The classic scam has started again.
The Cybersecurity Center warns of scam messages whose sender pretends to be the target’s child. Diego Cervo
Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom’s Cybersecurity Center warn of reactivated scams where the sender of the scam message appears as the victim’s child. Messages typically start with a greeting hi mom or hi dad.
In the scam message, it is implied that the child has sent a message about a new number for one reason or another. The messages may include a mention of, for example, a broken phone and an invitation to continue the conversation, for example, on the Whatsapp side.
– Usually in the follow-up conversation, the criminal posing as a family member asks the recipient to transfer money to a bank account. The reason for transferring money can be, for example, getting a new phone, the Cyber Security Center warns.
If a loved one informs you of a new phone number, you should try to confirm the matter by contacting him in some other way.
Contact your bank immediately if you have made a payment based on fraud, a criminal has accessed your online bank or obtained your payment card information. After that, report the crime to the police.
The scammer claims to be the message recipient’s child. Cyber Security Center