scam method

Bob: I was selling a synthesizer on a popular classifieds site. I received a message in the chat that my product was bought with delivery. And then a QR code - like you need to follow the link and enter the details of the card for which I want to receive payment. I scanned the code with my phone...

Bob: Two years ago, I received a letter to my work mail. I worked at an instrument-making plant, so I did not see anything suspicious in the letter. An activist from Togo working on drinking water has written to me. He wanted to buy a batch of ozonizers to purify water more efficiently, and...

Anna: I received an SMS that someone put $ 10 on my phone. Then the man called and said that he had mistakenly sent the amount to someone else's account (mine). I politely listened to him and offered to solve the problem with the help of the operator. The man replied that the operator refused...

Bob: One day I received a message from the bank where I receive my salary. Text like this: "The card is blocked due to dubious transactions". There was almost all my money at that time, I immediately called back the number that was at the end of the message. The call was answered as if by an...

Bob: A week ago, my aunt received a message about the debt for housing and communal services for $ 150. SMS from an unknown mobile number, signature "management company", the name of the employee and a link to the site. The aunt always pays the communal apartment on time, and the Criminal Code...

Anna: Every month my ex-husband transfers alimony to my card. We phoned one evening and he said he had transferred four thousand. I immediately received an SMS from the bank stating that the money was received At night I received another notification from the bank that my card was blocked. To...

Anna: Recently, a classmate with whom we have not communicated for a long time wrote to me on a social network. She asked me a lot about life, about business, and then boasted that she did not work and lived only on investments. She told about a trading company that she takes money from clients...

Bob: A month ago, I received a message from a friend: asks for help - a new iPhone was stolen. The request is simple: on my iPhone, I log out of the Apple ID and enter its account and password into iCloud. He immediately reported the account details. I supposedly needed to determine where the...

Bob: The other day I received an SMS with the text “$ 10 credited”, then the name of the bank was written, as if someone had replenished the balance. Sometimes my son sends me money like that, but he has never sent $ 10 before. I decided that it was he who replenished the balance in advance -...

Bob: I needed a large loan, but I had open delinquencies on other loans. On the Internet, I found a company that helps to get a loan in one of several banks for a commission of 3-5%. I have completed the application. A broker who introduced himself as Tom called back. He offered to make...

Anna: I needed a large loan. I applied to several banks. One was refused almost immediately, I was waiting for two more to decide. Three days later, a man called and introduced himself as an employee of one of these banks. I confirmed that I had applied to his bank for a loan. The employee asked...

Bob: I had a dream - to go with the whole family on a sea cruise. But for me it is too expensive a pleasure, and the dream remained a dream. Suddenly, a neighbor said that her friend had found a super offer - a cruise at half price. However, there are two conditions. First, the money must be...

Bob: My mom recently retired and is terribly worried that she will not have enough money: what if she gets sick or what else will happen? I saved, saved, from time to time went out on one-time part-time jobs, and then found out about a certain company that invests in information technology and...

Bob: My grandfather and grandmother were cruelly deceived. They are not rich people, they live only on retirement, so they only have enough for the basic. Grandma got sick and needed to buy imported heart medicine. A course admission for a year cost $ 4000. I don’t know why they didn’t tell us...

Bob: A couple of years ago, my girlfriend took out a loan to play forex. I thought it was not difficult, so I hoped to repay everything quickly. Her mother made a scandal and refused to help, and I began to pay off the loan. We were both students then, and I somehow coped with a loan with...

Anna: I was vacationing in Thailand this winter, I had to withdraw money from the card. I am a distrustful person by nature, and in a foreign country I try to be doubly vigilant. Found an international bank ATM while going on a tour. I did everything as per the instructions: I covered the...

Bob: My father fell for the bait of scammers via his mobile phone. First, he received an SMS supposedly from me from someone else's number, where they asked me not to ask anything and to top up the account. The father saw the message, by the way, after the story ended, and the scammers decided...

Anna: I received an SMS that $ 250 were debited from the card for a purchase in an online store - and the name of the store. I do not know this. And at the end - if you want to cancel the write-off, call the number. I called. They say you didn't make a purchase with us? But you - and they call...

Anna: They called me from some city number and said it was from a bank. They received my application to close the account and want to know when and from which branch I want to withdraw money from this account. I was surprised because I didn't write such a statement. And she told them about it...

Anna: The other day, my grandmother received a call allegedly from the security service of her bank. They said that someone had just tried to steal money from her card. They blocked the operation, but the money must be urgently transferred to some secure account so that thieves do not get to...