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Course Overview

As online scams and fraud become increasingly complex, mastering OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) is essential for detecting and mitigating these threats. This course equips you with the tools and knowledge to unmask scammers, identify fake profiles, and navigate the digital world with confidence. Whether you're an investigator, cybersecurity enthusiast, or simply want to protect yourself online, this course provides a comprehensive foundation in fraud detection and OSINT techniques.This course begins with an introduction to the emotional tactics scammers use, such as mistrust and social engineering. You’ll explore a wide range of scams, including phishing emails, financial fraud, and catfishing while learning to spot red flags and oversharing risks. Additional topics cover virus detection, deepfake identification, image verification, geolocation, and online dating profiles. You will also delve into social media investigations, reverse phone lookups, data breaches, Canary Tokens, VPNs, and Google Maps techniques.By the end of this course, you will be well-equipped to detect online scams, use OSINT tools effectively, and confidently navigate potential fraud threats.

What You Will Learn

  • Detect and investigate online scams using OSINT tools and techniques.
  • Identify social engineering tactics
  • phishing emails
  • and red flags in online interactions.
  • Verify profiles
  • images
  • and locations to uncover fake identities and catfishing.
  • Use virus detection tools like Virus Total and analyze potential threats.
  • Investigate social media
  • phone numbers
  • and data breaches for comprehensive online safety.

Program Curriculum

  • Introduction
  • Mistrust and Emotional Payload

  • Social Engineering
  • Sock Puppets
  • Over Sharing
  • Red Flags
  • Catfish
  • Reporting and Embarrassment
  • Financial Scams
  • Phishing Emails
  • Alaye

Virus Total Hybrid Analysis and Virus Total

  • General Dating Sites
  • Verified Profiles

Fake Snaps

  • Deep Fakes and Gan Detection
  • Reverse Images
  • What’s in an Image?
  • Same Person?

  • Geotag
  • Social Media Geolocation

Google Maps

  • Social Media
  • LinkedIn

  • Types of Phones
  • Phone and VOIP
  • Spydialer

People Lookup

Username Search and Data Breaches

The Wayback Machine

  • Canary Tokens
  • VPNs
  • VPN and Proxy Check

Before You Meet

  • In Closing
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Instructor

Jeff Minakata

Jeff Minakata has worked in the IT industry for over 22 years. He holds various cybersecurity certifications, networking certifications, and engineering certifications such as C|OSINT Certified, trained in CEH v8, CEH v9, CEH v11, CISP, Metasploit certified, Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE), MCSI OSINT Practitioner, and CWA certified. He is an Online Instructor for OSINT, ethical hacking, and network security. He has contracted courses for EC-Council, Udemy, and has written articles for Hackin9 and eForensics magazine. Jeff currently works on the computer networking side and teaches ethical hacking, OSINT, and cybersecurity online. He is passionate about helping people understand OSINT, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity.

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