Beware of the trick of using deepfake videos to steal bank accounts

The trick of using deepfake videos to impersonate relatives to borrow money through social networks is becoming more and more complicated with many extremely sophisticated tricks.

Scammers use deepfake videos to make victims more trusting.

Fraudsters will use social media accounts (Facebook, Zalo, etc.) to lure victims to access links containing malicious code. The most common tricks used by scammers are calling for registration to vote on behalf of others or sending gifts.

After the victim accesses the links, the malware will spread on the device and collect information to provide to the hacker, then take control of the social network account. The hacker will use the hijacked account to text relatives in the friend list and ask to borrow money or transfer money to the bank account.

The special thing is that the scammer will send account information with the same name as the social network account owner to make the victim trust and transfer money. Not stopping there, the scammer can also use deepfake videos to make the victim trust more.

To avoid this scam, users need to be extremely vigilant and always verify the identity of their loved ones before transferring money by calling the phone number directly. Users should not verify their identity through messaging apps or video calls on social networking platforms.

In particular, users should absolutely not take photos of card information or send OTP security codes via any messaging app, website or send them to anyone (including people claiming to be bank employees).

In addition, users are not allowed to provide personal information, identification documents and bank account information to anyone. Banks said they never ask customers to provide the above information.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/canh-giac-ngay-chieu-tro-dung-video-deepfake-chiem-doat-tai-khoan-ngan-hang-248574.html