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The Hackers Brief from Cyber Wyoming is sponsored by First Federal Bank & Trust. Be aware of the latest scams in Sheridan, Wyoming and the rest of the nation.
Black Hills Energy impersonation scam
If you receive a call from Black Hills Energy saying your bill is delinquent and your service will be disconnected, Black Hills Energy wants you to know this is a scam. The company is not making any such calls. Black Hills Energy asks that you call 888-890-5554 to report scam calls. (Reported in multiple Wyoming news sources.)
Package delivery scams
• Parcel Worldwide: A Laramie citizen reported an email from a Japanese email address (ended with .jp) but spoofed as Parcel Worldwide saying it was “Not possible to make delivery.” The citizen said the email came in on a Sunday (2/6) but the email had a 2/7 date on it, a big clue that this came from a very different time zone. CyberWyoming Note: We checked the link in the email and it leads to a Chinese hosting center, so this scam is trying to use a Japanese email address to gain legitimacy.
• Express Courier: A very similar email as the Parcel Worldwide email was also reported by a Laramie citizen and this email had a Russian email address (.ru).
Tom Crist scam seems to be on a monthly schedule
The 1/7/22 Hacker’s Brief reported a phishing email saying you need to contact Tom Crist to…
