Investment fraud has gained a new, flood-like appearance, warns CERT Polska. It emphasizes that cybercriminals are increasingly bold in incorporating such threads into their schemes.
“Internet fraudsters are increasingly bold in incorporating flood themes into their schemes. This time, this investment fraud has gained a new – flood-themed appearance,” wrote CERT Polska, a team established to respond to incidents violating internet security, on social media.
“New bait” for scammers
He then asked rhetorically, “A family ruined by a flood but saved by an investment?”
“This is just a new bait,” CERT Polska noted.
He also explained that “the advert on social media directs you to a website promoting a fake investment” and “subsequent contact with the consultant is intended to encourage you to transfer money which, instead of being invested, will go to the fraudsters' account”.
“The CERT Polska team operates within the structures of NASK – the National Research Institute, conducting scientific activities, the national .pl domain registry and providing advanced teleinformatic services. CERT Polska is the first incident response team established in Poland,” CERT Polska wrote on its website.
Actions of cybercriminals and fraudsters
As reported by the Polish Financial Sector Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT KNF), fraudulent investments, especially in cryptocurrencies and on the Forex market, have become a common method of extorting money.
Earlier, CSIRT KNF warned against fraudsters impersonating PKO BP, and also about the campaign of fraudsters impersonating mBank.
At the beginning of the year, CSIRT KNF warned against fraudsters who impersonated ING Bank Śląski. Cybercriminals tried to steal electronic banking data through fake websites.
CSIRT KNF also warned against fraudsters impersonating BNP Paribas bank. As indicated, cybercriminals sent e-mails with false information. It was about the alleged need to update data.
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