A new e-mail has been circulating on the internet recently, which allows "perpetrators" to steal the bank account passwords of "victims" and withdraw money at will.
In particular, according to a relevant announcement by the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate, unsuspecting Internet users have recently been approached and offered work as employees of debt collection companies.
According to the terms of employment, employees receive sums of money in their personal bank accounts, which they then pay to their supposed employers, withholding the agreed remuneration.
At the same time, fraudulent e-mails are sent that urge internet users to "download" software that allows them to make online transactions with greater security.
When the user finally installs this software, his personal passwords to his bank accounts are intercepted and, without his knowledge, remittances are sent to the aforementioned "employees" of the collection companies, who, also without knowing the origin of these amounts, send the sums of money to their supposed employers.
It is noted that these messages require great attention, as they use logos and elements of online servicesthrough which money transfers are processed via the Internet and appear extremely plausible.
The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate asks citizens to be particularly careful, both when choosing remote work and in the event that they receive such messages via the internet, to avoid possible financial fraud.
Furthermore, the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate recommends and urges internet users not to respond and reply if they receive such e-mails, not to install software received through these messages and not to select the suggested hyperlinks, as they are in no way genuine, since banking institutions and payment service organizations do not engage in any of the aforementioned practices via e-mails.
