Scams: These fraudulent emails that can drain your bank account
You can, at any time, receive a fraudulent e-mail from any company. Hacks have indeed become commonplace on the web. Leenkus therefore explains the new scam in question from A to Z.
Hacked taxes make you believe in a refund…
This is not the first time a scam like this has happened. You receive a fake email that promises you winnings. Several companies, websites are hacked without their knowledge.
In fact, today it is the General Directorate of Finance. An e-mail therefore makes you believe that you are going to be reimbursed for an overpayment of taxes… Of course, this is not at all the case. It’s a scam. We explain to you!
It’s tax time!
At the moment, a scam is circulating and is related to taxes. This Monday, November 22, the consumer association ‘UFC-Que Choisir’ effectively alerted us.
Indeed, hackers pretend to be the General Directorate of Finance. And as usual, the email is very well done. Its content then indicates that you have paid too much tax and that you will be reimbursed. Which is indeed quite rare! Generally, the reverse happens.
Do not fill out the form!
Moreover, the scam is based on stealing information from you through a form. To do this, hackers then invite you to click on a link.
You then arrive directly on a reimbursement form to be completed. And finally, the last step sends you to another site which this time asks for your bank details. Attention ! Do nothing, start to finish.
A well-known scam!
As explained above, it is therefore a phishing technique… You will have understood it! Unfortunately, it’s common everywhere.
The tax authorities have already been the victim of a scam (attempted fraud). But today Internet users are more and more seasoned and informed. Thus, fewer and fewer people are fooled.
Namely, the Directorate General of Finance already has all the information about you. So, in case of reimbursement, it does not ask for any private data. Also, if you look closely, the mail from the sender ends with “@student.ksu.edu.sa”. As our colleagues from ‘Capital’. What to put the chip in the ear to you… In any case, if you look well, there is always a defect.
Scam: Original techniques…
Thus, scams have recently occurred in several very different sectors of activity. In particular the sports brand ‘Decathlon’. Hackers make believe that it is the fiftieth anniversary of the company. For this occasion, the scammers are launching a raffle game to make you win a “gift card worth a thousand euros”. A very attractive offer. Hackers choose to go through the Facebook Messenger.
So, in addition, you have the impression that it is your loved ones who are giving you a great opportunity, but it is not so. At the end, another form to fill out. It is thus the association ‘UFC-Que Choisir’ which revealed the scam. In any case, be vigilant and everything will be fine.
