What to do when a scammer calls us? Dangerous warns: “If someone calls you from… police, bankBIK, KNF, Cryptocurrency Exchange, other institution and demands data or money, then HANG UP. This red button on your smartphone. AND call yourself to the hotline number of a given institution. Do this even if the call came from the actual number of this institution (because the numbers can be PERFECTLY faked).” How credible can a scammer sound? you can find out from Niebezpiecznik's recording.
This is what the MP did wrong: The MP in question was defrauded and lost 150 thousand zloty. Politician transferred money to a fictitious “technical account”, they will be convinced that he is talking to the police. As he himself says, he confirmed this by calling the alleged number 112. However, the MP did it without disconnecting with the caller by entering *112 on the phone's keyboard according to the instructions. “This means that the MP was constantly on the line with the thief, who simply placed a welcome recording from the emergency number on his side, and then his colleague confirmed the identity and the imaginary ID number of the fraudster” – I'm writing Niebezpiecznik portal. The portal notes that from the bank's point of view, the MP robbed himself. The MP wonders whether if he had not been tired, the fraud would have happened.
This type of fraud is called vishing: Criminals they call from unknown numbers and impersonate police officers, representatives of banks and other institutions. The police describe this phenomenon as vishing (voice phishing). It must be remembered that none of these institutions he never asks for money, login details, payment card details or for the installation of additional software. After disconnection, such a phone call should be report to the institutionwhich was impersonated by a fraudster.
Read also about how a journalist was deceived in the article: “A famous journalist fell victim to a gang of roofers. 'It was after dark, I was at risk of being beaten and robbed'”.