https://locodigital.com.br/en/tags/online-scams/Recent content in Online Scams on LocodigitalHugoen-USThu, 02 Jul 2026 10:30:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/sim-swap-the-scam-that-hijacks-your-bank-account/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:30:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/sim-swap-the-scam-that-hijacks-your-bank-account/<p>Your line vanishes from your phone with no warning. No signal, no texts, no data — as if the SIM had been switched off all at once. Hours later you check your statement and see that someone emptied the account by instant transfer while you were unable to receive a single verification code. That's SIM swap: a silent scam that starts at the carrier and ends in your bank account.</p>https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/quishing-the-fake-qr-code-scam/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/quishing-the-fake-qr-code-scam/<p>You sit down at a restaurant table, spot the usual QR code stuck in the corner, scan it to see the menu or pay the bill, and get on with your life. The problem is that, more and more often, that sticker isn't the original — it's another one, pasted on top, pointing at a payment that doesn't go to the restaurant. The scam has a technical name: <strong>quishing</strong>, "QR code" welded to "phishing". And it exploits exactly what makes QR codes convenient: nobody sees the destination before scanning.</p>