by stefanie | Aug 14, 2018 | Around the Industry
The email, which has a subject that reads “Scanned from a Xerox Multifunction Printer” leads the unwary to a phishing website which steals usernames and passwords. As Online Threat Alerts reveals, this scam is “being sent by cybercriminals to trick their potential...
by Owen Collins | Jul 12, 2018 | Around the Industry
The OEM has published a blog in which it illuminates readers as to three ways to tell when they are falling victim to a phishing scam. Xerox calls phishing “the primary method hackers use to obtain victims’ personal data,” with the added note that “email is the most...
by stefanie | May 9, 2018 | World Focus
The Recycler has been approached by remanufacturing industry members, alerting us to a new ink cartridge empties scam. According to our sources, businesses are being approached by apparently fraudulent businesses, offering their empty ink cartridges for sale. These...
by Owen Collins | May 3, 2018 | Around the Industry
The International Fairs Directory has once again resurrected its ‘Expo-Guide’ scam in the wake of Paperworld Middle East 2018, which took place in Dubai, UAE, earlier this year. The Directory’s scam letters have been seen by The Recycler and, as before, ask the...
by Owen Collins | Mar 19, 2018 | World Focus
A video claiming that ink cartridges are a “scam” has gone viral on the internet. YouTuber Gregory Austin McConnell’s 12-minute video details how the cost of ink cartridges is so high compared to the cost of the printers themselves, something he first noticed whilst...
