![]() We established this category last year to cover the broad sweep of scams that involve demands for instant payment - usually in the form of supposed unpaid bills from utility companies and fines for supposed failure to turn up for jury duty.ģ. This black market is awash with stolen information.Ģ. This crime has topped our list every single year and with more data breaches than ever, it's likely that 2015 was a record year for identity theft.Īs evidence, our research shows that the underworld selling price for individual credit card details has fallen to around 15 cents a pop from a couple of dollars a few years ago. It's based on our detailed monitoring of scams and reports from security organizations, giving us an overall picture of the scam scene.ġ. It's important to point out that this isn't a statistical chart. Here's our list for the past year, with the actual ranking, followed by our original, forecast position in parentheses. ![]() Let's take a quick look at how the situation unfolded as the months rolled by before we head into 2016's forecast, with a couple of nasty trends on the horizon. When we look back on our predictions from 2015, we found that most things turned out as we forecast, but there was still room for a couple of surprises. ![]() Some things never change, yet new things are always happening - that just about sums up our annual list of top scams for the past year and the coming one. New Threats Emerge in Our Top Scams List for 2016 Identity theft and phishing remain in pole position in our annual review of top scams for both 20.īut beneath the surface, some new threats are emerging, while others become slightly less of a risk.įind out all the details in this week's issue. What were the top scams in 2015 - and what's on the horizon for 2016?: Internet Scambusters #679 ![]()
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