Thursday 28 May 2020, Poradnik bezpieczeństwa

Fake weather alerts. SMS from Pogodynka

Lost24

Beware of fake SMS from the sender Pogodynka, which are sent to owners of mobiles phones all over Poland. An SMS informs you that you have purchased a costly weather alarm service.


According to the portal Niebiezpiecznik, the sender of the SMS threatens with a high fee for the subscription and informs about the possibility of canceling it.


SMS content:
“WEATHER service has been activated! Every day you will receive 1 SMS with weather for the next day. The cost is PLN 30.77 / SMS. To opt out go to www.p***damateo.net?r=Y9N”


In fact, the goal is to get the recipient to cancel the alleged subscription in order to gain access to online banking.


To cancel your subscription, you must provide your phone number on the page provided and make a payment of PLN 0.49. During the payment process, you are transferred to a fake gateway, thanks to which criminals manage to intercept the online banking credentials.


Remember that you should not click lightly on the links provided in text messages, in this case the amount requested for canceling subscription is small, but the consequences are much greater. It is always worth blocking the premium SMS services with your operator.