Last week, we looked at a Royal Mail themed scam which has very quickly become the weapon of choice for phishers. It’s pretty much everywhere at this point. Even one of my relatives with a semi-mystical ability to never experience a scam ever, received a fake SMS at the weekend.
The problem with common attacks is we grow complacent, or assume it isn’t really a big deal. Sadly, they’re always going to be a problem for someone. It doesn’t matter how tech-savvy you are, nothing is bulletproof. Anybody, including myself, can be caught out by a momentary lapse in concentration.
People who lose out to internet fakery often feel guilty, or assume that they messed up somehow. Nobody wants to be laughed at via internet shenanigans. I’d like to think most folks are sympathetic when people are brave enough to speak out.
“Surely people don’t fall for these things” is a well worn refrain. Sadly they do, and one such person spelt out the awful cost last Sunday. They had indeed received a bogus Royal Mail text, and entered their payment details into the phishing page. How bad could things get?
We’re about to find out.
Things have gotten: very bad
The victim was asked for a bogus £2.99 postage fee last Friday, having not seen the scam warnings circulating online. Below is an example of the scam that Malwarebytes Labs received:
The text of the Royal Mail scam
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