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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Clerk of Court’s Office, U.S. Marshals, FBI Urge Public to Report Phone Scams

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Clerk of Court’s Office, U.S. Marshals, FBI Urge Public to Report Phone Scams

Many may spoof their phone numbers to appear on caller ID as if they are calling from the court or a government agency... #scammers

Silence DoGood May 20, 2022

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Postmates Drivers Have Become Easy Prey for Scammers. And Drivers Say the Company’s Not Helping - Courier Benjamin Safer thought he’d hit the jackpot when he got a Postmates order to deliver a single cookie from a downtown San Francisco McDonald’s. It’d be a quick pickup, light to carry on his bike, and the drop-off location was a flat ride about a mile away. It would also help get him one step closer to his goal of 10 deliveries that Sunday night, which meant a $75 bonus from Postmates.

Postmates Workers Scammed out of Their Earnings Are Reimbursed Following The Markup’s Report

Postmates Workers Scammed out of Their Earnings Are Reimbursed Following The Markup’s Report - Postmates courier Benjamin Safer was certain he’d n…

Dara Kerr February 27, 2021

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Postmates Drivers Have Become Easy Prey for Scammers. And Drivers Say the Company’s Not Helping - Courier Benjamin Safer thought he’d hit the jackpot when he got a Postmates order to deliver a single cookie from a downtown San Francisco McDonald’s. It’d be a quick pickup, light to carry on his bike, and the drop-off location was a flat ride about a mile away. It would also help get him one step closer to his goal of 10 deliveries that Sunday night, which meant a $75 bonus from Postmates.

Postmates Drivers Have Become Easy Prey for Scammers. And Drivers Say the Company’s Not Helping

Gig workers, who report to a phone app instead of a human, are unusually vulnerable to phishing scams that drain entire paychecks

Dara Kerr February 21, 2021

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