How to recognize scammers on the Internet

[Carding Forum]

There are more and more messages on social networks asking for help for stray animals, sick children and others in need. People easily believe what is written and willingly transfer money to the indicated accounts. In fact, it is very often common scammers who make money from users feelings of compassion as a charitable cause. "Kaspersky Lab" told how to expose the fraud benefactors and what to do in case of detection of fraudulent messages.

According to the company's experts, cybercriminals are most often given the details of the account to which they are asking to transfer money. Fraudsters can invent new stories for each individual scam, create special sites and even use real cases and photographs of a person or animal in trouble. However, very often they use the same account in all their machinations. Therefore, before transferring money, it is worth checking the details indicated in the message or on the website. To do this, you just need to drive them into the search bar in your browser - there are already many forums and communities on the Internet where lists of fraudulent accounts are published.

If your post uses a photo, then it makes sense to check that one too. In the course of the experiment, experts found out that for several years the same pictures, which for some reason are especially fond of scammers, have been "walking" on the network. Particularly popular among scammers are photographs of animals that are asked to be taken away. In such posts, they may not even indicate the account number, but just the phone number to call. In fact, this number turns out to be a paid number, and during a call to it, money is withdrawn from the user's mobile account. This is another scam ploy.

“The attackers have chosen a scheme that works well: on social networks, messages asking for help spread very quickly. People donate themselves and attract their followers to the campaign. Someone, not being able to help with money, actively asks to repost information. Of course, everyone trusts each other and does not check the data specified in the messages, ”says Nadezhda Demidova, senior content analyst at Kaspersky Lab. - Therefore, we advise everyone to check the information about the fundraising before sharing it on social networks. You should not become an unwitting accomplice in fraud and harm both your friends and those who really need help."

In the event that fraud in fundraising for charity is detected, experts recommend that users disseminate information about cybercriminals on the Internet, notify charitable foundations whose names the criminals are hiding behind, seek to block fraudulent pages on social networks, and inform telecom operators about the use of paid numbers for illegal withdrawal of money.