Social engineering is the use of psychological manipulation or deception to influence individuals to divulge sensitive information or perform actions that may not be in their best interest. This can…
What James Veitch’s hilarious Nigerian Prince experience teaches us in fraud prevention
London based comedian James Veitch is known for his hilarious replies to email spammers. Be it the Nigerian Prince trying struck a $5 million gold trade deal or Mr. John…
Top 5 things to know before you make a Payment Online
We all know making online payments to a stranger makes us think, “ Am I sending the money to the right person?” or “Do these details belong to a fraudulent…
COVID Pandemic + Rise in digital payments & Transactions + More fraud
COVID (Coronavirus) has become a huge threat to the health, economy, and lifestyle of the people. India in particular has taken many steps to curtail the spread of COVID and…
How this person’s story tells us to be independent when it comes to dealing with online fraud
“they made me write a letter stating that I take back my complaint even though they did not do anything to help.” Is what we see in the conversation we…
The double bitcoin scam that shook the internet
A tweet from Bill Gates’ account said, “You send $1000, I send you back $2000”, along with several other major US twitter accounts which were hacked earlier this week, were part…
Check For Trust’s guide to dealing with payment fraud on Paytm
Transaction frauds have been there ever since digital transactions ever made it into the market, the sophistication of fraud and the intensity only gets better, and so does our approach…