![]() ![]() Now an intelligent person will simply hang up. Would you like me to help you to stop the scammer? (Simple and quick solution).” We have detected some unusual activity from your computer (fear, uncertainty, doubt), and if you don’t act right now (urgent call to action), you may fall victim to cyber scammers emptying your bank account (the consequence of inaction). Phone Scammer: “Hello, I am from Norton (insert Microsoft, Apple, Bank, etc.). They pick up nuggets of information about you from the dark web and create a plausible story that has enough ring-of-truth for you to cooperate in the scam. Why are phone scams so successful?īecause scammers use Artificial intelligence-based ‘social engineering’. Let’s not get bogged down in statistics – we all know someone who has been phone scammed, and it is likely to have been you. Indications from NortonLifeLock’s security centre are that this is just the tip of the iceberg. In fact, there was an absurd increase in phone scams – up 84% in 2020 and a further 7% in 2021. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.Sorry for the confronting headline, but according to NortonLifeLock (new fancy name for Norton Anti-virus), one-in-three Aussies have now been phone scammed because they unwillingly let scammers into their PC or smartphone. The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License. ![]() Microsoft and the Window logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of, Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. Android, Google Chrome, Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google, LLC. ![]() Firefox is a trademark of Mozilla Foundation. or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. NortonLifeLock, the NortonLifeLock Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, LifeLock, and the LockMan Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NortonLifeLock Inc. ![]() LifeLock identity theft protection is not available in all countries. The Norton and LifeLock Brands are part of NortonLifeLock Inc. ![]()
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