Recently, many Chinese people in Cambodia have had their Telegram accounts stolen frequently. Criminals use Telegram accounts and send information about loans, fraud, etc. to their contacts, causing financial losses. Compatriots in Cambodia need to pay attention to precautions!
Telegram is also called Telegram, but in Cambodia Chinese circles, most people are accustomed to calling it "paper airplane" and "airplane number". Due to the increasingly strict supervision of WeChat, some locals cannot use WeChat without real-name authentication. Some users There are also many restrictions when using it. Therefore, many people tend to use Telegram to communicate, and it has gradually become one of the main channels for Chinese and local people to communicate with each other.
However, incidents of Telegram account being stolen often happen. A Chinese in Phnom Penh told the editor that all his friends’ accounts were stolen in a series. After the scammer hacked into the account of one of them, he used the address book on the plane to steal the account. She was deceived, and the amount of money she was defrauded was nearly US$20,000.
Received a verification code from a friend
The plane number was randomly stolen
A person whose "airplane number" was stolen said in an interview with the editor that on August 16, a customer on the "airplane number" greeted her, and said that his "aircraft number" was officially restricted. , 3 friends are needed to help send verification codes for assisted unblocking. And the verification code cannot be copied, but can only be taken as a screenshot. Since she usually has business dealings, she thought that she would help if she could. However, she did not expect that after she sent the verification code, her "airplane number" was stolen.
Friends in her address book received messages saying that she was in urgent need of money and needed them to transfer money. Some friends mistakenly thought that she was really in difficulty, so they followed the scammer's instructions and transferred thousands of dollars.
After the scammer stole her account, he copied her address book and sent them a message that required a verification code to assist in unblocking. They used the relationship between the account owner and her address book friends to commit serial fraud.
In addition, she also said: "I don't know why ABA Bank's visa card was also stolen. It may be because the account of Paper Plane is on the same mobile phone."
After discovering that the account was stolen, she immediately contacted WeChat Moments and social media. Notify everyone that their plane number has been stolen through group chat and other channels. Do not believe information such as borrowing money.
She also said that many of her friends have been serially robbed recently, and the total amount she knows of is nearly US$20,000. She said: "These fraudsters are very pervasive and very abominable. I hope everyone can be more vigilant and guard against the risk of their numbers being stolen." l12 abnormal accounts logged into her device at the same time
Another Chinese who is engaged in the hotel business in Phnom Penh also told the editor about the process of her account being stolen. Although she was very vigilant, the scammer used "you don't need to transfer money." "What are you afraid of?" and other words gradually made him relax his vigilance, and eventually his account was also stolen.
He said that on the morning of August 19, a sister whom she had not contacted for a long time sent a message to remind her to pay attention to the fact that many people's "airplane numbers" have been stolen recently, because they used to often contact each other through "airplane numbers", and her own His account was almost stolen, so he was reminded to be careful. After
received the reminder, he also sent a message to Moments to remind everyone, and stated that he would not lend or transfer money to anyone on communication and chat software. If you receive such messages, please be careful to avoid them.
As a result, when he went home at night, he received a message from a tenant whom he contacted frequently, saying that his account had been stolen and that he needed help to send a verification code to retrieve the account. He felt strange at the time and thought that he had never I heard that the aircraft number needs auxiliary verification. Then he said: "I just posted on Moments to alert everyone that your flight number was stolen so quickly. If you want me to send you a verification code, just give me a video call or voice call."As a result, the other party said that WeChat had also been blocked at the same time, and said: "I will ask you to send me a verification code, but I won't let you transfer money to me. What are you afraid of? "
Later, he asked the other party to send a voice to chat, and listened to the sound. As expected, the other party sent a voice, and it was the same as the usual chat, and then said: "Now do you believe it? "
Since the account owner was his client, he said he wouldn't transfer money anyway, just send the verification code. Later, the other party sent 2 verification codes and asked for a screenshot to be sent back. Then he received a message similar to the official avatar of the airplane. 2 verification codes sent from his account. After step-by-step operation, it will show that he has logged in in Hong Kong under his own account, and remind him that if he is not If you do it yourself, recover it as soon as possible.
At this time, the other party sent him a message asking him to ignore the message and delete it. At this time, he remembered that his sister reminded him that her account was almost stolen and she logged in in Hong Kong. So I became suspicious, and then I immediately checked and found my own device and an iphone. 11 and iphone 12 logged in with his plane number and quickly deleted the two accounts. Then he set up privacy and security, added email, etc. for account protection to improve the security of the account.
In addition, he said that he recently passed the Incidents of stealing airplane numbers for fraud occur frequently. One person he knew was defrauded of US$6,000, and another person's family was defrauded of more than 200,000 yuan after his account was stolen.
Compatriots in Cambodia need to be more vigilant
h. tml0Avoid lossesScammers are constantly using their tricks, and they accurately understand the psychology of the people being deceived. The recent scams of stealing airplane numbers are even more intertwined. A Chinese in Cambodia said that reminders are everywhere in the circle of friends recently. Notice Be wary of information such as fraudulent use of accounts to borrow money. Two or three of the people I know have had their Telegram accounts stolen.
The editor hereby reminds everyone to be vigilant and be cautious about sending verification codes, borrowing money, and transferring money. Wait for news to avoid losses #Cambodia#.
