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EDINBURG – How good are you at spotting a scam on the internet? As the digital world continues to grow and evolve, with new avenues such as cryptocurrency and peer-to-peer transaction apps, scams have adapted to the times.
To combat growing cybercrime networks, the National Consumers League founded the website Fraud.org to report scams to law enforcement and advise on how to avoid new and old scams. Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud John Breyault, explained how scammers lure victims into cryptocurrency and Venmo scams.
“Those are unusual in day-to-day situations. But because the scammers are creating this urgency and this sense of social isolation, they convince people that they need to do this; and they do. And it is very successful,” said Breyault.
UTRGV Chief Information Security Officer Kevin Crouse shared how students can keep themselves safe online.
“You just don’t want to click on links that are from people you don’t know. If you get a file from somebody or an attachment from somebody you don’t know, verify that that’s real. Never give your credentials or passwords out,” said Crouse.
For concerns regarding student account security, contact the UTRGV Information Security Office at (956) 665-7823.
