Scam & Fraud Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the scam and fraud terms you’ll see across this site and in the news.
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A
- AARP Fraud Watch Network
- ACCC Scamwatch
- Account Abstraction Wallet
- Account Enumeration
- Account Farming
- Account Hijacking
- Account Recovery Fraud
- Account takeover (ATO)
- Account Takeover via Carrier Chat
- Account verification scam
- Account-Opening Fraud
- ACH Reversal
- ACH Transfer
- Acquiring Bank
- Ad Fraud
- ADCC (Anti-Deception Coordination Centre)
- Address Poisoning
- Advance Fee Scheme
- Advance-fee fraud
- Advance-Fee Job Scam
- Advance-Fee Loan
- Advance-Fee Purchase Scam
- Advance-Fee Variant Scams
- Adversarial AI in Fraud
- Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM)
- AFCA (Australian Financial Complaints Authority)
- Affiliate Fraud
- Affinity Fraud
- Affinity Romance Scam
- Airdrop Farming / Fake Airdrop Scam
- Airdrop scam
- AML (anti-money laundering)
- AML (Anti-Money Laundering)
- Angler Phishing
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- APP fraud (authorised push payment)
- APP Fraud Reimbursement
- APP Fraud Reimbursement Scheme (UK)
- Approval / Allowance Phishing
- Approval Phishing
- Arbitrage Betting Scam
- ARP Spoofing
- ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission)
- Asset Recovery
- ATM Skimmer
- Attack Surface
- Auction Fraud
- AUSTRAC (Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre)
- Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)
- Authenticator App
- Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud
- Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud
- Authorized Push Payment (APP) Fraud
- Autodialer
- Autodialer / War Dialing
- Autoship Requirement
B
- BaFin (Germany) – Consumer Fraud Warnings
- Bait-and-Switch
- Baiting
- Bank Impersonation Scam
- BBB Scam Tracker
- BEC (Business Email Compromise)
- Benefactor Scam
- Beneficial Owner
- Beneficiary Fraud
- Benefit Fraud Report Phishing
- Benefits Advance Fee Fraud
- Benefits Claim Farming
- Benefits Data Harvesting Text
- Benefits Office Impersonation
- Benefits Overpayment Scam Call
- Bereavement Leave Fraud
- Betting Syndicate Scam
- BIN (Bank Identification Number)
- BIN Attack
- Binary Compensation Plan
- Biometric Authentication
- Black Money (Wash-Wash) Scam
- Blind Signing
- Blockchain Explorer
- Bluejacking
- Bluesnarfing
- Boiler room
- Bot Ticket Scalping
- Botnet
- Bounced / Forged Cheque Fraud
- Brand Impersonation
- Breadcrumbing as Bait
- Brushing Scam
- Business email compromise (BEC)
- Business Opportunity Scam
- Bust-Out Fraud
C
- CAFC (Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre)
- Call Forwarding Diversion Scam
- Call Pumping (Traffic Pumping)
- Call-Forwarding Hijack
- Callback Fraud
- Callback Phishing
- Callback Scam
- Caller-ID Spoofing
- Cancellation Friction
- Card Cracking
- Card Dump
- Card Skimmer
- Card Skimming
- Card Testing
- Card Trapping
- Card-not-present fraud (CNP)
- Carding
- Carer's Allowance Scam
- Cash App and Peer-to-Peer Payment Fraud
- Cash Trapping
- Cash-Out
- Casino Bonus Abuse
- Casket Swap Scam
- Catfish Persona
- Catfishing
- Cemetery Plot Resale Scam
- CEO fraud
- CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command)
- Chain Letter
- Change-of-Address Fraud
- Chargeback
- Chargeback Fraud
- Charity scam
- Cheque Washing
- Child Benefit Scam
- Child Identity Theft
- Chip Dumping Scam
- CIFAS
- CIFAS Protective Registration
- CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) – US
- Citizens Advice Scams Action
- Class Action
- Clergy Impersonation Scam
- Click Fraud
- Clickjacking
- Clipboard Hijacker
- Clone Firm
- Clone Phishing
- Cloned Firm Fraud
- Cold Wallet
- Combosquatting
- Complicit Money Mule
- Condolence Email Malware
- Confirmation of Payee (CoP)
- Consumer Duty
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Consumer Sentinel Network
- Contactless Skimming
- Content ID Claim Jacking
- Contingent Reimbursement Model (CRM) Code
- Conversation Hijacking
- Cookie Theft
- Cooling-Off Period
- Copyright Strike Extortion
- Cost of Living Payment Scam
- Council Tax Rebate Scam
- Counterfeit / Knockoff Goods Scam
- Counterfeit Religious Charity Registration
- Courier Fraud
- Courier scam
- Creator Fund Payout Phishing
- Credential (Login Credential)
- Credential Harvesting
- Credential Phishing
- Credential stuffing
- Credit Freeze (Security Freeze)
- Cremation Ashes Fraud
- Cross-Chain Bridge
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Crowdfunding Fraud
- Crypto Casino Rug Pull
- Crypto Drainer
- Crypto Giveaway Scam
- Crypto Influencer Shill
- Crypto Job Scam
- Crypto Money Mule
- Crypto Ponzi Scheme
- Crypto Recovery Scam
- Crypto Romance Scam
- Crypto Tax Scam
- Cryptocurrency Exit in Romance Fraud
- Cryptocurrency Payment Fraud
- CryptoRom
- Cult Financial Exploitation
- Currency Exchange Fraud
- Custodial vs Non-Custodial Wallet
- Cyber Insurance
D
- DAO (Decentralised Autonomous Organisation)
- Dark Patterns (Privacy)
- Dark web
- Dark Web Monitoring
- Dark-Web Marketplace
- Data breach
- Data Breach Notification
- Data Broker
- Data Entry Job Scam
- Death Certificate Identity Theft
- Debt Collection Scam
- Debt-Settlement Scam
- Deed Fraud
- Deepfake
- Deepfake Fraud
- Deepfake KYC Bypass
- Deepfake Livestream Giveaway Scam
- Deepfake Romance Fraud
- Deepfake Video Fraud
- Deepfake Voice
- Deepfake Voice / AI Voice Cloning Scam
- Deepfake Voice Clone
- DeFi Lending Protocol
- DeFi Protocol
- Deposit Match Clawback
- Device Fingerprinting
- Digital Arrest Scam
- Digital Certificate (TLS/SSL)
- Digital Identity Wallet
- Digital Pen Pal Scam
- Direct Debit Fraud
- DISA Toll Fraud
- Disability Benefit Scam
- Disaster Relief Fraud
- Disclosure
- Display-Name Spoofing
- Dispute Resolution
- DNS Spoofing (DNS Cache Poisoning)
- Do Not Call Registry
- Do-Not-Call Registry Bypass
- Document Forgery
- Dormant Account Fee (Casino)
- Downline / Upline
- Downline Manipulation
- Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS)
- Drip Pricing
- Drive-By Download
- Drop Account
- Drop-Surfing
- Dropshipping Fraud
- Dropshipping Scam
- Due Diligence
- Dumpster Diving
- Duplicate Ticket Barcode Fraud
- Dusting Attack
E
- E-Money (Electronic Money)
- eConsumer.gov
- EIP-712 Signature
- Elder Financial Abuse
- Elder Financial Abuse
- Elder Fraud
- Elicitation
- Email Account Compromise (EAC)
- Email Spoofing
- Email Spoofing (SPF / DKIM / DMARC)
- Emotional Manipulation Tactics
- End-Times Preparedness Scam
- End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
- Energy Rebate Scam
- Enumeration Attack
- Equity Skimming
- Escrow
- Escrow Fraud
- Escrow Impersonation
- eSIM Swap Attack
- eSIM Swap Fraud
- Estate Recovery Scam
- Europol EC3 (European Cybercrime Centre)
- Evil Maid Attack
- Evil Twin (Wi-Fi Attack)
- Evil Twin Attack
- Exchange Hack
- Exit Scam
- Exorcism / Deliverance Fee Scam
F
- Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA)
- Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- Faith Healer Medical Device Scam
- Faith Healing Fee Scam
- Faith-Based Crowdfunding Fraud
- Faith-Based Loan Forgiveness Scam
- Faith-Based MLM Recruitment
- Faith-Based Timeshare / Retreat Property Scam
- Fake Benefits Eligibility Checker
- Fake Benefits Eligibility Text
- Fake Benefits Portal
- Fake Brand Sponsorship Scam
- Fake Charity Grant Scam
- Fake Charity Lottery
- Fake Charity Solicitation
- Fake Check Overpayment Scam
- Fake Crypto Exchange
- Fake Death Notification Scam
- Fake Debt Collector
- Fake Escrow Scam
- Fake Executor Impersonation
- Fake Franchise Opportunity
- Fake Funeral Bill Scam
- Fake Invoice
- Fake invoice scam
- Fake Landlord
- Fake Landlord Scam
- Fake Online Memorial Page
- Fake Ordination Certification Scam
- Fake Presale Code Scam
- Fake Profile Consistency Tells
- Fake Review / Astroturfing
- Fake RNG Certificate
- Fake Shipping Notification Scam
- Fake Solicitor Probate Scam
- Fake Staking Scam
- Fake Storefront
- Fake Talent Management Scam
- Fake Ticket Insurance Scam
- Fake Ticket Resale Site
- Fake Verification Badge Scam
- Fake Wallet App
- Fake-Review Fraud
- False Income Promise
- False Prophecy Guru Scam
- Faster Payments
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
- FCA Consumer Duty (UK)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Final Expense Insurance Mis-Selling
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- Financial Fraud Kill Chain
- Financial Grooming
- Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)
- Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) – UK
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
- FINTRAC (Canada)
- First-Party Fraud
- Fixed Match Scam
- Flash Loan Attack
- Fleeceware
- FluBot Malware
- FMA (Financial Markets Authority – New Zealand)
- Follower Count Fraud
- Food Assistance (SNAP) Card Skimming Scam
- Forced Matrix Scheme
- Foreclosure Rescue Scam
- Formjacking
- Fraud Alert
- Fraud Alert (Credit)
- Frauds to Finnish Police / KRP Cybercrime Unit
- Fraudulent Adoption Ministry Scam
- Fraudulent Heir Hunter Firm
- Fraudulent Work-at-Home Kit
- Free Government Grant Scam
- Free-Trial Trap
- Friendly Fraud
- Friendly Fraud (Commerce)
- Front-Running (Crypto)
- FTC ReportFraud (US)
- Fullz
- Funeral Home Price Gouging
- Future Faking
G
- Gambling Affiliate Shill Review
- Gamified Job Scam
- Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB)
- Gas Fee Scam
- Gas Fees
- Ghost Broking
- Ghost Tap (NFC Relay Fraud)
- Ghost Token
- Gift Card Draining
- Gift Card Payment Demand
- Gift-Card Draining
- Gift-card scam
- Gifting Circle / Blessing Loom
- Gifting Scam
- Grandparent Scam
- Grandson-in-Jail Scam
- Grant Processing Fee Scam
- Grant Writer Advance Fee Scam
- Grey-Market Goods
- Grey-Route SMS
- Grief Counseling Scam
- Grooming (Scam Context)
- Group-Buy Scam
- Guaranteed Betting System Scam
- Guarantor Scam
- Guardianship Fraud
H
- Hardware Security Key
- Hardware Wallet
- Hawala
- Helpdesk Social Engineering
- High-Yield Investment Programme (HYIP)
- HKMA (Hong Kong Monetary Authority) – Anti-Scam Measures
- HMRC / Tax-Office Impersonation
- Holy Water / Blessed Oil MLM
- Home Assembly Scam
- Homoglyph
- Homograph / IDN Attack
- Homograph Attack
- Honey Trap
- Honeypot Token
- Hostage and Ransom Romance Scam
- Hot Wallet
- Housing Benefit Scam
I
- IBAN (International Bank Account Number)
- IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center)
- Ice Phishing
- Identity Document Fraud
- Identity Proofing
- Identity theft
- Identity Theft Report
- Identity Theft vs Identity Fraud
- Impermanent Loss (Used in Scams)
- Impersonation of Authority
- Impersonation scam
- IMSI Catcher (Stingray)
- Income Claim
- Indicator of Compromise
- Infostealer
- Inheritance Romance Scam
- Insider Threat
- Insider Trading Fraud
- Integration (Money Laundering)
- Interchange Fee
- INTERPOL Financial Crime Division
- Inventory Loading
- Investment fraud
- Invoice fraud
- Invoice Redirection
- Invoice Redirection Fraud
- Invoice Takeover Fraud
- IOSCO Investor Alerts Portal
- IRSF (International Revenue Share Fraud)
- Isolation Tactic
- Item-Not-As-Described Abuse
J
K
L
- Lay Betting Exchange Scam
- Layering
- Liability Shift
- Lien Fraud
- Life Insurance Payout Scam
- Liquidity Locking
- Liquidity Pool
- Listing Hijacking
- Live Dealer Deepfake Scam
- Liveness Detection
- Liveness Detection Bypass
- Living Off the Land
- Loan Fee Fraud
- Loan Flipping
- Loan Packing
- Lookalike App
- Lookalike Domain
- Loot Box Gambling Mechanic
- Lottery Advance-Fee Fraud
- Lottery scam
- Love Bombing
M
- Mail Theft Fraud
- Malvertising
- Malware
- Malware Delivery
- Man-in-the-middle attack (MitM)
- Man-in-the-Middle Attack (MitM)
- Mandate Fraud
- Manufactured Coincidence (Wrong Number Contact)
- Marketplace Fee Fraud
- Marketplace Seller Impersonation
- MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) – Scam Prevention
- MAS FIDO (Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre)
- Matched Betting Scam
- Matrix Scheme
- Medical Identity Theft
- MetaMask Support Scam
- MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)
- MFA Fatigue
- MFA Fatigue (Push Bombing)
- Military Romance Scam
- Missed-Call Scam
- Mission Trip Fundraising Scam
- Mixer / Tumbler
- MLM (multi-level marketing)
- MLM Income Disclosure Statement (IDS)
- MLM Market Saturation
- Mobile Banking Trojan
- Mobile Number Harvesting
- Money Flipping
- Money Laundering
- Money mule
- Money Mule Herder
- Money Mule Recruitment
- Money Mule Recruitment Scam
- Money-Mule Recruitment
- Moving-Company Scam
- Mule Account
- Mule Herding
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Mystery Shopper Scam
N
- NASC (National Anti-Scam Centre)
- National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
- National Trading Standards Scams Team (UK)
- NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) – UK
- Negative Option Marketing
- Negative-Option Billing
- Neighbor Spoofing
- Netsafe (New Zealand)
- Network Slicing Security Risk
- NFC Relay Attack
- NFT Intellectual Property Scam
- NFT Mint Scam
- NFT Royalty Bypass
- NFT Wash Trading
- No More Ransom Project
- Non-Delivery Fraud
- Number Recycling Fraud
- Number Spoofing (Telephone Spoofing)
- Number Spoofing Scam Bait
O
- OAuth Consent Phishing
- Obituary Mining
- Offshore Business Romance Scam
- Ombudsman
- One-Time Passcode (OTP) Interception
- Open Redirect
- Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Oracle Manipulation
- OSINT Reconnaissance
- OTP (one-time passcode)
- OTP Bot
- OTP Interception
- OTT Messaging Spoofing
- Overpayment / Refund-Excess Scam
- Overpayment Fraud
- Overpayment Scam
- Overseas Customs Scam (Romance Variant)
P
- Pandemic Relief Fraud
- Partial-Delivery Scam
- Passkey (FIDO2/WebAuthn)
- Password Manager
- Password Spraying
- Pay-to-Play Job
- Payday-Loan Scam
- Payment Processor
- Payment Reversal / Payment Recall
- Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)
- Payout Withholding Scam
- Payroll Diversion
- PBX Hacking
- Pension Credit Scam
- Pension Death Benefit Scam
- Pension Liberation / Pension Scam
- Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
- Phantom Debt
- Phantom Event Scam
- Phantom Hacker Scam
- Phantom Jackpot Scam
- Pharming
- Phishing
- Phishing Checkout Page
- Phishing Kit
- Phishing-Resistant MFA
- Phone Number Lookup Fraud
- Pig butchering (sha zhu pan)
- Pig Butchering Job Lure
- Pig Butchering Setup Phase
- Pig-Butchering Crypto Wallet
- Pig-Butchering Fake Trading Platform
- Pig-Butchering Operation (Scam Centre)
- Pig-Butchering Scam
- Pilgrimage Tour Scam
- Placement (Money Laundering)
- Platform Impersonation Giveaway Scam
- Playlist Placement Scam
- Poker Bot Collusion
- Ponzi scheme
- Ponzi vs Pyramid: Key Differences
- Port-Out Fraud
- Port-Out Scam
- Porting Authorisation Code (PAC) Fraud
- Power of Attorney Abuse
- Power of Attorney Abuse in Late-Life Planning
- Pre-Need Funeral Plan Fraud
- Premium-Rate Number Fraud
- Premium-Rate Number Scam
- Prepaid Card
- Pretext Call
- Pretexting
- Price Manipulation / Flash Pricing Scam
- Principle of Least Privilege
- Private key
- Product-Based Pyramid
- Prompt Injection
- Proof-of-Funds Fraud
- Property fraud
- Prosperity Gospel Investment Scam
- PSD2 / Open Banking
- PSR (Payment Systems Regulator)
- Public Key / Crypto Address
- Pull Payment
- Pump and dump
- Pump and Dump (Crypto)
- Pump Group
- Punycode
- Punycode Attack
- Purchase-Order Fraud
- Push Notification Spam
- Push Payment
- Push Provisioning Fraud
- Pyramid Betting System
- Pyramid scheme
Q
R
- Rakeback Scam
- Ransomware
- RAT (remote access trojan)
- RCMP Cybercrime and Fraud
- RCS Abuse
- Real-Time Payments (RTP)
- Recovery Fraud
- Recovery Room Scam
- Recovery scam
- Recruitment Chain
- Recruitment Fraud
- Reentrancy Attack
- Refund Scam
- Regulation E
- Relay Attack
- Religious Identity Theft Solicitation
- Religious NFT / Token Scam
- Religious Relic Authenticity Scam
- Religious Romance Scam
- Religious Visa Sponsorship Scam
- Remittance
- Remote-Access Scam
- Rental Application Fraud
- Rental scam
- Repatriation of Remains Scam
- Replay Attack
- Reply-Chain Attack
- Report Fraud (formerly Action Fraud)
- Report Fraud (formerly Action Fraud)
- Reporting Romance Fraud on Dating Platforms
- Reshipping / Repackaging Mule
- Reshipping Mule Scam
- Reshipping Scam
- Restaking (and Restaking Scams)
- Restitution
- Retail Arbitrage Fraud
- Return Fraud
- Reverse Image Search (Romance Fraud Check)
- Reverse Romance Scam
- Reverse-Proxy Phishing
- Review Brushing
- Rigged Slot Algorithm Claim
- Right to Erasure
- Robocall
- Robocall Fraud
- Rogue Access Point
- Romance Baiting
- Romance Cryptocurrency Wallet Drain
- Romance investment fraud
- Romance Loan Trap
- Romance Mule Recruitment
- Romance Recovery Scam
- Romance scam
- Romance Scam (Payment Stage)
- Romance Scam Accomplice Networks
- Romance Scam Psychological Aftermath
- Romance Scam Reporting Barriers
- Romance Tax and Fee Scam
- Romance-Job Hybrid Scam
- ROSCA Fraud (Tontine / Paluwagan / Stokvel)
- Routing Number / Sort Code
- Rug pull
S
- Safe account scam
- Sale of Deceased's Belongings Scam
- Sandbox Evasion
- Sandwich Attack
- Scam Baiting
- Scameter
- ScamShield
- Scamwatch
- Scareware
- Screen Scraping / Remote Desktop Fraud
- Search Engine Poisoning (SEO Poisoning)
- Season Ticket Account Takeover
- Second-Chance Offer Scam
- Section 75 Claim
- Secure Enclave
- Seed phrase
- Seed Phrase Theft
- Self-Exclusion Bypass
- Seller Account Takeover
- Seller Rating Manipulation
- SEPA Transfer
- Serious Fraud Office (SFO) – UK
- Session Hijacking
- Settlement (Payments)
- Sexting Blackmail
- Sextortion
- Sha Zhu Pan (Pig Butchering)
- Shimming
- Short-Code Spoofing
- Shoulder Surfing
- Silent SMS (Stealth Ping)
- SIM Box Fraud
- SIM Cloning
- SIM Farm (Smishing Kit)
- SIM Jacking
- SIM Lock / Number Lock
- SIM swap
- SIM Swap (Crypto Context)
- SIM Swap Fraud
- SIM Swapping
- Singapore Police Force Anti-Scam Centre (ASC)
- Singapore Police Force Anti-Scam Hotline
- Skimming
- Skin Gambling Scam
- Small Business Grant Scam
- Smart Contract Audit
- Smishing
- Smishing Kit
- Smishing Lure Types
- Smishing-to-Sideload Attack
- SMS Sender-ID Spoofing
- Smurfing
- Smurfing / Structuring
- Sob Story Escalation
- Social engineering
- Social Media Account Takeover
- Social Media Mule Recruitment
- Social Media Romance Recruitment
- Social media scam
- Social Security Number (SSN) Fraud
- Social Security Suspension Scam
- Social-Commerce Livestream Scam
- Social-Media Investment Scam
- Social-Proof Manipulation
- Soft Rug
- Sou-Sou Fraud
- Spam/Scam Text Reporting (7726)
- Spear phishing
- Speculative Ticket Listing
- Spiritual Debt Release Scam
- Spiritual Inheritance Blessing Scam
- Spoofed Domain
- Spoofed Sender ID
- Spoofing (caller-ID / email)
- Sports Tipster Scam
- Spyware
- Squaring / Cash Flipping
- SS7 Attack
- SSL Stripping
- SSL/TLS Version Security
- Stablecoin Depeg
- Stalkerware
- Statute of Limitations
- Statute-Barred Debt
- Stimulus Check Scam
- STIR/SHAKEN Caller-ID Authentication
- Structuring
- Student Loan Forgiveness Scam
- Subject Access Request (SAR)
- Subscription Dark Pattern
- Subscription Trap
- Sugar Daddy / Sugar Mommy Scam
- Supply Chain Attack
- Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)
- Sweepstakes Casino Loophole
- Sweetheart Scam (Online Dating Fraud)
- SWIFT Network
- Sympathy Donation Scam
- Synthetic identity fraud
- Synthetic Identity Fraud
- Synthetic Identity Fraud
- Synthetic Voice Vishing
T
- Tailgating
- Take Five to Stop Fraud
- Task Scam
- Tax Credit Renewal Scam
- Tax Identity Theft
- Tech Refund Scam
- Tech renewal scam
- Tech-support scam
- Telecom Insider Threat
- Telemarketing Fraud
- Temple/Donation Box Fraud
- The Test Ask (The Tell)
- Third-Party Fraud
- Thread Hijacking
- Threat Actor
- Threat Intelligence
- Ticket Transfer Link Scam
- Timeshare-Exit Scam
- Tithing Diversion Scheme
- Title Fraud (Property)
- Token Lockup / Vesting
- Token Presale Scam
- Token Theft
- Toll-Free Number Fraud
- Touting Scam
- Trading Standards
- Triangulation Fraud
- Triangulation Fraud (Seller Side)
- Trust Fund Release Scam
- Trust-Building Phase
- Two-factor authentication (2FA / MFA)
- Two-Step Verification Bypass
- Typo-Squat Redirect
- Typosquatting
- Typosquatting Domain
U
V
- Verified Bettor Scam
- Video Call Avoidance
- VIP Package Upsell Scam
- Visa / Work Permit Job Scam
- Vishing
- Vishing (Voice Phishing)
- Vishing Callback / TOAD Attack
- Vishing Impersonation Types
- Vishing Kit
- Voice cloning
- Voice Synthesis Fraud
- Voicemail Hacking
- Voicemail Phishing
- VoIP Credential Stuffing
- VPN (Virtual Private Network)
- Vulnerable Elder Congregant Targeting
W
- Wagering Requirement Trap
- Wallet drainer
- Wangiri (One-Ring Scam)
- Wangiri (One-Ring) Scam
- Wangiri Fraud
- Wash Trade
- Wash Trading
- Watering Hole Attack
- Whaling
- WhatsApp Romance Pivot
- Widow/Widower Romance Scam
- Will Forgery
- Winter Fuel Payment Scam
- Wire Fraud
- Wire Transfer Fraud
- Wire Transfer in Romance Fraud
- Witting Money Mule
- Wrapped Token