2023-07-10 04:39:07
The scams for email, also known as phishing scams, are fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, or personal data, by posing as a legitimate entity via email. Fraudsters use various tactics to trick users into revealing sensitive information or taking harmful actions.
These are the most common types of email scams:
Classic phishing: Scammers send spoofed emails that appear to come from a trusted business or institution, such as a bank or online service company. They ask the recipient to update their personal information or provide sensitive details by clicking on a fake link. These links often lead to fraudulent websites that mimic the look and feel of the legitimate site, but are actually designed to steal the information you enter.
Tech Support Email Scams: Scammers pose as support representatives from a reputable company, such as Microsoft or Apple, and send emails claiming there is a problem with the recipient’s account or device. They request remote access to the device or ask to provide personal information to solve the alleged problem. Once they gain access or information, they can carry out malicious activities or steal sensitive data.
Lottery and Prize Scams: The scammers they send emails informing the recipient that they have won a large sum of money in a lottery or a promotion. They request personal and financial information to process the prize, but in reality they only seek to obtain data that allows them to commit fraud.
Email thefts
If you ever receive a suspicious email or from an unreliable source, whose subject is not credible or insecure, we recommend that you do not open it, much less interact with its content. You can mark it asb and remove it from your main inbox promptly.
One of the most popular ways to steal today is by cheating with cryptocurrencies, as they are touted as a smart way to save and earn money. It has gained so much popularity that even some governments have chosen to invest in this “digital business”.
In a report by the company antivirus Kasperskya new form of fraud was reported in which users were invited to withdraw funds supposedly extracted from their accounts in some supposed “automated cloud-mining platform”.
How do they do that?
According to Kaspersky, the operation begins when an email that has a PDF attached informs the recipient that almost a year has passed since the last time they logged into their account. “Bitcoin Cloud Mining”, which they supposedly once created. In the meantime, the scammers write, 0.7495 BTC (with an approximate value of 15,000 USD) have accumulated in the account, this is the hook to attract the attention of the user.
But here is the alleged problem: since the account has been inactive for almost a year, it will be blocked very soon, following which the mined cryptocurrency will be distributed among other users of the platform. Time is of the essence, though it’s unclear how much the user actually has: The email says “2 days 23:58:38” in large print, while in small print it says “within 24 hours.” Be that as it may, all is not lost: the user still has time to log in and withdraw the funds.
As shown in the following image:
Email image scam, credits to Kaspersky
Then clicking the button in the file takes the user to the mentioned “Bitcoin Mining” website (the word “Cloud” has been removed from the name at this point). There, two good news await you. First, it turns out that the platform remembers the user by his IP address, so there is no need to remember the username and password. Second, the payout has now risen to 1.3426 BTC, just over $30,000 at press time.
Then they continue with more attached steps that consist of filling out forms with your information, a chat opens where “Sophia” will attend you, an operations manager and they will request your bank card information, when you finally enter all your information the option to make the payment and then they will charge you.
Image of the payment and completion of the scam, credits to Kaspersky.
This is the new form of scam that has caught on and many people have fallen for it, due to the incredible offer to withdraw $15,000 from your Bitcoin account.
How can you protect yourself?
Do not open suspicious emails from unreliable sources. Install an antivirus that protects your email. Do not enter your bank card details on any dubious site. Do not share confidential information with strangers. Do not open links or believe in prizes or lightning offers where they offer you money or prizes for doing nothing.
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