Bangkok, July 16-Deputy spokesman for the police warns the money-sucking app is a serious epidemic. “Accidentally press the button, you may go bankrupt” reveals 3 tricks online thieves use to suck all the money from the account
Pol. Lt. Col. Dr. Noppawan Panya, Deputy Spokesperson of the Royal Thai Police. Revealing the tricks of online thieves who used to trick people into installing system drivers on their phones. and suck money in the account
Pol.Lt.Col. Ying Naphawan informed that at present, there are people who have suffered damage from being deceived into installing an app that sucks money to report continuously. Therefore, I would like to publicize and emphasize the methods of online thieves. To contact people through various channels such as telephone, LINE or short messaging (SMS) attaching a link to fool them into installing a system control program on the phone and sucking money in the account by using the following trick
Pretend to be government agencies such as the Department of Lands (claiming to survey land and building taxpayers), Revenue (claiming tax returns or annual tax audits), and Electricity/Water. (Claiming to transfer the excess service fee back or change the device for free), etc. Online thieves will contact people through various channels. and pretending to be officials of government agencies, sending fake official documents to increase credibility And speak to persuade people to believe in clicking links to fake websites or applications that are similar to the real thing. Leading to the installation of apps that suck money
Pretending to be a private agency such as an airline and a famous IT equipment sales company The crooks send messages to the people. or post advertisements on social media and cited a ploy that attracted attention, such as getting a free plane ticket Be a lucky winner, get a gift/prize or have a product discount promotion. When people trust the link, they will be sucked money until the end of their account.
to cause suspicion The crooks send messages to the public in a controversial way. cause suspicion “How can you do this to us?”, “Didn’t you know that the video was leaked?” “Being like this, you should be embarrassed.” When you believe, press enter. May be sucked money until the end of the account.
National Police Agency Therefore, I would like to emphasize that the public should be mindful in receiving information, “Don’t believe, don’t rush, don’t transfer” so as not to become a victim of online thieves by Pol. Gen. Damrongsak. Kittipraphat, Commissioner of Police, has prepared a 40-question Cyber Vaccine test to strengthen the public’s cyber immunity. Information about technological crime can be tracked at www.OnlineAlarm.com and the Facebook page “AlarmOnline”. Consult and ask for advice at the A.B.C.SorTor.Tor. 1441 hotline or the PCT Center 081-866-3000. Victims can contact their own banks to suspend the account The bank will issue a Bank ID via SMS and request the victim to report to the police anywhere as soon as possible. Regardless of the locality of the incident within 72 hours or report online at the website www.thaipoliceonline.com.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency