{"id":21056,"date":"2021-05-11T12:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T16:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=21056"},"modified":"2022-04-27T14:48:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:48:37","slug":"americas-most-common-scams-and-digital-threats-what-to-watch-for-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/americas-most-common-scams-and-digital-threats-what-to-watch-for-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"America most common scams and digital threats: what to watch for in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The COVID-19 pandemic has given scammers even more opportunities to cheat consumers. Not only do fraudsters prey on your fears surrounding the virus, they take advantage of your financial need and stress. According to the US government\u2019s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cScammers are constantly finding new ways to steal your money. You can protect yourself by knowing what to look out for.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

With more people using the internet than ever before, the digital threats have multiplied. Quite often, these scams are disguised as something good. So it\u2019s smart to employ a healthy amount of suspicion and caution, along with strong passwords, and a good security software solution, like PSafe’s dfndr security solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emilio Simoni, Research Director at PSafe\u2019s dfndr lab, suggests that becoming familiar with the top threats is a good start for protecting yourself. \u201cHackers are always busy, always coming up with new ideas to trick users,\u201d Simoni says, \u201cbut they\u2019re also heavily reliant on a few standard approaches. That\u2019s why it\u2019s a great idea to know what the most popular scams look like. Odds are, new scams will be variations on these classic themes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With Simoni\u2019s advice in mind, we present you with <\/span>2021\u2019s Top Digital Threats in the USA:<\/b><\/p>\n

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Phishing and False Promotions<\/b><\/h4>\n

\u201cAccording to an analysis by our experts,\u201d Simoni observes, \u201cthe most popular scams in the USA in 2021 are fake offers \/ false promotions and phishing scams.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Between 01\/01\/2021 until 04\/13\/2021 PSafe detected and blocked both of these types of scams more than a million times each:<\/span><\/p>\n