Post by hal on Jul 22, 2021 17:06:41 GMT 1
Not sure I have seen this one before, but in case it is a new variant:
A text received saying a parcel is being held pending customs charges (I guess if unlike me, one does not receive regular parcels from overseas, you will just delete the text...). Open the text there is the UPS logo (in fact it is not, they have cleverly reworked the 'U'...) ask for your name and address and email, method of delivery and finally payment. Now, here is where it is clever, it has been designed to access your automatic card selection that gives one a choice to enterone of your registered cards requiring just your input of the three digit security number.
It is the last bit that fools you as such auto insertion is usually only with large e-commerce sites.
You wait a minute and tells you there is a mistake in your email address. It is at this point the rat is smelt and sure enough two minutes later you have an email from reeocean.com thanking you for your 10€ donation to save the oceans...
Reeocean.com is a website just showing a picture of some waves without any contact! It is clever and could be applied to many applications. In my case they chose a winner as I do receive parcels and it is quite usual for me to authorise payments to the likes of FedEx.
Yes, it is a variation of an old scam, but much more has gone into it to make it look genuine that is the worry. I think the motto from here on is, trust no one and double check every mail/text despite how normal it might look.
And, if you are sucked in by one of these, stop your card immediately, as unlike a genuine e-commerce site I bet they have not hidden your security number that then allows them to file your card and make online purchases at their whim...
Whilst one is protected if using a card by the interval before entering the three digit security number, not the same for PayPal. If you have automatic payment turned on in your PayPal account, I urge you to turn it off for this very reason...
A text received saying a parcel is being held pending customs charges (I guess if unlike me, one does not receive regular parcels from overseas, you will just delete the text...). Open the text there is the UPS logo (in fact it is not, they have cleverly reworked the 'U'...) ask for your name and address and email, method of delivery and finally payment. Now, here is where it is clever, it has been designed to access your automatic card selection that gives one a choice to enterone of your registered cards requiring just your input of the three digit security number.
It is the last bit that fools you as such auto insertion is usually only with large e-commerce sites.
You wait a minute and tells you there is a mistake in your email address. It is at this point the rat is smelt and sure enough two minutes later you have an email from reeocean.com thanking you for your 10€ donation to save the oceans...
Reeocean.com is a website just showing a picture of some waves without any contact! It is clever and could be applied to many applications. In my case they chose a winner as I do receive parcels and it is quite usual for me to authorise payments to the likes of FedEx.
Yes, it is a variation of an old scam, but much more has gone into it to make it look genuine that is the worry. I think the motto from here on is, trust no one and double check every mail/text despite how normal it might look.
And, if you are sucked in by one of these, stop your card immediately, as unlike a genuine e-commerce site I bet they have not hidden your security number that then allows them to file your card and make online purchases at their whim...
Whilst one is protected if using a card by the interval before entering the three digit security number, not the same for PayPal. If you have automatic payment turned on in your PayPal account, I urge you to turn it off for this very reason...
