Fraudsters have become active during the quarantine. In particular, the cyber police inform that fraudsters are sending SMS and Viber messages, which promise government aid to users.
In particular, PrivatBank’s financial services manager Irina Korotchenko shared on Facebook an example of such a fraud.
PrivatBank allegedly promises each user 800 UAH on bank card. It is said to be "government aid" in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The senders assert that this "aid" was approved by a presidential decree.
But there is one but.
In order to receive funds, the user must provide the fraudster with the card number, expiry date and the CVV code. They may even ask for a code that will be sent via SMS.
As you know, this information is needed to pay for goods online, transfer money, or even apply for an online loan.
At the same time, the bank emphasizes that employees never ask for card data, passwords and classified information. Source.
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