Scam technique - "You have a package at the embassy"

The ringing is from a local number. When the call is connected, after a brief interruption, there will be A pre-recorded chat voice gradually came out. At this stage, most of the Chinese people in Dubai receive voice reminders that "the embassy has a package that must be picked up." Then follow 1 to connect the artificial table.

Then someone called the embassy staff will tell you that the package you sent back to your country has been involved in illegal cases abroad (in the Dubai version, it is common for the package to carry multiple credit cards, which is a violation of regulations. China The consignee has been manipulated) and must return to the country as soon as possible to appear in court and be asked to give private information for verification. If you are concerned about the matter, he said that he will transfer the call to the domestic public security agency or other relevant departments to help solve the "case."

In the future, fake "police" and "prosecutor" will be gradually released, which will scare the parties into being pursued or restricted entry and exit for suspected crimes such as money laundering, forgery or drug trafficking, and trick the parties into logging into the fake judicial agencies. The website checks the so-called "arrest warrants" and "control orders" and coaxes the parties to give their bank accounts and withdrawal passwords or transfer funds to the so-called "safe accounts" for "asset investigation."

In the fraud process, criminals usually contact the parties through specific dating software (such as QQ), and use the excuse of "state secrets case" to threaten the parties not to tell anyone about the situation. There are also criminals who use the pretext that the client is involved in a major criminal case to manipulate the client to go out and cut off all contact with family and friends, and then call his relatives to pretend that the victim has been kidnapped and ask for a high bail. What should you do if you encounter a phone scam?

Q: How to identify the number of a scam call?

Answer: Fraudulent calls are mostly dialed automatically by dialing software, and fraudsters always use them Number simulation software allows the dialed phone number to be displayed as a local number, or the phone number of the consulate or public security agency, improving the authenticity. If you use the callback function, you will often access the fraudster's number and fall into the next step of the scam.

Q: Why do scammers know my mobile phone number? Am I being targeted?

ANSWER: Scammers do not target any one person, but any number of scammers through dial-up software. Make the call to seize the opportunity. In other words, thousands of people may receive scam calls every day. After receiving a scam call, there is no need to get entangled with the other party, just hang up immediately.