Kaspersky Lab experts have identified a new fraud scheme in which victims are defrauded under the pretext of making money by decoding audio files and converting recorded human speech to text format. Information about “socialbites.ca” was reported in the press service of the company.
The scammers have created several online resources for communication with the same design and links, but with different organization names. Visitors of such sites are advised to record audio. We’re talking about recordings of seminars, court hearings, interviews, and more.
“To attract potential victims, the attackers post information on the website about how much the users of the platform earn per day – allegedly, on average, about three to four thousand rubles. On one of the sites, it was stated that in the four months of operation of the service, about five thousand people signed up, for which a total of more than $ 200 thousand was paid. ”
Funds are withdrawn when the victim tries to withdraw money earned during decryption from a personal account in the “employer” system. Scammers want to transfer 500 rubles to their account. for so-called account verification.
In order not to fall into the trap of scammers, experts advise to be critical, as well as extremely attractive and generous offers on the network.
Do not click on links from suspicious messages, even if they were sent by your friends.
The company believes this plan will most likely be implemented outside of Russia.
Formerly socialbites.ca Wrote He said that in 2023, the number of publications of leaked databases increased by 33%.