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Many people wonder if it is possible to somehow protect themselves from scammers who try to get into our account in many ways to withdraw all the money from it. We have written about such stories many times before. You can read one of them. It turns out that it is enough to remember or write down one telephone number to minimize this risk.
Save the number 799-448-084 in your phone
Remember that if a suspicious person comes to you, do not click on any link. Depending on who the sender is, make sure, e.g. at the bank, whether one of the employees actually sent you such a message. If not, please report it in the appropriate place. Małgorzata Sokołowska on Instagram runs a profile called “From the Diary of a Policewoman”. The policewoman in her social media educates Internet users how not to be deceived. In one of the posts, she provided a phone number that may be useful and is not 997 at all.
“Packet surcharge required” or “receipt of funds from the buyer” – such calls often appear in messages sent by scammers who are trying to extort money from us. Each such SMS should be reported to CSIRT NASK.
– we read on Instagram. Our editorial colleague also received such a text. You can read the text of the message below.
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Later in his post, he explains why the number 799-448-084 is so important. – “Now you can do it even easier by using the “forward” or “share” function on your phone and sending the content of the received message to the number 799-448-084. It will go to CERT Polska analysts, who will decide to add the suspicious domain to the list of warnings. Each report can help protect thousands of other users!” he explains.
Most popular online scams
What are the most popular? They are listed on the website www.gov.pl. – “Phishing is a fraud method in which scammers impersonate well-known companies, organizations and public trust institutions, and use various methods, e.g. e-mails, text messages (smishing) or telephone calls (vishing) to contact their victims, in order to extort sensitive data from them or to obtain money.In their messages, they use social engineering and other manipulation techniques that induce the victim to take various, often irrational actions, “we read.
On the Internet, we can also read about scams that are based on online seduction. Cybercriminals look for their victims on . When they manage to find the right person, they manipulate them, promising mountains of gold. When they feel they can afford more, they try to extort money or obtain sensitive personal information. How does it look in practice? Normally, all the acquaintance takes place over the Internet, never meeting, because the scammer obviously has reasons why he can never meet.
Source: Gazeta
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