Thursday 1 April 2021, Safety Guide
A new method of scam on OLX
Lost24
The attack on users of OLX classifieds portal that we wrote about recently has been modified, possibly due to the spread of the described scam scheme on the web.
The Computer Security Incident Response Team of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority noticed that scammers on OLX are trying new methods, aimed at one thing - extorting money.
Until now, the attack consisted in sending the seller on OLX a link to a fraudulent website pretending to be OLX or a courier company in order to accept the receipt of money for the purchased item. On the website, the seller is asked to provide payment card details, there is also a request to provide credentials to the bank account, personal data such as PESEL number, mother’s maiden na