Most common online frauds.
Here are the top 10 most common frauds you could fall a victim to when surfing the Net. Find out what they are to avoid them.
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Spoofing scams
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Applications from unknown sources
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Fake websites
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Vishing scam
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Frauds related to advance and down payments
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Frauds when online shopping
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Phishing scams
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Smishing scams
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Lottery frauds
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Nigerian scams
Spoofing scams
The number of cases where scammers pose as the bank’s employee is not going down. Scammers are perfecting their techniques and may continue to quote, among others, security reasons to inform you about the following situations, for example:
- an attempt to transfer funds from your account or to make a transaction with your card,
- an attempt to take out a loan using your data,
- an attempt to hack your account/credit card,
- a failure of the banking system,
- the need to transfer your products to another bank,
- cooperation between the security teams of different banks,
- an unspecified threat to your funds.
Note: Do not give out your details over the phone!
Scammers know how to sound professional and reliable and they are well-informed to make you let your guard down. Scammers pose as the bank and, by means of available applications, use any given phone numbers and text messages. Whatever reason they provide, they will try to persuade you to install an application, such as AnyDesk, QuickSupport or TeamViewer, giving them remote access to your device.
In order to steal your funds, they need you to open a “gateway”. You can do it by installing dangerous applications. Do not let thieves in, do not be fooled.
Do not install anything or click the enclosed links under any circumstances, do not provide BLIK codes or your unique code for phone verification with the bank.
The fact that the incoming call number matches the hotline number does not necessarily mean that it is your bank calling. Every time you receive such a phone call refuse to provide any information about your finance, do not continue the conversation, hang up and make sure to call your bank’s hotline yourself to confirm and verify whether it was indeed the bank trying to contact you.