Take your time: What kind of plans have scammers prepared for Black Friday?

Sales are traditionally held in November. On the eve of Black Friday, shoppers become less careful because they want to find a product with a huge discount and forget about safety precautions. Taking advantage of this moment, fraudsters are becoming more active and coming up with more complex scam plans. Izvestia selected the most popular of them, citing experts.

1. Unexpected message on Messenger. Scammers offer the potential victim to book a prepaid item and add a link to the fake website of a well-known store, for which he must pay. Once the recipient enters their card information, the scammer will debit the money. As a result, the person will be left without money and property.

2. Suspicious letter. Attackers send an email on behalf of a well-known brand advertising deep discounts and convenient delivery. They also ask you to update the app using the attached link. After installing a malicious app, fraudsters can gain access to a smartphone, including mobile banking.

3. Dangerous SMS. An SMS will be sent to your smartphone stating that your purchase has been refunded. The scammer then begins requesting a refund on behalf of store representatives for an allegedly random transaction. Scammers intimidate the potential victim by initiating criminal proceedings. We assume that the person will get scared and call the card number and code sent in the message. Thus, attackers will write money from the account.

Experts recommend not clicking on links sent by strangers and carefully checking brand names, as fake ones may have different letters. In addition, experts believe that a huge discount should alert the buyer and stimulate the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bcomparing prices with other stores. To avoid fraud and money theft, they recommend purchasing the goods on their official website or offline.

We have previously talked about a new Trojan horse virus that imitates notifications from banks.