INTRODUCTION
Fraudsters bombard us with fake text messages, emails and phone calls, stealing hundreds of millions of pounds every year from unsuspecting people. And not all banks pay innocent people for fraud. We want the government to do something about it. That's why I wrote this note to teach people how to protect themselves from today's scams and insider attacks. Of course, no one who reads this note will be harmed or deceived. I called this note "Beware of scammers "
AIRPORT TRANSFER SCAM
You just walk down the long road, go out the door, grab your things, and finally hit the road and stop and look again. A driver with your full name on it! You don’t plan to take pictures, and you haven’t told anyone when your flight will arrive, but it looks like someone is looking for you.
He approached the man, and introduced himself as his hotel driver - and he knew better! He said he was sent to find you, and you appreciated the gesture. You get in the car, it will take you to the hotel, but it stops on the way!
He then told you that he will not take you unless you pay him 100 dollars for the trip. It’s late, so you have no choice but to pay for it. How did he get your name and hotel? This man does not work in a hotel. Only one policeman saw him among the flight crew and called him while all the passengers filled out the registration form and the landing packet.
CHAPTER TWO
ATM SKIMMER
Suppose you run out of local currency, rial. You walk up to the ATM, insert your card and enter your PIN. You go with your money and do your day job. After a few days, you start noticing a new charge on your card. You don’t know that the ATM you use has a good wire where you insert your card.
These devices can read your card number. During this time, a small video camera captures your PIN through a small video camera placed directly on your shoulder or a fake key pad placed on the actual keyboard you used to enter your PIN. After you leave, the fraudsters take over the devices and log into the account with the PIN captured on the camera.
Always make sure your card slot is empty. These devices can be cleverly altered to look like standard ATM components, so be careful.
CHAPTER THREE
BANK SCAM
Usually you will see a specific message telling you, “You must update your BVN or your account will be closed. Call 814xxxxxxxxxx for help to update.”
It is also another way for fraudsters to access your account information
CHAPTER FOUR
BITCOIN SCAM
Have you ever received a chain letter in the mail or online? Now you know the drill - you send money to someone at the top of the list, then remove their name and add yours below before sending the request to multiple people. If the list continues, you should earn money as your name moves to the top of the list. In fact, most people will lose money.
Chain letters have been around for decades. Today’s development: an online management system for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and litecoin.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced complaints against four individuals - Thomas Delica, Louis Gatto, Eric Pinkston, and Scott Chandler - for promoting fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes online. Programs are promoted through websites, YouTube videos, blogs, and conference call recordings telling people that they can make big bucks in a short amount of time and achieve financial freedom.
Two of these systems - Bitcoin Support Group and My7Network - require people to use Bitcoin or Litecoin to pay for the right to recruit others to the system and receive recruitment fees in cryptocurrency. No products or services for sale. Funding is needed to bring others to the event. They argue that the more people pay for cryptocurrency, the more money they will earn. According to the FTC, these systems are illegal.
The third scheme - Jetcoin - claims that people can put bitcoin into the system and see it multiply in a short time, probably because cryptocurrency traders are working behind the scenes. Jetcoin shut down after just a few weeks and participants lost their bitcoin bank accounts.
Don’t be fooled by the bitcoin hype. Whether you’re being asked to pay in dollars or cryptocurrency, promises of free payments, unfair financial terms, and promises of high profits are more than a scam.
BROKEN ITEMS SCAM
While you’re watching something, a stranger bumps into you and accidentally drops his bag - and you both feel something that doesn’t feel right.
As he took the bag and looked inside, his porcelain collection (or camera, or laptop, or medicine bottle, glass, etc.) shattered, and a strange phenomenon appeared. You will hear no end of him, as he loudly accuses you of trespassing on his precious property. He burst into tears and called the police.
Since tourists are on vacation and don’t want to deal with local authorities, they give money as a reward, just to leave. Some scammers charge $500 a day.
Don’t give a penny. Wake up, call the police. Call the bluff. Go to the meeting and raise your voice. It will be gone soon.
Reply with your names and location