13 days ago · United States
‘They call every week’: the phishing attacks targeting past victims

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 4 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘They call every week’: the phishing attacks targeting past victims”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Scammers reuse personal details harvested from fake Esta websites – and texts and calls can keep arriving for months When the British actor Lisa Riley was preparing to travel to the US last year, she applied online for an Esta so she would not need a visa. After finding the…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘They call every week’: the phishing attacks targeting past victims
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- The Guardian