Faith-Based Security Headlines
These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
FBI Cleveland Warns of Holiday Scams During the 2024 Shopping Season
The FBI Cleveland Field Office shares “The two most prevalent holiday scams are non-delivery and non-payment crimes.”
The item also explains the following:
- Online shopping scams
- Social media scams
- Smartphone app scams
- Work-from-home scams
- Gift card scams
- Charity scams
Some precautions are also provided.
Related Articles:
- FBI Warns—These Holiday Shopping Scams Could Ruin Your 2024 Season
- 8 Holiday Scams And How You Can Avoid Them – Forbes Advisor
- US Postal Inspection Service: Don’t Get Snowed by Holiday Scams
Analyst Comments:
The holidays increase scam attempts against members of Faith-Based Organizations in their professional and personal life. The above items can be a resource in defending against the increase in scam attempts during the holidays.
In addition to providing warnings like the one above, FBI field offices perform other outreach activities. The FBI The Outreach website shows different regional outreach activities. The FBI Field Offices website provides contact information for field offices. Communities of faith should consider seeing what their FBI field office can offer to improve their cyber and physical security.
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