Spam Moneylenders: Data theft, Trojans and quotes from the Bible
As per a recent update, the experts at Kaspersky Lab have explained regarding the dangers posed by loan offers sent out in spam. They have also suggested some tips on how to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous financial organizations and Internet scams.
According to the researchers, small organizations and private moneylenders are unable to compete with the scale of marketing campaigns available to big multinational banks often resort to electronic mailings. Typical Internet scams may also distribute credit spam. In order to collect information about the victim, they can offer their assistance in obtaining a loan and ask either for a password to the online banking system, a three-digit card verification value (CVV) or the user's passport or contact details.
"We see fraudsters using all kinds of tricks to deceive users. Some senders introduce themselves as charity or Christian organizations that help the needy. Others want to attract potential clients by promising them large sums of money (sometimes up to several million in cash) which can be granted in a short period of time (from several hours to a couple of days) without any pledge or guarantors, or any certificate of income and with a minimum number of documents," commented Maria Vergelis, Spam Analyst, Kaspersky Lab.
A response to a spam email, even made without any intention to use the services offered in the advertisement, tells the spammers that the email address really exists and is actively used (some spammers send messages to randomly generated address lists).
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