TOP 10 FRAUD SMS AND EMAILS OF 2010. INDIA CYBER CRIME REPORT

 As usual, year 2010 also has seen Nigerian fraudsters in full flow. Encouraged by their stupendous success in cheating mobile and internet users, Indians have also successfully indigenized their technology. Apart from deviant MBA students, Engineers and MCA graduates, even small time crooks are copying the “patented” Nigerian techniques with alarming ease, causing havoc among newbies to email and SMS scams. Complaints-India.com Report is based on the frequency of Fraud Emails and SMS received by the website users.

Number1. International Lottery Sweepstakes. “You Have Won Lottery”

Once someone replies, the fraudsters trap him by informing that Cheque has been sent and RBI, Diplomat etc will contact! The trapped fellow is forced to shell out lakhs as one fee or the other, till he gets wind of the fraud.

Number 2. Getting that Dream Job now is so easy!. “Videocon Direct Recruitment Offer”

The Crooks keep sending mass mails or SMS in waves, changing Company Names, Address and Account detail, often. Names of Videocon, Wipro, HCL, Maruti Suzuki, Skoda India, Toyota India, L&T, Bajaj, Tata Group, Volkswagen etc have all been used to promote the Fraud Job offer business of the criminal syndicates

Number 3. Fake Marketing Campaigns offering Free Items

The criminals use SMS for this fraud, extensively. SMS received states that the user has won some item as part of company marketing exercise during launch of new product Need to pay only service tax! Victims who respond are given bank account number to transfer money.

Number 4. Mobile Tower Installation Fraud

The innocuous looking ads declare that certain company is looking for sites to install Mobile Towers on behalf of telecom Companies and invites land /building owners to reply. To convince people, a website address is given to make the business look genuine.

Number 5. Work From Home Scams. Paid Survey, Form Filling, Mail Reading, Typing, Clicking etc

People get easily attracted to easy money making offers by working part time at home. The scamsters advertise in classified portals and news papers. The fact that people who respond forgets is that there is actually NO WORK. The intention is just to grab registration fees from victims

Number 6. Bank Security Upgrade Notice. Phone / SMS Phishing for Password

The user gets call /SMS purportedly from Security Department of the Bank or Customer Care stating that the Security system is being upgraded to ensure that third party transfer is secure.

Number 7. Foreign Job Offers. Foreign Fund Transfer. Nigerian Attack

Victims are asked to send Visa Fees, legal fees etc to account in India. The accounts are leased by Indian crooks to Nigerains for a fee. (Often 10% of money collected).

Number 8. Indian Crooks Using Nigerian Trick. “You have been selected for grant of Rs.85 Lakhs by Govt of India”

This is an indigenized fraud. The receiver is pleasantly surprised to note that he has been selected by Govt of India as one of the grantees of Rs.85Lakhs!

Number 9. Fake Online Shopping Sites / Online Classified Ads

While there are good number of genuine online shopping websites, there are numerous fake sites too. These fakes display a number of items. Visitors unknowingly place orders and pay by credit card. There will be no response to any mails or calls after payment

Number 10. Fraud Loan Offers by Classified Ads

The offer for extending lakhs at cheap interest rates traps many people. The criminals sets up temporary office in a town, publish loan scheme. The crooks operate for couple of months. Collects processing fee from many people and then will shut office and vanish. Simple strategy. But rakes in lakhs, in couple of months.

Detailed Report: http://www.complaints-india.com/article-top-10-SMS-and-EMAIL-scams-2010-10015.php                              

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~ by analyzehyd on February 6, 2011.