https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/scams/ Ecommerce Industry News Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:13:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/scams/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/08/25/etsy-urges-vigilance-as-scammers-target-its-sellers/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:12:44 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229745 Sometimes it feels like we’re all just one click away from being defrauded, and as we reported on June 27th, campaigns are targeting Etsy sellers with some very convincing messages. Knowing how scams work can help protect online sellers from Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/07/07/irs-says-tax-refund-scams-are-being-delivered-to-homes/ Sat, 08 Jul 2023 02:33:22 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229536 Beware Snail Mail Purporting to Be from the IRS. It’s common to be targeted by scammers via email, phone, and texts, but the IRS warned of a new tax scam that’s sent right to your front door. Scammers are enticing Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/01/06/beware-google-authentication-scam-targeting-online-sellers/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/01/06/beware-google-authentication-scam-targeting-online-sellers/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2022 01:07:59 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226937 The FBI described a devious Google authentication scam targeting online sellers. The FBI Oregon’s Tech Tuesday segment explained how the scheme works, which we’ve summarized below. (Hat tip to Pymnts.com.) You post your real phone number on an online platform Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/01/06/beware-google-authentication-scam-targeting-online-sellers/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2014/03/03/ftc-halts-scammers-preying-ecommerce-hopefuls/ Tue, 04 Mar 2014 02:15:30 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=6685 Read more]]>