What is a SIM Swap Scam A SIM swap scam (also known as port-out scam, SIM splitting, Smishing and simjacking, SIM swapping) is a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets a weakness in two-factor authentication and two-step verification in which the second factor or step is a text message (SMS) or call placed to a mobile telephone. How does it work? The scammers obtain victim’s personal banking details and registered mobile number using social engineering tactics - vishing, phishing or smishing. They approach the victim’s mobile operator with fake identity proof to obtain a duplicate SIM Card. The scammers trick the customer (intended victim) into sending their unique 20-digit SIM number. Mobile operator deactivates the genuine SIM Card and issues a new one to the attacker. The mobile phone shuts down and victim notices the lost service on the phone. The attacker/s gain access to victim’s bank account (with OTPs relaying to the new SIM) and initiate financial transactio...

I received a WhatsApp message today with some fabricated images and a lot of Facebook screenshots of some close friends and family members. The scammers also posted images of morphed images modulated as a video being posted on YouTube and insinuated that they would splatter them everywhere. The threat was to make these public, especially to the Facebook account images they sent to me. There is a singular objective of such messages - extort money. However, this was not meant to happen. It seems that the mobile number was registered in the Indian state of Jharkhand to one Amit. The number was listed in Truecaller but with forged credentials. It seems it’s a part of an extortionist network. The owner of the phone is deceased and yet his Aadhar card information was used to procure the mobile number. Upon receiving the threat, I immediately rushed to the Gurgaon Cyber Police Cell in DLF Phase IV and with the assistance of the guard on duty managed to file a complaint.  Next status updat...

Scam Alert: Email Received ATTENTION, 20 November 2020 Date Received: 20 November 2020 at 9:22 AM Easy Identification of Scam Sender's name: Mr.Debbi Johnson Sender's email: chiefofstaffu@gmail.com Scam: Phishing (they want your personal details for ulterior motive) Secondary Email: officefille365@gmail.com Email signed by:  Mr.Debbi Johnson Email Subject Line: ATTENTION, Scam Lure:  Consignment value of $7.4million Dollars Email Contents ATTENTION, THIS email IS FROM UNITED STATE BORDER chief OF STUFF Mr.Debbi Johnson This messages is to few well listed people that have been scammed in any part of the world through those wrong Diplomatic Agents our reason for contacting you on this day is to inform you that your Consignment value of $7.4million Dollars is ready now for deliver to you successful without fee after fee because it's was ceased by us also in our office Custody for so many months ago before covid 19 academic and we all are agreed to release your Consignment box...

Alert: Scamsters are now using google forms to attract people to their scams. Since unaware people trust google, it makes it easier for scamsters to find their targets. The email looks like below. Date Received: 19 November 2020 at 4:43 PM Easy Identification of Scam Sender's name: Ahmed Yaki Sender's email: officefille365@gmail.com Scam: Phishing (they want your personal details for ulterior motive) Secondary Email: officefille365@gmail.com Email signed by: MR.AHMED YAKI Postman, Regular Mail Post Office Cotonou Benin. Email Subject Line: Scam Lure: ATM cards contains the sum of US$5,000,000.00 Images of scam email received by me What should you do? Do not respond and delete the email.

Alert: Scamsters are now using google forms to attract people to their scams. Since unaware people trust google, it makes it easier for scamsters to find their targets. The email looks like below. Date Received: 19 November 2020 at 4:43 PM Easy Identification of Scam Sender's name:  Shannon Wang Sender's email:  allduepayments101@gmail.com Scam: UN Compensation Program Name: Mr. Solomon Kirby E-mail: overduepayments02@gmail.com Subject Line: Please make contact asap!!! Lure:  UN Compensation Program Contents of the Scam Email Hello My Name is Ms. Shannon Wang, I represent victims of internet fraud worldwide under the United Nations (UN). You have been selected for a compensation valued one million seven hundred thousand US dollars ($1,700,000.00) by the UN Compensation Program, Kindly contact the person in-charge for more details. Name: Mr. Solomon Kirby E-mail: overduepayments02@gmail.com Thanks, Ms. Shannon Wang (Victims Legal representative) What should you do...