Just days later, Hurricane Ian hit Florida and then South Carolina.
Damages are expected to reach into the billions of dollars.
The emails will often pretend to be from legitimate charities raising money to help those suffering.
Security researchers saw big spikes in both kinds of scams in the days followingRussia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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They don’t show up just as emails.
Consumers also need to be wary ofshady text messages, social media posts and evenQR codes.
Some scammers also might take a lower-tech approach and go door-to-door asking for money.
Unsolicited emails and other messages should be ignored and attachments inside of them should never opened.
They could contain computer viruses.
Consumers should be particularly careful when it comes tocryptocurrency.
Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Never give the keys to your crypto wallet to someone you don’t know.
