Kaspersky Reveals Fraud Scheme In The Name Of The Boss At The Office

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JAKARTA - The mode of fraud on behalf of superiors or bosses in your office claiming to be about an emergency is nothing new.

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Schemes can appear in a variety of forms. Generally, fraudsters will describe the various problems your company faces depending on the situation of certain countries, citing the involvement of regulators, police, or key business partners.

To that end, Kaspersky revealed how to identify fraudulent schemes that might be used as attacks.

Most people nowadays have started rejecting strange requests from foreigners, be it police officers or bank employees who personally. So, the fraudster approached the victim disguised himself as a close colleague, and often chose the C level manager profile as bait.

First, they have the authority, second, most likely the victim got to know the person. However, there are variations in this scheme where the fraudster disguises himself as a co-worker of the main department, which you may not know personally.

Transfer to external parties. This scheme can be started with a superior who advises you to discuss the details of office problems through external contractors who will contact you.

Then superiors will ask you to mobilize all the assistance they need and without delay. Requests must urge victims not to have time to stop and analyze the situation.

"Immediately for the audit", the urgent need for partners', the number will require confirmation this afternoon'. According to Kaspersky, fraudsters often do this part of the conversation by telephone, telling the victim not to hang up the phone until the money is transferred.

Well, to prevent anyone from interfering in the scam, the perpetrator from the start warned the victim that discussing the incident with anyone was strictly prohibited because its disclosure would have dangerous consequences.

Fraudsters may say they have no other trustworthy person, or that some other employees are criminals or are not loyal to the company.