There are endless fraud methods. How can you protect yourself if you have children?

Telecom fraud crimes are characterized by intelligence and professionalism. The suspects do not have direct contact with the victims and use advanced network and telecommunications technologies to disguise themselves. After the fraud is successful, the stolen money is transferred to the online banking system. Sporadic withdrawals can be transferred to multiple accounts in various places in a short period of time. In addition, in order to avoid detection, criminal suspects buy cards in place A, withdraw money in place B, carry out transactions in place C, live in place D, and live in place V, and commit crimes. Such cases are difficult and costly to detect.

Professional fraud: Scammers try their best to change their tactics and take advantage of people's eagerness to love their children. As soon as parents receive a call and know that their children have been "kidnapped", they panic and easily fall into the trap. .

The person in charge reminded: "Parents should increase their awareness of prevention, remember to be rational and calm, do not be gullible when encountering problems, and contact the police in a timely manner."

How did the scammer obtain the parents' mobile phones? Number?

The police analyzed that in the Internet era, a lot of personal information will be left when looking at a house, applying for a bank card, membership card, going to a hospital, etc. Personal information can be easily leaked.

Many young parents like to post their children on WeChat and Weibo. Special attention should be paid to not mentioning their children’s school, home address, grade level or names of good friends.

Fraud Tricks│Scammers Revealed

1. Child Injury Fraud

Naughty children are easily injured while playing. Scammers call parents and lie about their children. He was seriously injured and had to be rescued in the hospital. He needed to pay urgently for surgery.

Police reminder: Be sure to verify detailed information, such as where the child was injured. The more detailed the question, the easier it is for criminals to reveal their clues. You can also call the hospital to verify. It is best to install security software to identify and flag scam calls.

2. Pretending to be a "School Newsletter" scam

The scammer pretends to be a "School Newsletter" text message and calls the victim's parents by name. Once the parents click on the text message to enter, the mobile phone will be implanted with a Trojan horse program, which will bind the bank card of the mobile phone and steal the balance in the card.

The police remind: Once you receive such a text message, do not click to enter rashly. Contact the school in advance to confirm whether the text message will be sent through the "School Newsletter".

Part-time job fraud

3. Part-time job and recruitment fraud

For older students, criminals will defraud under the guise of part-time job and recruitment. , including part-time typing, online store customer service, etc. Criminals use text messages to defraud students of money, such as payment of deposits, personal income taxes, etc., and even directly include Trojan horse or phishing website links in such fraudulent text messages to steal personal property.

Police reminder: Be sure to verify clearly. It is best to install mobile security software. If you find that the website you open is blocked, stop browsing immediately and report it.

4. Scams for buying online game equipment

Nowadays, many children like to play online games. When these young players purchase game equipment, the URL in the delivery confirmation email may be Phishing websites. If you enter important information such as payment passwords into the phishing websites set up by criminals, criminals can transfer money from bank cards.