More than 560,000 people would have been victims of the “forgotten money scam” in less than a month, according to a projection by the Psafea cybersecurity unit of the CyberLabs group.
The new scam takes into account the Central Bank’s new platform, called Sistema Valores a Receivable (SVR), which allows users to consult possible “forgotten values” in old accounts of banks and financial institutions.
PSafe has identified the creation of fake websites who try to impersonate the SVR, using the theme to attract victims and obtain confidential information.
“Cybercriminals use high-profile topics, such as this case, to attract public interest. It is no wonder that we have identified very high numbers of projected victims in such a short time: one site with more than 567,000, another with more than 308,000 and a third with more than 180,000”, highlighted the cybersecurity chief executive of the company. PSafe, Emilio Simoni.
When adding the hits of the three fake websites detected, the victims can reach 1 million. However, Psafe points out that its projections are based on a single site, as the same person may have clicked on 2 or three different sites.
According to the company, messages with fake links usually arrive through applications or social networks, containing the signal that it will be possible to consult the amount to be received and transfer the money to the user’s account.
Psafe does not disclose the address of fake websites, but the CNN Brasil Business decided to list them, so that the public knows the addresses of the scammers. It is worth mentioning that one of them even has the “gov.br”: registrato.online; consultregistrato.online/?Search; registrato.consulta-publica.com; cad-registrato.online; balance.valoresareceber.link/?gov.br.
It is also important to note that fake sites are not limited to this list, as new sites can be created.
“First, it must be borne in mind that there is only one website available for this service, so always consult the official source. These messages are phishingused for victims to provide sensitive data, such as name, CPF or bank account data so that criminals can apply their scams”, warns Emilio Simoni.
The only website available for consultation is valorareceber.bcb.gov.br, any other link with different URL is a scam.
Fake messages can also arrive by other means, such as email or SMS, although this is less common.
“It is possible for a person to receive an email with his name and CPF, indicating that he has an amount to receive and that, to transfer it, all he needs to do is access the website, which is fake,” said Simoni.
“Right now, the victim provides even more data so that the scammers can increase their databases and thus apply even more scams, as we have websites asking for the Pix key number”, adds the chief executive.
Paying attention to the signs of a possible scam is essential, but other tips are also important to avoid becoming a victim. PSafe has put together a list for users to keep in mind before they fall prey to scammers. Look:
Source: CNN Brasil
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