APPLE December 22, 2023 at 4:09 p.m
On iMessage, scammers want to lure you into a trap with a lucrative job offer. This way you can recognize the trap and keep your money.
A scam is currently being spread via iMessage. (Source: prykhodov /depositphotos.com)
- A task scam is making the rounds on iMessage.
- Fraudsters lure people with an easy and well-paid job.
- The goal is your data and your money.
Cybercriminals spread their scams not only via email as phishing, but also via messengers. Although Apple applications are well protected against cyberattacks, there is currently a scam doing the rounds on iMessage. You will be invited into a group in which you will be offered a simple but well-paid job.
This is how the scammers want to lure you
This job offer is not serious. (Source: Screenshot Netzwelt)
In terms of its presentation, the message is somewhat reminiscent of a current WhatsApp scam. In this case, however, you will not be contacted alone, but by nine strangers in a group with you. The unknown sender offers to check hotel reservations on Expedia. The task only consists of evaluating hotels. It is also possible to do the job alongside your main job.
The wages are said to be an impressive 400 to 700 euros per day. If you are interested, you are asked to contact the attached number via WhatsApp. Although the number and senders are always different, the texts only differ slightly from one another.
Your data and your money are the goal
If you call the ominous number, the contact person will ask for your personal information. This includes address, email address and bank details. Apparently they are necessary for the job. But that’s not enough. In the worst case scenario, you don’t earn any money when you start work, you lose it. To do this, fraudsters resort to task scams. Refundee describes the stitch as follows:
First, you carry out the small tasks as instructed and get paid in the form of Bitcoins, which end up in a fictitious account. At some point, however, your “employer” claims that the account is in the red and you have to balance it out. In return, you are promised a commission. In order to gain your trust, this will also be transferred to the non-existent account. It goes on like this until you have deposited a fortune of your money. You never see the promised salary.
To avoid losing your money, you should never accept such dubious job offers. Simply leave the group and do not respond to the message via iMessage or WhatsApp. Otherwise the fraudsters will know that it is an active number. To prevent such scams from appearing in the first place, you should install an antivirus program for your iPhone and iPad.
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2023-12-23 03:10:04
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