TikTok has what one would expect from a social media platform - fun short videos, good looking people, and a means to end one's boredom. Now, add scammers to the list. According to cybersecurity company Tenable, TikTok is currently rife with three types of scams. In its 50-page report, Tenable states that the number will only increase as TikTok dominates the market further. TikTok currently has over one billion monthly active users. "Given TikTok's meteoric rise in popularity, it comes as no surprise that scammers would take notice. So far, these scams appear to be in their infancy," says Tenable researcher Satnam Narang, who began the study in March. The first scam noted by Narang is scammers using fake profiles to trick TikTok users into signing up for adult dating websites or subscribing to fraudulent Snapchat accounts. Narang reveals that the scammers create TikTok profiles with reportedly stolen videos of women dancing, working out, lounging in bikinis or just doing other normal … [Read more...] about Tiktok exposed for adult-dating scams and fake accounts
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Two Nigerians charged over roles in Internet love scams
Two Nigerian men, believed to be part of an African syndicate, were hauled to court yesterday for their alleged roles in transnational Internet love scams here. Gbolahan Ayobami Awolola, 37, and Oladayo Opeyemi Awolola, 34, were each charged with one count of abetting others to dishonestly receive stolen property. They have been remanded at Central Police Division for further investigations. The men, who were unrepresented, will return to court on Tuesday next week , and if convicted, they can be jailed for up to five years and fined. This is the first time overseas-based suspects involved in Internet love scams have been arrested and brought to Singapore for prosecution, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a statement on Monday. The men are alleged to have recruited two Singaporean women as money mules to receive at least $85,700 from Internet love scam victims here between 2017 and last year. The women then allegedly laundered the money by handing the cash to syndicate members … [Read more...] about Two Nigerians charged over roles in Internet love scams
Singapore charges Nigerian men over internet love scam
SINGAPORE: Two Nigerian men believed to be members of an internet love scam syndicate were charged in Singapore on Tuesday with recruiting local women to collect money for them, police said. Such scams, where victims part with cash after a fraudster feigns romantic interest in them, are a growing concern in the city-state with police reporting 660 cases last year. The Nigerians — identified in local news reports as Oladayo Opeyemi Awolola, 34, and Gbolahan Ayobami Awolola, 37 — were arrested by Malaysian authorities in Kuala Lumpur last month and sent to Singapore on Monday. The men allegedly recruited two Singaporean women “as money mules to receive criminal proceeds linked to internet love scams in Singapore” between 2017 and 2018, according to a police statement. The women received Sg$85,700 ($63,000) during that period and turned the money over to syndicate members in Malaysia, police said. The Nigerians could be jailed for up to five years each and fined if … [Read more...] about Singapore charges Nigerian men over internet love scam
Two Nigerians to be charged over Internet love scam
SINGAPORE: Two Nigerian men will be charged in court on Tuesday (May 14) for allegedly recruiting two Singaporean women for a transnational Internet love scam.This is the first time that overseas-based suspects involved in Internet love scams have been arrested and sent to Singapore for prosecution, police said in a news release.The men, aged 34 and 37, are believed to be part of an African Internet love scam syndicate, said police. They allegedly recruited the women as money mules to receive criminal proceeds linked to such scams in Singapore between 2017 and 2018.“The two women allegedly received at least S$85,700 from victims in Singapore, and laundered the money by handing the cash to syndicate members in Malaysia,” added SPF.On Apr 16, the two men were arrested in Kuala Lumpur with the help of Commercial Crime Investigation Department officers from the Royal Malaysia Police.They were brought to Singapore on Monday and will be charged with … [Read more...] about Two Nigerians to be charged over Internet love scam
Putin signs Russian internet bill into law
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a bill on providing stable operation of a Russian national internet system in case of disconnection from the global network infrastructure. According to the law published on Russia's official legal information portal, Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor is entitled to carry out "the centralised operation of the general communications network" if there are risks to the operation of the Russian internet. The measures include installing a national system for internet traffic routing through servers within the country and preventing external threats from cutting off the Russian part of the global network, Xinhua reported. The legislation has aroused controversy as many Russian social network users think it qualifies as one aimed at isolating the Russian internet. In response, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said previously that Russia has no plans to isolate the internet but must prepare for a possible … [Read more...] about Putin signs Russian internet bill into law