[Pdf-women] Women & Girls Beware of Online Scams & Fraud

Tue Aug 29 16:21:42 +12 2023

Thank you Paradise
for the valuable information
Will be alert
kind regards

On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 at 14:12, Paradise Tabucala <
Paradise.Tabucala at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

> *From the UN Women Round Table Network:*
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> Online scam is an attempt to trap you for obtaining money. There are many
> types of online scams; this includes obtaining money with fake names, fake
> photos, fake e-mails, forged documents, fake job offers and many more.
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> Generally, it happens by sending fake e-Mails for your personal details
> like online banking details, credit card details. Sometimes e-Mails are
> sent from lottery companies with fake notice, whenever you participate in
> online auction and e-Mails received for fake gifts. Cyber criminals use
> social media platforms for duping naive and gullible people.
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> *How scammers target women*
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> *Dating and romance scams*
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> This often takes place through online dating websites, but scammers may
> also use social media or email to make contact. They have even been known
> to telephone their victims as a first introduction. These scams are also
> known as ‘catfishing’. Scammers typically create fake online profiles
> designed to lure you in. They may use a fictional name, or falsely take on
> the identities of real, trusted people such as military personnel, aid
> workers or professionals working abroad. They will express strong emotions
> for you in a relatively short period of time. They will go to great lengths
> to gain your interest and trust, such as showering you with loving words,
> sharing ‘personal information’ and even sending you gifts.
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> Once they have gained your trust and your defences are down, they will ask
> you (either subtly or directly) for money, gifts or your banking/credit
> card details. They may also ask you to send pictures or videos of yourself,
> possibly of an intimate nature.
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> *Lottery scam*
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> Sometimes you receive an email/SMS  like “you won a lottery” receiving
> such a kind of mails/SMS is a great thing, and really it’s a happiest
> thing. By responding to such a kind of mails/SMS huge amount of money will
> be lost. Because these e-Mails/SMS are not true, scammers try to fool and
> trap you to obtain money.
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> *Fake quizzes that extract your information*
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> You must have seen those posts and quizzes inspired by movies or video
> games. Basically, you answer a set of questions and then the quiz tells you
> what movie character you are or some other personality assessment. Often
> times, these quizzes are fronts for privacy scams that collect your answers
> and then sell them to third parties. Many of these quizzes come with a
> “Login with Facebook” button in order to do the quiz. This gives the
> website/app pretty much all of your important information such as emails,
> location, language, job and so on.
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> *Email Scam Like -- Congratulations you have won Webcam, Digital Camera,
> or cash prize of unbelievable amount etc.*
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> Sometimes you get an e-mail with a message like -- you have won something special
> like digital camera webcam, all you need to do is just visit our web site
> by clicking the link given below and provide your debit or credit card
> details to cover shipping and managing costs. However the item never
> arrives but after some days the charges will be shown on your bank account
> and you will lose money.
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> *Tax scam*
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> Victim is contacted by someone claiming to be from a governmental agency
> saying that money is owed for taxes, and it must be paid immediately to
> avoid arrest, deportation or suspension of driver’s license/passport. The
> victim is instructed to send a money transfer or purchase a pre-loaded
> debit card to pay the taxes. Government agencies will never demand
> immediate payment or call about taxes without first having mailed a
> bill.Generally, websites feel like official websites and seek the details
> of credit card, CVV PIN of ATM and other personal details of the taxpayers
> in the name of crediting income tax refund through electronic mode.
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> *Passive fake friends and followers that monitor your account*
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> You might have friends in social media whom you never actually met and
> don’t know who they are. Criminals can exploit this carelessness by
> befriending you and then monitor your account to collect information and
> see what you’re up to. In particular, they will be on the lookout for
> vacation photos outside your home city or country, which means your house
> is probably empty and ripe to be broken into.
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> *Money flipping scams   *
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> This kind of scams particularly seen on Instagram, money flipping scams
> work by promising a user huge returns if he would just deposit a small sum
> as an initial investment. The scammer claims to be a financial adviser or
> an Internet marketer, with inside knowledge on how to manipulate exchange
> rates and stock prices in order to get a 10x return on investment. And all
> you have to do is to simply deposit some money, usually a minimum amount.
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>  *Fake job offers*
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> Users on social media are primarily there to improve their hiring
> prospects, so receiving a job offer isn’t something out of the ordinary.
> However, some scammers simply hire you for a few weeks, only to fire you a
> few days before your first pay checque. Usually, these fake job offers
> promise you to the opportunity to work from home, and even come with a
> sizeable salary package. In other cases, these might be project-based work,
> so you first have to do the work, and only then will you get paid. As you
> can imagine, however, the pay never comes.
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> *Charity scam*
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> The victim is often contacted by email, mail or phone by someone asking
> for a donation to be sent by money transfer to an individual to help
> victims of a recent current event, such as a disaster or emergency (such as
> a flood, cyclone, or earthquake). Legitimate charity organizations will
> never ask for donations to be sent to an individual through a money
> transfer service.
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> *Rental Property scam*
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> Victim sends money for deposit on a rental property and never receives
> access to the rental property or the victim may also be the property owner
> who is sent a checque from the renter and asked to send a portion of the
> checque back using a money transfer and the checque bounces.
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> * Tips to Prevent Online Scams*
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>    - *Be alert to the fact that scams exist.*
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> When dealing with uninvited contacts from people or businesses, whether
> it's over the phone, by mail, email, in person or on a social networking
> site, always consider the possibility that the approach may be a scam.
> Remember, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
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>    - *Know who you're dealing with. *
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> If you've only ever met someone online or are unsure of the legitimacy of
> a business, take some time to do a bit more research. Do a Google image
> search on photos or search the internet for others who may have had
> dealings with them
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>    - *Confirm whether email is received from bank or not*
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> Be cautious while providing bank details online, before proceeding further
> confirm with the bank about the email you received. Think that if something
> is important or urgent why doesn’t the bank call me instead of sending
> email?
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>    - *Do not open suspicious texts, pop-up windows or click on links or
>    attachments in emails – delete them*
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> If unsure, verify the identity of the contact through an independent
> source such as a phone book or online search. Don't use the contact details
> provided in the message sent to you.
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>    - *Review your privacy and security settings on social media. *
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> If you use social networking sites, such as Facebook, be careful who you
> connect with and learn how to use your privacy and security settings to
> ensure you stay safe.  If you recognise suspicious behaviour, clicked on
> spam or have been scammed online, take steps to secure your account and be
> sure to report it.
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>    - *Be aware about the product you received via email*
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> Be aware about the products you get for a discounted price. Think why you
> received email for products when you never enter any online shopping or
> contest.
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>    - *Don’t be trapped by lottery/job scam*
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> Don’t get trapped by scammers and e-Mails with a subject line you won,
> just think why only you received the email without your participation
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>    - *Be careful when shopping online*
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> Be cautious while providing bank details online, before proceeding further
> confirm with the bank about the email you received. Think that if something
> is important or urgent why doesn’t the bank call me instead of sending
> email?
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> WUNRN
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> http://www.wunrn.com
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> https://infosecawareness.in/concept/women/online-scams
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> Vinaka and Kind Regards
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> *Paradise Tabucala* *| Public Relations & Comms Officer*
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