Izvestia: on holidays scammers try to steal money through fake websites of brokers
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Post Bank Security Director Stanislav Pavlunin named the most popular cheating schemes during the New Year holidays. This is reported by Izvestia.
Thus, the most popular fraudulent scheme is the advertising of New Year and Christmas promotions and gifts on behalf of credit institutions. Through social networks, cybercriminals distribute links to fake banking sites, where, allegedly, in order to receive a gift, it is necessary to enter a card and mobile phone number, as well as a one-time password for confirming the operation.
Another common scam scenario during the New Years is to scam money through a fake broker's website. According to Pavlunin, the scammers are calling the victim and trying to convince her to transfer money to a “brokerage account.” However, in reality, a person transfers funds to a card or electronic wallet of an individual.
Scammers can also use the bank's brand to contact victims on its behalf via instant messengers. The expert noted that cybercriminals send messages about payment for a certain subscription from a credit institution's card, and in order to cancel, they are asked to name the card details and the code from the SMS message. However, in fact, this information confirms the illegal write-off of funds.
Earlier it was reported that in Russia they noticed the increased activity of fraudsters before the New Year holidays. At the same time, attackers attack victims with a wide front. So, a significant part of them operate on the network, sending users phishing messages about sweepstakes, promotions or sales in stores, and offers to repay loans are also popular.
