Vishing

This method is based on impersonating employees of various investing, service and financial companies and even police or other services on the phone. Scammers are mimicking employees of known and popular companies and use their authority to make calls during which they try to extort login, password or debit/credit card data. Under the pretext of additional authorisation, data update or system malfunction, they will often ask for personal information and try to persuade users to install apps like AnyDesk or TeamViewer, which give scammers access to phone or computer, letting them steal the data or money.

Remember! Never give anyone your password to trading, financial and any other accounts.

Phishing

Scammers using this method create fake internet websites or emails that closely resemble those from banks or investing companies. They often use logos and copy the graphic layout of messages. Under the pretext of updating the data, authorisation or confirming the transfer, scammers suggest to log in using such fake websites.

Remember! Never open suspicious links and attachments from unknown sources.

Smishing

Cyber criminals using this method send an SMS in which they inform, for example, about the new transaction on your account and need to confirm it by going into the link, which leads to a fake website. After user logs in to such a fake website, scammers steal their login and password, granting them access to real accounts. To extort such data, scammers can also give different reasons, like deactivation of service or IQ tests. Scammers even impersonate government and national institutions, create a fake SMS informing about the dangers of, for example, the vaccination program.

Remember! Always check the sender of the message and the safety certificate on opened sites.