The goal of cybercriminals is to extort money or confidential data during a telephone conversation. Fraudsters very often impersonate well-known institutions – banks, offices, and recently the Border Guard. “If you answer such a call, you can safely hang up,” he appeals
Fraudsters impersonate the Border Guard. They extort money for “illegal substances”
The victim who answers the phone will initially hear a message in English. The fraudsters will inform about a shipment with an “illegal substance” that was addressed to her name. Then they will threaten you with an arrest warrant and redirect the conversation to the alleged officer – the “officer in charge of the case”. His task will be to manipulate the interlocutor and, above all, extort money.
Fraudsters used a similar method in November 2023. Now victims will likely hear a similar message.
What to do? Stop and don’t call back
You have to be careful. You can fall victim to fraud even if you see the number saved in the phone book. “It is worth knowing that criminals also use spoofing in their attacks, i.e. they take over the selected number and use it to impersonate a representative of some institution. If you receive a call from a known number and you have suspicions that the caller is not who he is, is given – hang up and do not call back” – appeals the team established to respond to incidents violating Internet security,
Source: Gazeta
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