In May, the top three most popular scam schemes included intercom replacement, buying goods on classifieds sites, and secret call forwarding. This was reported by the rapid response team of Beeline.
The client receives a call from someone who introduces themselves as an employee of the management company. The "employee" reports that the intercom is being replaced in the client's building and new keys need to be obtained. To do this, you should provide the application confirmation code that will be sent to them via SMS.
The call is interrupted. The client receives a message: "Your call to Roskomnadzor, Rosfinmonitoring, or the police has been identified as fraudulent. To protect yourself from fraud, call the following number."
The client who calls back is "reassured" that the crime has been prevented. All that needs to be done in the future is to install the bank's application to protect against fraud and attach the bank card to the phone's NFC tag to change its digital code.
Scammers use malware to create a virtual copy of the bank card. This allows them to contactless withdraw money from the client's account.
The second popular scam involves buying goods on classifieds sites. A potential victim finds an ad for the sale of goods at an attractive price. The seller claims that they cannot meet in person but offers to send the purchase by mail on the condition of full or partial prepayment via a transfer by phone number.
A possible scenario: the client transfers money, the goods do not arrive, the seller avoids communication, and it is impossible to get the money back.
The top three most popular scam schemes in May include secret call forwarding. Most often, small companies in the service sector, such as cafes, beauty salons, and saunas, become victims. Attackers set up call forwarding to the company's number using various methods. They may call the owner on behalf of an operator employee or contact support with fake passport data. Then they start receiving calls from the company's clients and extorting personal data and money from them.
Earlier, another scam scheme became known. Criminals take ordinary photos from social networks, process them using programs, and turn them into "nude" photos. Then they blackmail victims: they demand money or threaten to publish the pictures on adult sites and send them to friends and relatives.
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