialavailablestatements.com comopnent, and I spoke with someone at my local SSA office who believes the email isn't legit....

The mail itself claimed I had requested a Social Security statement of some type and had a pdf attached, which I of course didn't touch(again, I only indirectly looked at the email); haven't directly contacted them about anything in literally a decade, so I'm pretty sure this was a scam attempt, but that's certainly a new one on me!

Searching the email address across multiple engines found literally zero matches, so I guess someone was getting creative....

Regardless, I made no such request, and simply deleted/blocked the email...anyone see anything similar to this, before?

submitted by /u/CapeMike
[link] [comments]]]> Need Urgent Help: Reddit Account hacked and attempts to scam https://verifytrust.org/blog/need-urgent-help-reddit-account-hacked-and-attempts-to-scam https://verifytrust.org/blog/need-urgent-help-reddit-account-hacked-and-attempts-to-scam Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:37 -0600 VerifyTrust Need, Urgent, Help:, Reddit, Account, hacked, and, attempts, scam

Hi,

So this is my secondary account. My primary account has gotten compromised. Long story short, my personal email was recently hacked (recovered and secured now), and they had gotten access to my reddit (along with multiple other platforms). I've managed to secure everything except reddit. Despite me changing my password, setting 2FA and also logging out all devices, they still somehow have access to my account. They've been messaging multiple people mentioning they are selling certain things. This person had messaged through my own account telling me that they had bought this account off someone else without knowing it was hacked. Idiotic me believed this story and now i realize he is using my account to scam people. He has messaged multiple people but I'm not sure if he is successful in scamming. I have requested reddit support to help but they have not responded after a week.

My last resort is to get help from here. I do not know what to do. I do not wish to delete the account. Hopefully theres a way to kick this imposter out.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

submitted by /u/LepreNx
[link] [comments]]]> phillipines scam for work and eviction https://verifytrust.org/blog/phillipines-scam-for-work-and-eviction https://verifytrust.org/blog/phillipines-scam-for-work-and-eviction Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:37 -0600 VerifyTrust phillipines, scam, for, work, and, eviction

so i got scammed no idea if there is a way to get my money back so here is the warning

if you hear the sob story of a single pinay mom who is about to get kicked out and just needs a loan to pay rent and then has a friend who takes care of paypal

just know it is a scam, what the truth is no idea, but the money will go into the void then more messages will come how one or the other party was a scammer and there will be demands for more money

ignore block dont be swayed, don t let them play with your heartstrings

EDIT since i now know that it is a common scam

1 I never got scammed before in my life

2 every time i helped someone it worked out and turned out to be a real situation

3 the amount was around 50 euros so not devastating

4 I have been to the phillipines before, had an ex from there, i know how the life conditions are there and that with 50 euros you can buy maybe a months worth of food or more depending on the region

5 I thought I would put it here in case someone else comes across such a request so they can ignore it

submitted by /u/rebuildingslowly
[link] [comments]]]> Inside a multi-million dollar online scam compound in Myanmar - Channel 4 news (UK) https://verifytrust.org/blog/inside-a-multi-million-dollar-online-scam-compound-in-myanmar-channel-4-news-uk https://verifytrust.org/blog/inside-a-multi-million-dollar-online-scam-compound-in-myanmar-channel-4-news-uk Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:37 -0600 VerifyTrust Inside, multi-million, dollar, online, scam, compound, Myanmar, Channel, news, UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ZAk1jMWoQ

Huge “scam compounds” have been built across Myanmar’s border with Thailand under the watch of the country’s reviled military rulers.

The gangs responsible target often vulnerable victims with online fraud, with their vast operations using trafficked workers who are beaten and tortured if they refuse to carry out the scams.

We have an exclusive report exposing this vicious form of international organised crime that is raking in billions a year from people from across the world, including Britain.

Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Secunder Kermani has been inside one, Shunda Park, which has just been taken over by anti-government forces.

A warning, this report contains images of injuries from torture and some mild nudity.

This is an excellent news report from a pig butchering scam centre in Myanmar near the border with Thailand, from an area that has been recently taken over by forces who are fighting the military regime and it's allies. This also shows how these large scam centre are able to operate because governments and the police/military junta have allowed it to, likely benefiting financially through bribes.

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[link] [comments]]]> Am I in contact with a scammer? https://verifytrust.org/blog/am-i-in-contact-with-a-scammer https://verifytrust.org/blog/am-i-in-contact-with-a-scammer Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:36 -0600 VerifyTrust contact, with, scammer

I got in contact with someone on a dating app and when I asked about her past she said she was an ex only fans girl, but when I asked to call her she responded with her service not being paid and asked me to move our conversation to signal? I met her last December on the dating app "flirtini", she was under the name Sophie, when I asked her full name it was Sophie Dinner. She claims to be from California and that she wants to visit me (I've only told her my state of residence) but since then she's made no progress whatsoever. I'm suspicious of them since any progress somehow finds a problem at some point.

submitted by /u/Dragonhunter69420
[link] [comments]]]> [US] Scam and threatening to attack my family https://verifytrust.org/blog/us-scam-and-threatening-to-attack-my-family https://verifytrust.org/blog/us-scam-and-threatening-to-attack-my-family Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:36 -0600 VerifyTrust US, Scam, and, threatening, attack, family

So I didn't fall for this scam but I had seen it before, but was kind of scary and wanted to spread awareness and just get people's opinions.
Have been looking for a PC upgrade for a while, saw a really cheap nice looking PC on Facebook marketplace (no specifications listed), so decided to reach out. Got their phone number and they asked for my shipping address and name after my saying I'd be interested. Apprehensive about the scam, I gave them my real name (not a great idea) but the address of a family business (my family's dental office), which could receive packages. They then asked me for an advance on the shipping fee while "on their way to FedEx". I got scammed by this before where you send the money and then they don't ship anything. So I just blocked them and reported their Facebook account.
They now reached out from a different number, saying

"Did you just wasted my time, do you know I've your address and your name, with your cellphone number right here with me and it take me nothing to come down there gun you and your family members down"

And then sent me a picture of a gun. I know they are likely just empty threats hoping I'll send them money. But I do have some fear as family members of mine do work at the address I provided and I did give them my real name. I guess anyone else just be careful

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[link] [comments]]]> Received this text. I went in person and called the hospital, they told me I have a $0 balance. https://verifytrust.org/blog/received-this-text-i-went-in-person-and-called-the-hospital-they-told-me-i-have-a-0-balance https://verifytrust.org/blog/received-this-text-i-went-in-person-and-called-the-hospital-they-told-me-i-have-a-0-balance Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:36 -0600 VerifyTrust Received, this, text., went, person, and, called, the, hospital, they, told, have, balance.

“Reminder: Pay your provider statement of $996.00 from EM Alliance California, APC for your visit to SW HLTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSP. Pay now: Cal for help. or reply HELP_BR Today 9:12 AM FINAL NOTICE: You have an overdue balance of $996.00 from EM Alliance California, APC for your visit to SW HLTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSP. To avoid further collection activity, pay this bill via secure link by Dec 28, 2025: Call PU or reply HELP_BR for help. ES para español.”

Payment is through papayapay

(For an ER visit I had back in May 6/7 months ago, they sent me the text the fifth of November)

I tried to call them to put my insurance on the bill (I gave them my insurance card when I first came in). They said I owe zero dollars and transferred me to a few people and I’m still clueless but nobody has called me, no emails, no mail. On the last day to pay I went in person and they told me I have $0 on my account. This is my first hospital bill so I’m not sure how things work

I’ve talked to a few different people on the phone and they tell me I have a zero balance. The hospital gave me a number to call when I went in person the other day, I’m going to call it, I just want your opinion first. Is this a scam? I’m going to call the number on the text if the number the hospital gave me doesn’t work out.

Thank you

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[link] [comments]]]> [DE] O2 allowed a Cyprus company to charge 19.99€ to my phone without consent. How is this scam still legal in 2025? https://verifytrust.org/blog/de-o2-allowed-a-cyprus-company-to-charge-1999-to-my-phone-without-consent-how-is-this-scam-still-legal-in-2025 https://verifytrust.org/blog/de-o2-allowed-a-cyprus-company-to-charge-1999-to-my-phone-without-consent-how-is-this-scam-still-legal-in-2025 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:36 -0600 VerifyTrust DE, allowed, Cyprus, company, charge, 19.99€, phone, without, consent., How, this, scam, still, legal, 2025

My German mobile provider O2 (Telefónica Germany) allowed a Cyprus-based scam company called CFM (Content For Mobile Ltd.) to charge 19.99€ to my mobile bill using “Bezahlen per Handyrechnung” (direct carrier billing).

I NEVER subscribed to anything.

No SMS.

No confirmation screen.

No TAN.

No 2FA.

No Face ID.

No double click.

NOTHING.

Yet O2 billed me as if I had ordered a monthly subscription called “Abo NBA pro Monat” at 04:51 AM – while I was asleep.

Details:

• Charge: 19.99€

• Date/time: 26 Nov 2025, 04:51:29

• Company: CFM Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus

• Method: Direct Carrier Billing (WAP billing)

• Device: iPhone 15 Pro Max (no subscriptions in Apple ID)

• O2 displayed it as a “Drittanbieter-Abo”

This is NOT a real subscription via Apple, Google or any app store.

It’s pure WAP-billing fraud caused by malicious ads or hidden frames, and O2 still allows it.

What I have done so far:

• filed a formal complaint with O2

• demanded a refund

• blocked all third-party billing

• contacted the scam company to delete my data (GDPR Art. 17)

• filed complaints with the German Bundesnetzagentur

• contacted the Verbraucherzentrale

• submitted a GDPR complaint to the Cyprus Data Protection Authority

How is this still legal in the EU in 2025?

Why do mobile operators allow third-party billing without verified consent?

Why do consumers need to fight international scams on their own?

If anyone had similar experiences, please share your story.

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[link] [comments]]]> This One Almost Got Me https://verifytrust.org/blog/this-one-almost-got-me https://verifytrust.org/blog/this-one-almost-got-me Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:36 -0600 VerifyTrust This, One, Almost, Got

I just got an email from someone with my pastor's actual name.

the email goes like this;

[Pastor's Name]

"Hello,

I hope you’re doing well! I’m currently in a long meeting for an upcoming fundraising event and can’t step out at the moment, but I wanted to ask a quick favor if it’s something you’d feel comfortable helping me with.

Today is the birthday of a friend’s daughter who recently recovered from a serious illness — it’s a really special day for their family. I’d love to send her a small gift, and I thought of an Amazon or Apple gift card she could use for some games or books.

If it’s not too much trouble, could you help me organize the purchase online or suggest the best way to send one digitally or buy a physical card and send a picture of the scratched cards and receipt? Rest assured, I’ll transfer you the amount right as soon as I'm done.

No pressure at all — I completely understand if you’re busy.
Thank you so much for considering, and I hope your day’s going well!

Warm regards,

Pastor [my pastor's name]"

this email came from pastord[the town we live in]@gmail.com

No, the extra d isn't a typo, it just shows how this is fake. The fact that they got my pastor's name and the town correct is scary.

Even though I actually fell for it, I am broke, so I wouldn't have sent money anyways.

The word 'gift card' should have triggered my 'scammer alert' alarm immediately.

submitted by /u/Sammy_Cherry_Fox
[link] [comments]]]> I’m getting spam/scam calls for the someone thats not me. Is this normal? https://verifytrust.org/blog/im-getting-spamscam-calls-for-the-someone-thats-not-me-is-this-normal https://verifytrust.org/blog/im-getting-spamscam-calls-for-the-someone-thats-not-me-is-this-normal Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:36 -0600 VerifyTrust I’m, getting, spamscam, calls, for, the, someone, thats, not, me., this, normal

Hey everyone! So first off, whenever I get a call from an unknown number I usually err on the side of caution and ignore it for security reasons, but I’ve tried to google what’s happening here and I can’t find anyone with a similar experience to mine. I figured I’d ask the community dedicated to it lol.

I’ve had the same phone number for almost 10 years now and I keep getting the same call like two or three times a year. The voicemail that’s left is always government or court related and it’s intended for someone called Deborah L (I can never hear the last name properly). The most recent call I received was a local number and they mention the county I’m currently living in, but I’m not Deborah and I’ve never known anybody by that name. Apparently if ‘Deborah’ doesn’t file something further action is going to be taken.

I do know that scammers make fake emergencies to get people to act and can use fake numbers to make it look local, but where would they have gotten my county from? Voting records maybe? I’ve never thought too deep into the situation, but I think it’s odd that they’ve been calling for years now with the same schtick every time.

Wouldn’t they give up eventually? Or is there a possibility that this is a real person giving out my number? Can two people even have the same number? I wonder if there’s anything I can do to get rid of these calls or if it’s just a block and delete type of thing.

I would appreciate any and all input. I’m not super tech savvy, but I know enough to be paranoid about any unknown calls and assume scam.

Thank you!

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[link] [comments]]]> https://rapidreviews.in/ - vibesocial.co.in https://verifytrust.org/blog/httpsrapidreviewsin-vibesocialcoin https://verifytrust.org/blog/httpsrapidreviewsin-vibesocialcoin Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:35 -0600 VerifyTrust https:rapidreviews.in, vibesocial.co.in

]]> Canada- Toronto Scam https://verifytrust.org/blog/canada-toronto-scam https://verifytrust.org/blog/canada-toronto-scam Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:35 -0600 VerifyTrust Canada-, Toronto, Scam

Keep getting calls from a 647 number regarding a debt I apparently have. I don't.

They are good. They can't tell you what debt, what sum till they verify your identity. Name, date of birth and address. The adress didn't match so surprise, surprise can you give us the last 3 digits of your SIN number? Nope, can't do.

I genuinely thought for a moment that is legit and my 2 ambulance payments were late and they sent one for collection. Nope, not the case. Be weary, they really good. Full on canadian accent, oh send us an email , oh it's for security and privacy purposes...just give us first three or last three digits, NOW!

submitted by /u/No_Addition_1186
[link] [comments]]]> [All] Worst Worst experience with Passitexams… https://verifytrust.org/blog/all-worst-worst-experience-with-passitexams https://verifytrust.org/blog/all-worst-worst-experience-with-passitexams Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:35 -0600 VerifyTrust All, Worst, Worst, experience, with, Passitexams…

I bought the AZ-104 exam dumps from Passitexams and it was my worst study related investment ever. This is just a bad pdf based compilation of az-104 questions that you can simply find on free websites. somebody just copied questions from across the free websites and called it dumps. Even free websites are far better. One more thing, the questions are poorly formatted and have wrong answers. Passitexams is a scam website, so beware if you are serious about passing your exam. Reviews on some platforms also seem manipulated.

submitted by /u/Designer_Neat_9304
[link] [comments]]]> Vlebaazar.in-prepaid order not delivered, no tracking number, no response for e-mails https://verifytrust.org/blog/vlebaazarin-prepaid-order-not-delivered-no-tracking-number-no-response-for-e-mails https://verifytrust.org/blog/vlebaazarin-prepaid-order-not-delivered-no-tracking-number-no-response-for-e-mails Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:35 -0600 VerifyTrust Vlebaazar.in-prepaid, order, not, delivered, tracking, number, response, for, e-mails

Posting this as a public warning for online shoppers.

I placed a prepaid order (#3991823) on 17-Nov-2025 from Vlebazaar.in for a 16GB RAM (₹1799.10 paid through PhonePe/UPI). Even after 13+ days, the product has not been shipped.

• No tracking number provided
• Support keeps giving the same scripted replies
• They admitted the order is “not yet shipped”
• No resolution from their team

Because of this, I have taken official action:

• Filed a National Consumer Helpline complaint
Docket No: 8266071 • Collected all emails, WhatsApp messages, order details, and payment proof

If anyone else has faced similar issues with Vlebazaar, share your experience so others can be aware. Posting this so that people don’t lose money with unclear or delayed sellers.

Happy to answer questions if someone wants to know the exact complaint process.

submitted by /u/Own_Leopard_2351
[link] [comments]]]> [US] potential Job scam going by the name Jack Richard Wall Construction. https://verifytrust.org/blog/us-potential-job-scam-going-by-the-name-jack-richard-wall-construction https://verifytrust.org/blog/us-potential-job-scam-going-by-the-name-jack-richard-wall-construction Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:35 -0600 VerifyTrust US, potential, Job, scam, going, the, name, Jack, Richard, Wall, Construction. [US] potential Job scam going by the name Jack Richard Wall Construction.

This company reached out to me on indeed, claiming that they were interested in hiring me for a remote customer service position. On their website, they claim that they outsource customer service workers to other companies. However when it came time to conduct an interview, it was explicitly done through text in an MS Teams chat. I was highly skeptical once they started asking for personal information such as which bank I use, my personal address, email address, cell phone number, which phone carrier I use, along with how my payment structure is set up with my carrier. I did not provide this information. I ran their messages and job description through a gpt detector, and it was confirmed they were using AI to message, and email me. While I can not confidently 100% say this was a scam, it seems that the writing is on the wall to say the least. I just hope to help someone else out there not to fall victim to this potential scam.

submitted by /u/Abject_Arugula_7319
[link] [comments] ]]> GM3 Trading Bot Scam – They Drained My Wallet After Connecting to Their Auto-Trade Bot https://verifytrust.org/blog/gm3-trading-bot-scam-they-drained-my-wallet-after-connecting-to-their-auto-trade-bot https://verifytrust.org/blog/gm3-trading-bot-scam-they-drained-my-wallet-after-connecting-to-their-auto-trade-bot Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:35 -0600 VerifyTrust GM3, Trading, Bot, Scam, –, They, Drained, Wallet, After, Connecting, Their, Auto-Trade, Bot

I want to warn everyone about a scam I just experienced with a project called GM3 Web3 / GM3 Trading Bot. They run a Discord server with around 19,000 members, and they advertise an “auto-trade bot” that supposedly makes trades on your behalf. I connected my trust wallet to this bot via telegram app as a D-app in my trust wallet, which then it withdrew all the money in my account. I then talked to a moderator on the discord server and he said I “cheaped out” by not putting enough money in and that’s why it’s not working overall just being very disrespectful. I asked for a refund and he removed me from the server. Why it’s a scam • The bot requires dangerous wallet permissions. • They lure people in with fake stats and fake testimonials. • The Discord is filled with bots and fake members to look legit. • They intentionally design the system so they can drain wallets once connected.

⸻

Please be warned

If you search GM3 Trading Bot, GM3 Web3, or GM3 Auto-Trade Bot, please know: This is a SCAM. They stole my funds and will steal yours.

I’m posting this so others don’t lose money like I did.

If anyone else has had issues with GM3, feel free to comment — we should get as much information out there as possible so others searching for “GM3 trading bot” can see real experiences.

submitted by /u/AdBitter1824
[link] [comments]]]> Potential WhatsApp scam? Any advice would be appreciated https://verifytrust.org/blog/potential-whatsapp-scam-any-advice-would-be-appreciated https://verifytrust.org/blog/potential-whatsapp-scam-any-advice-would-be-appreciated Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:34 -0600 VerifyTrust Potential, WhatsApp, scam, Any, advice, would, appreciated

Hi everyone

I received a message from my nanny today one WhatsApp about an engagement. Very confused I phoned my mum to see if she had been chatting to my nanny. She said no. Then a short time later my nanny messaged again replying to the message she sent me. We gave her a ring and she said she had received the WhatsApp message from me and very confused as why would she be getting engaged. She is adamant she did not send the message and hasn’t spoken to anyone else today that the message could have accidentally been for. For an 80 year old woman she is very tech savvy and health wise is 100% so I do believe her. Could this be a scam? How on earth would someone manage to do that! I will attach a photo of the message. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

submitted by /u/irishg0rl
[link] [comments]]]> How do I stop the calls without changing my number? https://verifytrust.org/blog/how-do-i-stop-the-calls-without-changing-my-number https://verifytrust.org/blog/how-do-i-stop-the-calls-without-changing-my-number Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:34 -0600 VerifyTrust How, stop, the, calls, without, changing, number

As the title suggests.

I get upwards to 50+ scam calls a day. All from different numbers. Its always the same scam talking about medicaid and medicare, or unclaimed compensation of benefits of things I DONT HAVE.

I have pleaded , begged, cursed, calmly asked them to stop calling me and or remove me from their list but it never ends.

Some are nice enough to hang up on my while others riddle off every obscenity in the book into the phone until I hang up.

I have a lot of important things ties to my phone number and dont wish to change it. As this progressively gets worse, I fear i may not have another option.

These services that require a monthly subscription also feel like a scam.

Like paying the mafia to protect me from the mafia. This shit does not make sense.

The built in call filters do not stop "known" numbers (anything that has a caller id that isnt "unknown") from coming through. They always call from a masked number.

I simply dont answer my phone any more and have had to turn off the vibrate and ringer functions.

Does anyone have any recommendation or a solution to this issue? I'm losing my mind because the calls are rendering my phone useless as I constantly am interrupted by these calls.

submitted by /u/Mr_No_Face
[link] [comments]]]> This girl I met online on a dating app gave me her Steam account? Is it scam? https://verifytrust.org/blog/this-girl-i-met-online-on-a-dating-app-gave-me-her-steam-account-is-it-scam https://verifytrust.org/blog/this-girl-i-met-online-on-a-dating-app-gave-me-her-steam-account-is-it-scam Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:34 -0600 VerifyTrust This, girl, met, online, dating, app, gave, her, Steam, account, scam

I met this girl on a dating site and I told her my hobbies playing video games.and While we were chatting she said I had $50USD in her Steam account that I could have.She said she doesn't play video games anymore and she gave me her account. It shows $50USD and now she is asking in exchange get me $50 apple gift cards. I think it's a scam.

submitted by /u/Graffiti780
[link] [comments]]]> How to spot and avoid task scams | Consumer Advice - Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov) https://verifytrust.org/blog/how-to-spot-and-avoid-task-scams-consumer-advice-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov https://verifytrust.org/blog/how-to-spot-and-avoid-task-scams-consumer-advice-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:21 -0600 VerifyTrust How, spot, and, avoid, task, scams, Consumer, Advice, Consumer, Advice, Federal, Trade, Commission, .gov How to spot and avoid task scams | Consumer Advice  Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov)]]> What's a money mule scam? - Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov) https://verifytrust.org/blog/whats-a-money-mule-scam-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov https://verifytrust.org/blog/whats-a-money-mule-scam-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:20 -0600 VerifyTrust Whats, money, mule, scam, Consumer, Advice, Federal, Trade, Commission, .gov What's a money mule scam?  Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov)]]> Scams warning as Self Assessment customers targeted - GOV.UK https://verifytrust.org/blog/scams-warning-as-self-assessment-customers-targeted-govuk https://verifytrust.org/blog/scams-warning-as-self-assessment-customers-targeted-govuk Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:20 -0600 VerifyTrust Scams, warning, Self, Assessment, customers, targeted, GOV.UK Scams warning as Self Assessment customers targeted  GOV.UK]]> A Rising Threat: Tips for Staying Safe From Online Fraud - New America https://verifytrust.org/blog/a-rising-threat-tips-for-staying-safe-from-online-fraud-new-america https://verifytrust.org/blog/a-rising-threat-tips-for-staying-safe-from-online-fraud-new-america Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:20 -0600 VerifyTrust Rising, Threat:, Tips, for, Staying, Safe, From, Online, Fraud, New, America A Rising Threat: Tips for Staying Safe From Online Fraud  New America]]> What's the Difference Between a Fraud Alert and Credit Freeze? - NerdWallet https://verifytrust.org/blog/whats-the-difference-between-a-fraud-alert-and-credit-freeze-nerdwallet https://verifytrust.org/blog/whats-the-difference-between-a-fraud-alert-and-credit-freeze-nerdwallet Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:20 -0600 VerifyTrust Whats, the, Difference, Between, Fraud, Alert, and, Credit, Freeze, NerdWallet What's the Difference Between a Fraud Alert and Credit Freeze?  NerdWallet]]> Navy Federal Credit Union spoofing scams: How to spot and prevent them - PIRG https://verifytrust.org/blog/navy-federal-credit-union-spoofing-scams-how-to-spot-and-prevent-them-pirg https://verifytrust.org/blog/navy-federal-credit-union-spoofing-scams-how-to-spot-and-prevent-them-pirg Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:19 -0600 VerifyTrust Navy, Federal, Credit, Union, spoofing, scams:, How, spot, and, prevent, them, PIRG Navy Federal Credit Union spoofing scams: How to spot and prevent them  PIRG]]> How to avoid scams when looking for drug treatment - Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov) https://verifytrust.org/blog/how-to-avoid-scams-when-looking-for-drug-treatment-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov https://verifytrust.org/blog/how-to-avoid-scams-when-looking-for-drug-treatment-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:19 -0600 VerifyTrust How, avoid, scams, when, looking, for, drug, treatment, Consumer, Advice, Federal, Trade, Commission, .gov How to avoid scams when looking for drug treatment  Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov)]]> BBB alerts consumers to rising text scams - KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE https://verifytrust.org/blog/bbb-alerts-consumers-to-rising-text-scams-koln-nebraska-local-news-weather-sports-lincoln-ne https://verifytrust.org/blog/bbb-alerts-consumers-to-rising-text-scams-koln-nebraska-local-news-weather-sports-lincoln-ne Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:19 -0600 VerifyTrust BBB, alerts, consumers, rising, text, scams, KOLN, Nebraska, Local, News, Weather, Sports, Lincoln BBB alerts consumers to rising text scams  KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE]]> New crypto payment scam alert - Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov) https://verifytrust.org/blog/new-crypto-payment-scam-alert-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov https://verifytrust.org/blog/new-crypto-payment-scam-alert-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:19 -0600 VerifyTrust New, crypto, payment, scam, alert, Consumer, Advice, Federal, Trade, Commission, .gov New crypto payment scam alert  Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov)]]> How to spot a job scam - Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov) https://verifytrust.org/blog/how-to-spot-a-job-scam-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov https://verifytrust.org/blog/how-to-spot-a-job-scam-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:18 -0600 VerifyTrust How, spot, job, scam, Consumer, Advice, Federal, Trade, Commission, .gov How to spot a job scam  Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov)]]> Attorney General Rayfield Issues Consumer Alert: Scammers Targeting Oregonians with EBT Skimmers - Oregon Department of Justice https://verifytrust.org/blog/attorney-general-rayfield-issues-consumer-alert-scammers-targeting-oregonians-with-ebt-skimmers-oregon-department-of-justice https://verifytrust.org/blog/attorney-general-rayfield-issues-consumer-alert-scammers-targeting-oregonians-with-ebt-skimmers-oregon-department-of-justice Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:18 -0600 VerifyTrust Attorney, General, Rayfield, Issues, Consumer, Alert:, Scammers, Targeting, Oregonians, with, EBT, Skimmers, Oregon, Department, Justice Attorney General Rayfield Issues Consumer Alert: Scammers Targeting Oregonians with EBT Skimmers  Oregon Department of Justice]]> Ignore unexpected calls about loans you didn’t apply for - Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov) https://verifytrust.org/blog/ignore-unexpected-calls-about-loans-you-didnt-apply-for-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov https://verifytrust.org/blog/ignore-unexpected-calls-about-loans-you-didnt-apply-for-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:18 -0600 VerifyTrust Ignore, unexpected, calls, about, loans, you, didn’t, apply, for, Consumer, Advice, Federal, Trade, Commission, .gov Ignore unexpected calls about loans you didn’t apply for  Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov)]]> CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Cracking down on crypto ATM scams - WBAY https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-first-alert-cracking-down-on-crypto-atm-scams-wbay https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-first-alert-cracking-down-on-crypto-atm-scams-wbay Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:17 -0600 VerifyTrust CONSUMER, FIRST, ALERT:, Cracking, down, crypto, ATM, scams, WBAY CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Cracking down on crypto ATM scams  WBAY]]> Consumer First Alert: Avoid scams involving Bitcoin ATMs - WBAY https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-first-alert-avoid-scams-involving-bitcoin-atms-wbay https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-first-alert-avoid-scams-involving-bitcoin-atms-wbay Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:17 -0600 VerifyTrust Consumer, First, Alert:, Avoid, scams, involving, Bitcoin, ATMs, WBAY Consumer First Alert: Avoid scams involving Bitcoin ATMs  WBAY]]> This Medicare Open Enrollment season, learn how to protect yourself from scams | Consumer Advice - Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov) https://verifytrust.org/blog/this-medicare-open-enrollment-season-learn-how-to-protect-yourself-from-scams-consumer-advice-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov https://verifytrust.org/blog/this-medicare-open-enrollment-season-learn-how-to-protect-yourself-from-scams-consumer-advice-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:17 -0600 VerifyTrust This, Medicare, Open, Enrollment, season, learn, how, protect, yourself, from, scams, Consumer, Advice, Consumer, Advice, Federal, Trade, Commission, .gov This Medicare Open Enrollment season, learn how to protect yourself from scams | Consumer Advice  Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov)]]> CONSUMER FIRST ALERT preview: Airline impostor scams - WBAY https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-first-alert-preview-airline-impostor-scams-wbay https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-first-alert-preview-airline-impostor-scams-wbay Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:17 -0600 VerifyTrust CONSUMER, FIRST, ALERT, preview:, Airline, impostor, scams, WBAY CONSUMER FIRST ALERT preview: Airline impostor scams  WBAY]]> Use this action plan to avoid scams - Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov) https://verifytrust.org/blog/use-this-action-plan-to-avoid-scams-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov https://verifytrust.org/blog/use-this-action-plan-to-avoid-scams-consumer-advice-federal-trade-commission-gov Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:16 -0600 VerifyTrust Use, this, action, plan, avoid, scams, Consumer, Advice, Federal, Trade, Commission, .gov Use this action plan to avoid scams  Consumer Advice | Federal Trade Commission (.gov)]]> Attorney General reissues consumer alert on government imposter scams - Huron County View https://verifytrust.org/blog/attorney-general-reissues-consumer-alert-on-government-imposter-scams-huron-county-view https://verifytrust.org/blog/attorney-general-reissues-consumer-alert-on-government-imposter-scams-huron-county-view Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:16 -0600 VerifyTrust Attorney, General, reissues, consumer, alert, government, imposter, scams, Huron, County, View Attorney General reissues consumer alert on government imposter scams  Huron County View]]> CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Medicare open enrollment brings Medicare scams - WBAY https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-first-alert-medicare-open-enrollment-brings-medicare-scams-wbay https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-first-alert-medicare-open-enrollment-brings-medicare-scams-wbay Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:16 -0600 VerifyTrust CONSUMER, FIRST, ALERT:, Medicare, open, enrollment, brings, Medicare, scams, WBAY CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Medicare open enrollment brings Medicare scams  WBAY]]> Press Release: PayPal Alerts Consumers to Phishing Scams and Encourages Safety Tips - Oct 15, 2025 - PayPal Newsroom https://verifytrust.org/blog/press-release-paypal-alerts-consumers-to-phishing-scams-and-encourages-safety-tips-oct-15-2025-paypal-newsroom https://verifytrust.org/blog/press-release-paypal-alerts-consumers-to-phishing-scams-and-encourages-safety-tips-oct-15-2025-paypal-newsroom Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:16 -0600 VerifyTrust Press, Release:, PayPal, Alerts, Consumers, Phishing, Scams, and, Encourages, Safety, Tips, Oct, 15, 2025, PayPal, Newsroom Press Release: PayPal Alerts Consumers to Phishing Scams and Encourages Safety Tips - Oct 15, 2025  PayPal Newsroom]]> Area Holiday Shoppers Warned To Be Alert For Fraud, Fake Charities - newhopefreepress.com https://verifytrust.org/blog/area-holiday-shoppers-warned-to-be-alert-for-fraud-fake-charities-newhopefreepresscom https://verifytrust.org/blog/area-holiday-shoppers-warned-to-be-alert-for-fraud-fake-charities-newhopefreepresscom Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:15 -0600 VerifyTrust Area, Holiday, Shoppers, Warned, Alert, For, Fraud, Fake, Charities, newhopefreepress.com Area Holiday Shoppers Warned To Be Alert For Fraud, Fake Charities  newhopefreepress.com]]> There's a problem with your package - just 'click here' to resolve it. - South Bend Tribune https://verifytrust.org/blog/theres-a-problem-with-your-package-just-click-here-to-resolve-it-south-bend-tribune https://verifytrust.org/blog/theres-a-problem-with-your-package-just-click-here-to-resolve-it-south-bend-tribune Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:15 -0600 VerifyTrust Theres, problem, with, your, package, just, click, here, resolve, it., South, Bend, Tribune There's a problem with your package - just 'click here' to resolve it.  South Bend Tribune]]> Here are some expert tips to avoid holiday shopping scams - WRDW https://verifytrust.org/blog/here-are-some-expert-tips-to-avoid-holiday-shopping-scams-wrdw https://verifytrust.org/blog/here-are-some-expert-tips-to-avoid-holiday-shopping-scams-wrdw Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:15 -0600 VerifyTrust Here, are, some, expert, tips, avoid, holiday, shopping, scams, WRDW Here are some expert tips to avoid holiday shopping scams  WRDW]]> Consumer alert: For Cyber Monday, NYS DCP warns shoppers about AI-generated fraud & scams online - Niagara Frontier Publications https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-alert-for-cyber-monday-nys-dcp-warns-shoppers-about-ai-generated-fraud-scams-online-niagara-frontier-publications https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-alert-for-cyber-monday-nys-dcp-warns-shoppers-about-ai-generated-fraud-scams-online-niagara-frontier-publications Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:14 -0600 VerifyTrust Consumer, alert:, For, Cyber, Monday, NYS, DCP, warns, shoppers, about, AI-generated, fraud, scams, online, Niagara, Frontier, Publications Consumer alert: For Cyber Monday, NYS DCP warns shoppers about AI-generated fraud & scams online  Niagara Frontier Publications]]> Consumer Alert: Attorney General Cautions Against Jury Duty Scams Sweeping Across Idaho - AARP States https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-alert-attorney-general-cautions-against-jury-duty-scams-sweeping-across-idaho-aarp-states https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-alert-attorney-general-cautions-against-jury-duty-scams-sweeping-across-idaho-aarp-states Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:14 -0600 VerifyTrust Consumer, Alert:, Attorney, General, Cautions, Against, Jury, Duty, Scams, Sweeping, Across, Idaho, AARP, States Consumer Alert: Attorney General Cautions Against Jury Duty Scams Sweeping Across Idaho  AARP States]]> Wisconsin warns consumers about holiday scams targeting shoppers and donors - news8000.com https://verifytrust.org/blog/wisconsin-warns-consumers-about-holiday-scams-targeting-shoppers-and-donors-news8000com https://verifytrust.org/blog/wisconsin-warns-consumers-about-holiday-scams-targeting-shoppers-and-donors-news8000com Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:14 -0600 VerifyTrust Wisconsin, warns, consumers, about, holiday, scams, targeting, shoppers, and, donors, news8000.com Wisconsin warns consumers about holiday scams targeting shoppers and donors  news8000.com]]> Amazon urges customers to be mindful of impersonation scams. What's that? - USA Today https://verifytrust.org/blog/amazon-urges-customers-to-be-mindful-of-impersonation-scams-whats-that-usa-today https://verifytrust.org/blog/amazon-urges-customers-to-be-mindful-of-impersonation-scams-whats-that-usa-today Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:14 -0600 VerifyTrust Amazon, urges, customers, mindful, impersonation, scams., Whats, that, USA, Today Amazon urges customers to be mindful of impersonation scams. What's that?  USA Today]]> Consumer Alert Issued Over Potential Tap-to-Pay Charity Scams - Dailyfly News https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-alert-issued-over-potential-tap-to-pay-charity-scams-dailyfly-news https://verifytrust.org/blog/consumer-alert-issued-over-potential-tap-to-pay-charity-scams-dailyfly-news Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:13 -0600 VerifyTrust Consumer, Alert, Issued, Over, Potential, Tap-to-Pay, Charity, Scams, Dailyfly, News Consumer Alert Issued Over Potential Tap-to-Pay Charity Scams  Dailyfly News]]> N.Y. Department of State, FBI warn consumers of Cyber Monday scams - Spectrum News https://verifytrust.org/blog/ny-department-of-state-fbi-warn-consumers-of-cyber-monday-scams-spectrum-news https://verifytrust.org/blog/ny-department-of-state-fbi-warn-consumers-of-cyber-monday-scams-spectrum-news Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:13 -0600 VerifyTrust N.Y., Department, State, FBI, warn, consumers, Cyber, Monday, scams, Spectrum, News N.Y. Department of State, FBI warn consumers of Cyber Monday scams  Spectrum News]]> What to know about AI shopping scams and how to avoid them - Newsday https://verifytrust.org/blog/what-to-know-about-ai-shopping-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them-newsday https://verifytrust.org/blog/what-to-know-about-ai-shopping-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them-newsday Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:13 -0600 VerifyTrust What, know, about, shopping, scams, and, how, avoid, them, Newsday What to know about AI shopping scams and how to avoid them  Newsday]]> Former Harris County deputy accused of selling rented cars on Facebook Marketplace in growing scam - FOX 26 Houston https://verifytrust.org/blog/former-harris-county-deputy-accused-of-selling-rented-cars-on-facebook-marketplace-in-growing-scam-fox-26-houston https://verifytrust.org/blog/former-harris-county-deputy-accused-of-selling-rented-cars-on-facebook-marketplace-in-growing-scam-fox-26-houston Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:07 -0600 VerifyTrust Former, Harris, County, deputy, accused, selling, rented, cars, Facebook, Marketplace, growing, scam, FOX, Houston Former Harris County deputy accused of selling rented cars on Facebook Marketplace in growing scam  FOX 26 Houston]]> Tennessee Man Gets Scammed Out of $26K After Trying to Buy 1963 Corvette on Facebook Marketplace - moneywise.com https://verifytrust.org/blog/tennessee-man-gets-scammed-out-of-26k-after-trying-to-buy-1963-corvette-on-facebook-marketplace-moneywisecom https://verifytrust.org/blog/tennessee-man-gets-scammed-out-of-26k-after-trying-to-buy-1963-corvette-on-facebook-marketplace-moneywisecom Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:07 -0600 VerifyTrust Tennessee, Man, Gets, Scammed, Out, 26K, After, Trying, Buy, 1963, Corvette, Facebook, Marketplace, moneywise.com Tennessee Man Gets Scammed Out of $26K After Trying to Buy 1963 Corvette on Facebook Marketplace  moneywise.com]]> East TN man loses $26,000 after trying to buy a 1963 Corvette on Facebook Marketplace - WATE 6 On Your Side https://verifytrust.org/blog/east-tn-man-loses-26000-after-trying-to-buy-a-1963-corvette-on-facebook-marketplace-wate-6-on-your-side https://verifytrust.org/blog/east-tn-man-loses-26000-after-trying-to-buy-a-1963-corvette-on-facebook-marketplace-wate-6-on-your-side Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:07 -0600 VerifyTrust East, man, loses, 26, 000, after, trying, buy, 1963, Corvette, Facebook, Marketplace, WATE, Your, Side East TN man loses $26,000 after trying to buy a 1963 Corvette on Facebook Marketplace  WATE 6 On Your Side]]> Meta Faces Heat In Singapore Over Facebook Marketplace Scams: Minister Calls For 'More Decisive Action' - Sahm https://verifytrust.org/blog/meta-faces-heat-in-singapore-over-facebook-marketplace-scams-minister-calls-for-more-decisive-action-sahm https://verifytrust.org/blog/meta-faces-heat-in-singapore-over-facebook-marketplace-scams-minister-calls-for-more-decisive-action-sahm Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:06 -0600 VerifyTrust Meta, Faces, Heat, Singapore, Over, Facebook, Marketplace, Scams:, Minister, Calls, For, More, Decisive, Action, Sahm Meta Faces Heat In Singapore Over Facebook Marketplace Scams: Minister Calls For 'More Decisive Action'  Sahm]]> Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fine - Reuters https://verifytrust.org/blog/singapore-orders-meta-to-implement-anti-scam-measures-or-face-possible-fine-reuters https://verifytrust.org/blog/singapore-orders-meta-to-implement-anti-scam-measures-or-face-possible-fine-reuters Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:06 -0600 VerifyTrust Singapore, orders, Meta, implement, anti-scam, measures, face, possible, fine, Reuters Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fine  Reuters]]> 'I feel violated': North Tonawanda woman loses $4,000 in Facebook Marketplace scam - WKBW https://verifytrust.org/blog/i-feel-violated-north-tonawanda-woman-loses-4000-in-facebook-marketplace-scam-wkbw https://verifytrust.org/blog/i-feel-violated-north-tonawanda-woman-loses-4000-in-facebook-marketplace-scam-wkbw Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:06 -0600 VerifyTrust feel, violated:, North, Tonawanda, woman, loses, 4, 000, Facebook, Marketplace, scam, WKBW 'I feel violated': North Tonawanda woman loses $4,000 in Facebook Marketplace scam  WKBW]]> Scammers Are Tricking Sellers Into Thinking Their Cars Are Broken. Here's What To Watch Out For - The Autopian https://verifytrust.org/blog/scammers-are-tricking-sellers-into-thinking-their-cars-are-broken-heres-what-to-watch-out-for-the-autopian https://verifytrust.org/blog/scammers-are-tricking-sellers-into-thinking-their-cars-are-broken-heres-what-to-watch-out-for-the-autopian Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:05 -0600 VerifyTrust Scammers, Are, Tricking, Sellers, Into, Thinking, Their, Cars, Are, Broken., Heres, What, Watch, Out, For, The, Autopian Scammers Are Tricking Sellers Into Thinking Their Cars Are Broken. Here's What To Watch Out For  The Autopian]]> Knoxville woman loses $560 to Facebook Marketplace rental scam - WATE 6 On Your Side https://verifytrust.org/blog/knoxville-woman-loses-560-to-facebook-marketplace-rental-scam-wate-6-on-your-side https://verifytrust.org/blog/knoxville-woman-loses-560-to-facebook-marketplace-rental-scam-wate-6-on-your-side Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:05 -0600 VerifyTrust Knoxville, woman, loses, 560, Facebook, Marketplace, rental, scam, WATE, Your, Side Knoxville woman loses $560 to Facebook Marketplace rental scam  WATE 6 On Your Side]]> Indiana State Police warn of rising Facebook Marketplace scams - WTHI-TV https://verifytrust.org/blog/indiana-state-police-warn-of-rising-facebook-marketplace-scams-wthi-tv https://verifytrust.org/blog/indiana-state-police-warn-of-rising-facebook-marketplace-scams-wthi-tv Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:05 -0600 VerifyTrust Indiana, State, Police, warn, rising, Facebook, Marketplace, scams, WTHI-TV Indiana State Police warn of rising Facebook Marketplace scams  WTHI-TV]]> Meta Faces Fine Over Scam Ads in Singapore - Yahoo Finance https://verifytrust.org/blog/meta-faces-fine-over-scam-ads-in-singapore-yahoo-finance https://verifytrust.org/blog/meta-faces-fine-over-scam-ads-in-singapore-yahoo-finance Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:05 -0600 VerifyTrust Meta, Faces, Fine, Over, Scam, Ads, Singapore, Yahoo, Finance Meta Faces Fine Over Scam Ads in Singapore  Yahoo Finance]]> Possible fake website used to scam people out of big money - WFTV https://verifytrust.org/blog/possible-fake-website-used-to-scam-people-out-of-big-money-wftv https://verifytrust.org/blog/possible-fake-website-used-to-scam-people-out-of-big-money-wftv Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:04 -0600 VerifyTrust Possible, fake, website, used, scam, people, out, big, money, WFTV Possible fake website used to scam people out of big money  WFTV]]> What To Do If You Get Scammed on Facebook Marketplace - Beebom https://verifytrust.org/blog/what-to-do-if-you-get-scammed-on-facebook-marketplace-beebom https://verifytrust.org/blog/what-to-do-if-you-get-scammed-on-facebook-marketplace-beebom Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:04 -0600 VerifyTrust What, You, Get, Scammed, Facebook, Marketplace, Beebom What To Do If You Get Scammed on Facebook Marketplace  Beebom]]> This CHILLING New Real Estate Scam Could Cost You Everything - House Beautiful https://verifytrust.org/blog/this-chilling-new-real-estate-scam-could-cost-you-everything-house-beautiful https://verifytrust.org/blog/this-chilling-new-real-estate-scam-could-cost-you-everything-house-beautiful Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:04 -0600 VerifyTrust This, CHILLING, New, Real, Estate, Scam, Could, Cost, You, Everything, House, Beautiful This CHILLING New Real Estate Scam Could Cost You Everything  House Beautiful]]> Sod scam hits MI: Producers say new online threat costing them thousands of dollars - Michigan Farm News https://verifytrust.org/blog/sod-scam-hits-mi-producers-say-new-online-threat-costing-them-thousands-of-dollars-michigan-farm-news https://verifytrust.org/blog/sod-scam-hits-mi-producers-say-new-online-threat-costing-them-thousands-of-dollars-michigan-farm-news Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:04 -0600 VerifyTrust Sod, scam, hits, MI:, Producers, say, new, online, threat, costing, them, thousands, dollars, Michigan, Farm, News Sod scam hits MI: Producers say new online threat costing them thousands of dollars  Michigan Farm News]]> New AI-powered anti-scam tool wins praise from UK fraud minister - The Guardian https://verifytrust.org/blog/new-ai-powered-anti-scam-tool-wins-praise-from-uk-fraud-minister-the-guardian https://verifytrust.org/blog/new-ai-powered-anti-scam-tool-wins-praise-from-uk-fraud-minister-the-guardian Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:03 -0600 VerifyTrust New, AI-powered, anti-scam, tool, wins, praise, from, fraud, minister, The, Guardian New AI-powered anti-scam tool wins praise from UK fraud minister  The Guardian]]> Warrants issued after Facebook Marketplace scam foiled in Hamblen County - WATE 6 On Your Side https://verifytrust.org/blog/warrants-issued-after-facebook-marketplace-scam-foiled-in-hamblen-county-wate-6-on-your-side https://verifytrust.org/blog/warrants-issued-after-facebook-marketplace-scam-foiled-in-hamblen-county-wate-6-on-your-side Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:03 -0600 VerifyTrust Warrants, issued, after, Facebook, Marketplace, scam, foiled, Hamblen, County, WATE, Your, Side Warrants issued after Facebook Marketplace scam foiled in Hamblen County  WATE 6 On Your Side]]> Woman sold her phone on Facebook Marketplace and then the sinister messages started - facebook.com https://verifytrust.org/blog/woman-sold-her-phone-on-facebook-marketplace-and-then-the-sinister-messages-started-facebookcom https://verifytrust.org/blog/woman-sold-her-phone-on-facebook-marketplace-and-then-the-sinister-messages-started-facebookcom Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:03 -0600 VerifyTrust Woman, sold, her, phone, Facebook, Marketplace, and, then, the, sinister, messages, started, facebook.com Woman sold her phone on Facebook Marketplace and then the sinister messages started  facebook.com]]> Man extradited to Charlotte County for Facebook Marketplace ring scam - Gulf Coast News and Weather https://verifytrust.org/blog/man-extradited-to-charlotte-county-for-facebook-marketplace-ring-scam-gulf-coast-news-and-weather https://verifytrust.org/blog/man-extradited-to-charlotte-county-for-facebook-marketplace-ring-scam-gulf-coast-news-and-weather Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:03 -0600 VerifyTrust Man, extradited, Charlotte, County, for, Facebook, Marketplace, ring, scam, Gulf, Coast, News, and, Weather Man extradited to Charlotte County for Facebook Marketplace ring scam  Gulf Coast News and Weather]]> Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show - Reuters https://verifytrust.org/blog/meta-is-earning-a-fortune-on-a-deluge-of-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-reuters https://verifytrust.org/blog/meta-is-earning-a-fortune-on-a-deluge-of-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-reuters Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:02 -0600 VerifyTrust Meta, earning, fortune, deluge, fraudulent, ads, documents, show, Reuters Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show  Reuters]]> Facebook Marketplace rental scams can cost thousands, property manager warns - KPLC 7 News https://verifytrust.org/blog/facebook-marketplace-rental-scams-can-cost-thousands-property-manager-warns-kplc-7-news https://verifytrust.org/blog/facebook-marketplace-rental-scams-can-cost-thousands-property-manager-warns-kplc-7-news Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:02 -0600 VerifyTrust Facebook, Marketplace, rental, scams, can, cost, thousands, property, manager, warns, KPLC, News Facebook Marketplace rental scams can cost thousands, property manager warns  KPLC 7 News]]> Facebook Marketplace scams: how to spot them, avoid them & what to do if you’re a victim - Cybernews https://verifytrust.org/blog/facebook-marketplace-scams-how-to-spot-them-avoid-them-what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-cybernews https://verifytrust.org/blog/facebook-marketplace-scams-how-to-spot-them-avoid-them-what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-cybernews Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:02 -0600 VerifyTrust Facebook, Marketplace, scams:, how, spot, them, avoid, them, what, you’re, victim, Cybernews Facebook Marketplace scams: how to spot them, avoid them & what to do if you’re a victim  Cybernews]]> Is That Holiday Deal Too Good to Be True? Here's How to Tell If It's a Scam - PCMag https://verifytrust.org/blog/is-that-holiday-deal-too-good-to-be-true-heres-how-to-tell-if-its-a-scam-pcmag https://verifytrust.org/blog/is-that-holiday-deal-too-good-to-be-true-heres-how-to-tell-if-its-a-scam-pcmag Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:54:01 -0600 VerifyTrust That, Holiday, Deal, Too, Good, True, Heres, How, Tell, Its, Scam, PCMag Is That Holiday Deal Too Good to Be True? 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