Tuesday 12 October 2021, Safety Guide
New type of scam - internet grandkid
Lost24
Policemen from the cybercrime division warn against new fraud based on “internet grandkid”. The main targets are people using social networks and online banking.
As the police explain, fraud is based on the use of social engineering and time pressure.
In the first step, fraudsters send out offers of financial intermediation or investment services via social networks, and taking up the offer is to “bring” big benefits. After clicking on the advertisement, the victim is redirected to the login page of the fictitious company, for the application to pass successfully, the victim must pay any amount of money. However, at this stage there are technical problems with the victim’s account management and in order to fix them