New type of electronic fraud 'targets' shared power banks: 'Your power bank has not been returned yet' text messages induce downloading of screen sharing apps, trying to defraud money

According to news on May 27, according to a tweet from the official account of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau on Sunday, criminals have recently "targeted" shared power banks, sending text messages to victims saying "Your power bank has not been returned yet" to induce the other party to download a screen sharing app and Obtain their bank card number, Alipay balance and other information, thereby trying to defraud the other party of money.

It was learned from relevant cases that when Chen Ting, the auxiliary police officer of a local police station, was conducting face-to-face patrols in the area, he heard sensitive words such as "freeze", "funds" and "video" and immediately came forward to ask, but the person involved, Aunt Liu, looked at her He panicked and denied that this was wire fraud. After the police explained, Aunt Liu told the background of the incident: She received a text message saying "Your power bank has not been returned after use, otherwise the rent will be deducted", and she called the "official customer service" in the text message multiple times. On the phone, at the request of the other party, I downloaded an App called "Cloud Service". The other party asked Aunt Liu to download the app and join the group chat. As a result, during the process of "sharing the screen" with the other party, Aunt Liu had been guided to view all bank card numbers, and the other party was checking her Alipay balance. This means that the other party can not only know all the contents of Aunt Liu's mobile phone, but also know all the deposits in her mobile phone account. In the end, Aunt Liu saw through this new type of scam under the guidance of the police, and quickly closed and deleted the "Share Screen" App, avoiding subsequent financial losses of up to 310,802 yuan.

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