Be Aware of These Common Scams
- Cheap Travel Packages: Scammers offer cheap travel packages to steal money and personal information.
- Deep-Fake, Deep-Voice Video Calls: Using AI to create fake videos and images of relatives or friends to ask for urgent money transfers.
- Fake Transfer Receipts: Scammers make large purchases online and use software to create fake bank transfer receipts.
- Impersonating Medical Staff: Call to inform that a relative is in critical condition and needs urgent surgery money.
- Child Model Recruitment: Using social media to lure parents into paying fees for their children to become models.
- SIM Card Lock Notification: Call to inform that your SIM card will be locked unless you follow their instructions, leading to personal data theft.
- Fake Financial Companies: Offering loans with low interest rates and simple procedures but requiring advance fees.
- Installing Gambling and Loan Apps: Tricking victims into installing apps that steal personal information.
- Fake Websites: Creating fake websites that resemble legitimate businesses to steal personal information.
- Fake SMS Brand Names: Using fake BTS transmitters to send fraudulent messages to steal personal information.
- Investment Scams: Encouraging victims to invest in fake stock markets, cryptocurrencies, or MLM schemes.
- Online Recruitment Scams: Offering "easy, high-paying" jobs and impersonating major e-commerce platforms to steal money.
- Social Media Account Hacking: Hacking Facebook or WhatsApp accounts to send messages to friends and family asking for money.
- Impersonating Authorities: Pretending to be police, prosecutors, or judges to intimidate victims and steal money.
- Selling Fake Products Online: Advertising and selling counterfeit or low-quality products on e-commerce platforms and social media.
- Identity Theft for Loans: Stealing ID information to apply for credit in the victim's name.
- Fake Bank Transfer Mistakes: Sending money to a victim’s bank account by mistake and then requesting its return.
- Fake Recovery Services: Pretending to offer services to recover lost money and requesting advance payment or personal information.
- Telegram OTP Theft: Creating fake Telegram accounts to steal OTPs and access victims' accounts.
- Fake Call Alerts: Informing victims about fake call charges and stealing personal information through false guidance.
- Fake Facebook Recovery Services: Advertising services to recover Facebook accounts and asking for deposits and personal information.
- Phishing Links and Seeding: Creating fake bank or service websites to steal personal information.
- Lottery Number Tips: Encouraging victims to play the lottery and pay a commission.
- Romance and Financial Scams: Using social media and dating apps to build romantic relationships and then asking for money or investments.
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