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6 Types of COVID-19 Scams to Watch Out For

FICO

Smishing is similar to phishing, but is executed through text messages. For instance, if you receive a call from the IRS, you could use the search term “IRS scam” or “IRS scam” with the phone number you received the call from to see if a scam has been reported. every month.

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How Machine Learning Fights “Hypnofraud”

FICO

Phishing, Smishing, Hypnofraud and More. Fraudsters use a range of tactics to commit social engineering; email (phishing) and text message (smishing) are time-tested winners. The good news is that while social engineering fraud is on the rise, FICO is using advanced machine learning techniques to effectively combat SEF.