Is there anyone else who would get a fraudulent SMS? It would be beautiful if we could refuse such an idea with a calm conscience, but cyberchers are always a step ahead of decent people, so there is never anything certain.
The environment of modern technologies has opened new possibilities not only to scientists, the army and then to ordinary people, but also has become another dimension for rogues, thieves and fraudsters. And as it is well known, they have ahead of others and especially the police. Therefore, we have to repeat over and over again that even the most appealing news may not be honest (and what we will talk, the more tempting or honestly the message looks, the more it will be fraud).
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Where should we deliver the package?
One of the relatively new frauds to which cyberzloce tries to lure trusts is at first glance an innocent looking SMS message in which the Delivery Service (USPS) calls for delivery information. In general, we could say that this is a kind of information: “We would like to deliver your package, but unfortunately we don’t know exactly where.” If you are not used to shopping via e-shops, you will probably be surprised by the news more than the people who come with packages normally. But even those should think well every time a similar announcement…
Check everything for sure
The problem arises when you believe the message, open the attached PDF file, and you will actually fill in the fake company with the required data. Let us still realize that no one is really anything to our address, date of birth, or even account numbers. If you are interested in a “company”, there will be nothing easier than finding its website (they have all of them today) and ask directly on the official line, how it is with your package. It is more than likely that you will not know anything about you sent to you, and even a package.
What can happen?
But let’s look at the black scenario of the whole fraud. As soon as you enter all the data that fraudsters require you, you can be sure that someone will abuse them at the other end of the virtual fraudulent world. It can borrow money on your behalf, it can even withdraw money from your account in certain cases, it can damage you in many ways that we often cannot even imagine. All this just for your own profit at the expense of your peaceful life.
Neither the site is a warranty
To be sure that this is a real company that the message refers to, a link to the “” website ”can sometimes be attached. It is not advisable to believe this fraudulent step. Creating a page that will be similar to the real one is no big problem for an experienced expert.
The only difference may be in the page address, AI can differ so minimally that the ordinary user can hardly notice. So: If you want to verify the truth of the message, always (!) Find the matching page yourself. This is the only way to reach the right one with certainty, behind which real employees of a real company sitting with a legitimate opportunity to tell you truthfully.
Criminals are ahead
Although we learn to respond correctly to one type of fraud, soon with great certainty will come another, otherwise looking, even more credible. And again, there will be good trusting people who will seem impossible to want someone to dig again. Unfortunately, the time is and the possibilities that can serve good and bad things are almost unlimited. Do not get caught either by the described fraud, but nor any other. Care is in place in any case.
Sources: Udity247.cz, Touchekomanie.cz, www.mbank.cz
