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In the middle of working hours, our colleague Monica’s phone rang. Unknown number with the Slovak phone prefix of the Orange network. After picking up, an English machine sounded on the other end of the line, which introduced itself as the Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic and asked to leave data on the bank account after a signal. At this point, Monika turned off the call and blocked the number. In the scenario, she recognized a regularly recurring fraud, which has already deprived several Slovaks of money. What others have we encountered recently, and how did we know they were fake messages? <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n

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If Monika had called back, she would probably have reached an ordinary person who didn’t even know their number had been misused. This is called spoofing, i.e. falsifying the caller’s identity.<\/span><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/b>Fraudulent emails with subject line: Your account has been compromised. Your data has been stolen. Find out how to regain access.<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n
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In such a message, several elements are immediately suspicious. The <\/span>email came from a Czech domain, but the subject is in Polish and the text of the message is unknown characters.<\/b> In addition, another text contains a link on which the alleged victim should click to find out what data was lost and how to get it back.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the event that the data is indeed stolen, the report should clearly state what information is involved, where it was stored, how it’s known that the attack occurred, who discovered it, and so on.<\/b> For example, if they suspect that a password has been stolen, services most often request action from you in the form of an immediate change of security features and only send you an official link to make the change. Anything else smells of fraud and it’s not advisable to click on it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally-sounding messages asking for money<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Who wouldn’t want a significant half to go on a work trip for 10 days and send more than 25,000 euros to your account to take care of yourself comfortably?<\/b> Indeed, it’s so beautiful, it’s hard to believe. That’s why you absolutely shouldn’t believe. The strange sender as well as the web address, the amount in the <\/span>Tether cryptocurrency<\/span><\/a> and, in addition, the name and password directly in the message. These are all red flags that say Report, Block, Don’t Respond!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fake Netflix <\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n
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If you’ve set up automatic monthly billing directly from your card, it may happen that the payment doesn’t get through for some month.<\/b> Either there’s a lack of funds in your account or you’ve changed your card and forgot to report the change to the service. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this case, the service will really send you a message that a problem has occurred and needs to be resolved. However, instead of a suspicious link, it should contain instructions on what to do<\/b>, for example saying this: Log in to your account and update your bank details. You then log in to the official service page on your regular device, where you will find an accurate description of the problem and a quick solution. This way, you can get everything in order to safely and happily continue watching your Netflix.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Couriers from Haiti<\/b>
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Today, courier services communicate through various channels \u2013 from SMS messages through emails to Viber. <\/span>However, each of their messages must contain a specific package number, ideally with the sender, and information about the option of payment for possible cash on delivery, usually in cash or by card to the delivery man.<\/b> The latter is the key, because you should always receive some form of income document for your payment. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the missing shipment identification, there is, of course, a suspicious link in this message with the .ht domain ending that belongs to Haiti.<\/b> It’s very unlikely that a courier company with a branch in Slovakia would use a Haitian website\u2026 And of course, if you haven’t ordered anything and don’t expect any shipments, you don’t actually have anything to pay.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friendly message from the police, and with an “official” summons at that.<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n
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What’s suspicious about this report was written directly by its recipient, our colleague and administrator of bartan servers, Jano:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n