<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Scam-o-Meter</title><link>https://coveron.com/blog/category/scam-o-meter/</link><atom:link href="https://coveron.com/blog/category/scam-o-meter/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description></description><item><title>Scam-o-Meter: Fake job offers surge after Labor Day</title><link>https://coveron.com/blog/employment-scams-after-labor-day/</link><description>The post-Labor Day hiring surge isn’t just busy for recruiters — scammers ramp up their efforts too. As millions of Americans refresh their resumes and scan job listings, criminals are flooding inboxes with fake job offers designed to steal personal data and money. And with losses from employment scams hitting record l…</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Scam-o-Meter</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c056d7e4-e0e2-49cf-8d1f-85ae4958c703</guid></item><item><title>Scam-o-Meter: Scammers are cashing in on student loan confusion</title><link>https://coveron.com/blog/student-loan-and-financial-aid-scams/</link><description>Applying for financial aid is stressful enough without criminals impersonating the very institutions you’re turning to for help. Yet that’s exactly what’s happening. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Education have revealed that student loan and financial aid scams are pulling in millions of…</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Scam-o-Meter</category><guid isPermaLink="false">829e76b3-6cf0-4cfe-974d-076109e67594</guid></item><item><title>Scam-o-Meter: Identity crime victims now face multiple attacks at once</title><link>https://coveron.com/blog/identity-victims-face-multiple-attacks/</link><description>A stolen password used to mean one compromised account. Not anymore. The Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) 2026 Trends in Identity Report shows that identity crime tends to hit in waves — one incident triggers the next, and the victims end up dealing with several crises at once.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Scam-o-Meter</category><guid isPermaLink="false">faa76466-5bb0-479f-9df1-328402283d97</guid></item><item><title>Scam-o-Meter: Nearly half of Americans have fallen victim to an online scam</title><link>https://coveron.com/blog/americans-online-scam-survey/</link><description>Welcome to the first edition of Scam-o-Meter, a Coveron series where we keep track of online fraud through data. If you’ve ever been scammed online, you’re far from alone. Our online fraud survey found that nearly one in every two Americans has been a victim of an online scam in 2025. These aren’t isolated incidents an…</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Scam-o-Meter</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2db4a961-f823-4b96-bec1-65f5a04d4230</guid></item></channel></rss>