Let's follow the link. I wonder what happens next
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:29 am
intriguing offer to participate in a PlayStation 5 giveaway. It was stylishly designed, there were no major errors in the text, but if you look closely at the sender's name, you'll see India Pharma there.
- It's already interesting. Let's check if such a company exists.
— That's where I started. An organization with that name does exist, it's a pharmaceutical exhibition in India, but why would it give away gaming consoles?
- Exactly.
— Come on. Look. After completing the survey and “checking morocco mobile database answers,” a dozen identical gift boxes appear on the page. The participant in the drawing is asked to choose one of them. Of course, it is in this one that the prize is found! Below, right under the “field of miracles,” there are fake reviews from the “lucky ones,” fueling the excitement and reducing vigilance.
- What next?
— Read! To pick up the console, you need to pay one pound. The organizers do not explain the purpose of the payment, because compared to the cost of the console, this is a mere trifle. In addition, they promise to cover all postal costs and deliver the PlayStation 5 in just a week. Then the "winner" is asked to go to the website of the "certified distributor" and arrange delivery.
- It turns out that the organizers have already earned a pound from each. And since there will be many winners, then ten thousand fools have already been found. And what, 10,000 pounds is already money.
— Look further. The victim is asked for an address, postcode, phone number and email again under the pretext of delivery. Moreover, the payment amount suddenly increases from 1 to 1.78 pounds, apparently the “distributors” also decided to earn a little extra money.
- Note that it is not explained anywhere why.
— And here is the icing on the cake. The last step to the “prize” is to provide your bank card details for payment, which will go straight to the scammers. The criminals are ultimately interested in these details, especially the CVV2/CVC2 code, which will allow them to spend the victim’s money.
- Yes... It's good that you brought such pranks to my attention! Thank you, Bob!
- Oh, come on! Should we still have coffee?
- Of course! I brought cookies with me! Make coffee!
- It's already interesting. Let's check if such a company exists.
— That's where I started. An organization with that name does exist, it's a pharmaceutical exhibition in India, but why would it give away gaming consoles?
- Exactly.
— Come on. Look. After completing the survey and “checking morocco mobile database answers,” a dozen identical gift boxes appear on the page. The participant in the drawing is asked to choose one of them. Of course, it is in this one that the prize is found! Below, right under the “field of miracles,” there are fake reviews from the “lucky ones,” fueling the excitement and reducing vigilance.
- What next?
— Read! To pick up the console, you need to pay one pound. The organizers do not explain the purpose of the payment, because compared to the cost of the console, this is a mere trifle. In addition, they promise to cover all postal costs and deliver the PlayStation 5 in just a week. Then the "winner" is asked to go to the website of the "certified distributor" and arrange delivery.
- It turns out that the organizers have already earned a pound from each. And since there will be many winners, then ten thousand fools have already been found. And what, 10,000 pounds is already money.
— Look further. The victim is asked for an address, postcode, phone number and email again under the pretext of delivery. Moreover, the payment amount suddenly increases from 1 to 1.78 pounds, apparently the “distributors” also decided to earn a little extra money.
- Note that it is not explained anywhere why.
— And here is the icing on the cake. The last step to the “prize” is to provide your bank card details for payment, which will go straight to the scammers. The criminals are ultimately interested in these details, especially the CVV2/CVC2 code, which will allow them to spend the victim’s money.
- Yes... It's good that you brought such pranks to my attention! Thank you, Bob!
- Oh, come on! Should we still have coffee?
- Of course! I brought cookies with me! Make coffee!