"Advance Fee Fraud Targets Colleges With Free Piano Offers"

A piano-themed email campaign targeting students and faculty at North American colleges and universities commits Advance Fee Fraud (AFF). According to Proofpoint, over 125,000 emails have been observed in this scam cluster this year. Fraudsters offer free pianos in deceptive emails and then direct respondents to a fake shipping company that demands payment before delivering the piano. The scammers accept Zelle, Cash App, PayPal, Apple Pay, and cryptocurrency. They also try to get victims' names, addresses, and phone numbers. This article continues to discuss the AFF email campaign.

Infosecurity Magazine reports "Advance Fee Fraud Targets Colleges With Free Piano Offers"

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