Andrey Biychuk, manager of the “Defender” product of the MTS operator, warned that Black Friday scammers like to use a scheme with special discounts for privileged categories of citizens. His words guide the way TASS.
Attackers pose as employees of popular online stores and offer to purchase products on particularly favorable personal terms. Under the pretext of placing an order or activating a discount, the person is requested to receive a code or password from their personal account via SMS. Biychuk said that this is how fraudsters gain access to personal data.
Another popular method is phishing. Fake websites are created under the guise of well-known marketplaces or branded online stores, fake emails and SMS are distributed, and people are often written directly through social networks.
Scammers lately steel Use a hybrid method of deception more often.
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Source: Gazeta
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