Galina Sergeyevna is an older woman. She received an SMS notification to top up the card with 10 thousand rubles, but not from a bank, but from an ordinary phone number. Due to her age and ignorance, she did not notice the substitution of the sender, since the text of the message was similar to a bank message.
The message came, and the phone rang: "Hello, my name is Vitaly, I just transferred you 10 thousand rubles, because I accidentally dialed the wrong number. These funds are for alimony to my ex-wife. Please transfer the money to her number immediately, otherwise she will create a scandal and my children will not get medicines."
Galina Sergeyevna is a responsible, compassionate woman who does not need money from others. Scammers put pressure on pity and rush her so that she does not have time to assess the australia email list situation wisely. As a result, a woman can lose her personal savings when making a transfer. And it is very likely that a person will not find the strength to cope with the return.
For some, the situation may seem too simple: wrong number, no money transferred, but for those who are not familiar with the nuances of bank transfers and are easily persuaded, this can become a trap.
And even if the victim carefully checks his account, finds no receipt, does not transfer money, he may be caught the next moment.
Usually at the end of such messages, they leave a hyperlink with the text "More details". If someone clicks on it to find out how much the amount is, or just out of curiosity, malware is installed on the device at this moment to steal data. This method is called phishing.
Remember: phishing is an Internet fraud aimed at extorting personal data.
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Old people and pensioners are most easily deceived.
True translation from a stranger
Marina received a push notification - a transfer of 50 thousand rubles from an unknown sender. Marina checked the balance on the card and saw the top-up as expected. She did nothing and decided to wait for the call.