Reported 8 months ago
The Criminal Investigation Bureau's Second Division Two Teams' leader, Xue Guangming, warned the public to be cautious of fishing text messages with website links, advising to verify with the company. The investigation discovered a fraud group using Instagram to post lottery advertisements, luring people to join Telegram as friends for a chance to win prizes, leading to the download and dissemination of phishing scam messages. People unknowingly became accomplices of scams by downloading a specific application and following instructions. The Bureau urges the public to verify text messages, avoid clicking unknown website links, and be cautious of lottery activities or job opportunities with suspicious instructions, emphasizing the importance of discretion when interacting online and warning against recent instances of scams using RCS messages.
Source: YAHOO