IRS vishing scam reported by UDel community

It’s tax season once again, and that means scammers are busy trying to file fraudulent tax returns in your name. We’ve received a report of a vish (the telephonic equivalent of a phishing email) claiming to come from the IRS. The robo-call claims to be...

Phone scam thwarted

The folks in UD’s Development Office report receiving a phone call that could be a variation on the phone support scam we mentioned last month. I just received a telephone call from a man who claimed to be “Tom Collins,” with UD Business Solutions. He said...

International phone scam lands in Delaware

We recently tried to assist a client who was caught by a world-wide scam. This is the first we’ve heard of this scam hitting in Delaware. It includes the telephone version of spear-phishing. Bottom line: do NOT trust any unsolicited calls about your computer being...