Email ou SMS imite Proximus, Orange Belgium ou Telenet annoncant une 'facture impayee' de 49-187 EUR avec menace de coupure dans 24h. Lien vers proximus-facture.be qui derobe carte bancaire et code...
Apres une carte volee ou un phishing reussi, l'arnaqueur fait un SMS du type 'Tentative de paiement de 487 EUR bloquee, contactez le service d'opposition: 0892 XX XX XX'. Ce numero surtaxe (1,99...
SMS de 'La Poste', 'Chronopost', 'Colissimo' ou 'Mondial Relay' annonce qu'un colis est bloque et demande 1,99 EUR pour le debloquer. Le lien renvoie vers laposte-colis-livraison.fr qui derobe les...
SMS imitant la DGFiP annonce un remboursement d'impots de 137-487 EUR. Le lien renvoie vers impots-gouv-remboursement.fr (le vrai: impots.gouv.fr). Saisie demandee: numero fiscal, IBAN, login...
A text that contains only your name and a question mark is a deliberate hook used by scammers who buy breached contact lists. The goal is to make you reply "Who is this?" or "Wrong number" so they...
Scammers are sending iMessage texts that include a fake Facebook Marketplace listing showing the recipient's own name as the seller. The personalized screenshot acts as a 'conversation lure',...
Phishing has moved far beyond typos and dodgy URLs. Attackers now use polished, AI-tailored language, QR codes that hide destinations, and tricks like ConsentFix and ClickFix that hijack legitimate...
Crypto ATM scams are surging: the FBI logged 13,460 cases costing $389M in 2025, with victims over 60 accounting for $257M. Scammers call out of the blue pretending to be police, tax officers or bank...
Scammers impersonate postal services such as USPS, Poste Italiane, Correos, Chronopost and bpost, sending fake delivery failure notices that demand a small customs or redelivery fee. The link routes...
Since May 2026, a large SMS phishing campaign has impersonated T-Mobile, falsely telling recipients that their rewards points (typically 18,400) are about to expire. The messages use rotating...
Scammers are sticking their own QR code stickers over legitimate ones on parking meters, hoping drivers in a hurry will scan and pay. Instead of a real parking payment page, the fake QR code leads to...
Replying to a 'wrong number' text confirms your number is active and signals you're a polite, responsive person — exactly the profile scammers want. Large-scale operations use AI to hold thousands of...
Quishing , or QR-code phishing, has surged as attackers exploit the fact that QR codes move victims from a protected corporate computer onto a personal phone with weaker security controls. A...
A new WhatsApp scam tricks victims into giving attackers access to their accounts by posing as a friend asking for a vote online. The message—often sent from an already-compromised contact—links to a...
Quishing hides a phishing link inside a QR code, bypassing many link filters and exploiting trust in physical/printed codes. Vectors in 2026: fake 'secure document' or MFA-reset emails, stickers...
The 'unpaid toll' / 'traffic violation' text scam (E-ZPass, road tolls, parking fines) remains one of the highest-volume smishing campaigns. As people learned to distrust links in texts, 2026...