October 26, 2011 at 20:42Almost perfect fraud scheme using Webmoney
I want to talk about a new scheme of fraud in Runet, which I almost fell for.
My friend and I decided to buy a site. On a specialized forum they found a topic with an auction, I liked the site, made a bid. The topic author did not indicate any of his contacts, so it was assumed that further communication between the winner of the auction and the seller of the site will be carried out through personal messages of the forum. It takes about 30 minutes and the seller of the site writes to my friend in ICQ, specifying whether he really wants to buy the site for the amount indicated in the topic. It receives confirmation, after which it proposes to proceed with the transaction itself, without waiting for the result of the auction, since money is urgently needed.
As they say in smart books - “the attentive reader probably already guessed” what is the matter :) Yes, of course, the person knocking on ICQ has nothing to do with the site - he just copied the seller’s nickname, trying to get down for it and get money for the site . Already here we guessed about the divorce scheme, and when the search by ICQ number revealed a forum topic on the sale of ASEC numbers, where the highlighted number was sold 3 days ago, then there was no doubt. However, I just didn’t want to let the scammer go.
Since the fraudster intended to receive payment via webmoney, I decided to play along with him, find out the wallet number and make a purely symbolic payment, and then file an application with the arbitration in order to block his certificate. The fraudster agreed, sent the wallet number. When checking the certificate to which this wallet was tied, it turned out that its owner is a completely honest person - in any case, registration in 2004 and a personal certificate with a high level of business activity (aka BL) clearly spoke about this. Why would a person with such a wmid throw someone, getting a passport lock for this? Then there was a suspicion that the owner of the wallet is not at work, but is used by a fraudster in a more cunning scheme.
Having found the ICQ number in the wmid contact details, I turned to this person, describing briefly the situation. As expected, he did not know about any sale of the site, and the ICQ number was unfamiliar to him. I asked for help in taking the fraudster to clean water and after receiving consent I began to act. Interestingly, the fraudster gave the number of the wallet that did not belong to him - which means that if we were led to his bait, he needed to somehow withdraw money from him. To clarify this mechanism, we decided to play along with the fraudster further.
Having learned how much is suitable as a prepayment, a friend wrote to the fraudster that the transfer was completed. In fact, no money was transferred, but the owner of the wallet was warned about the allegedly transferred money to him. Interestingly, the fraudster immediately confirmed the fact of receiving the money, and then went offline.
Next, the second part begins - the owner of the wallet is already written from another ICQ that they would like to use its services. After a little discussion of the details, the fraudster writes that he accidentally transferred an amount greater than necessary (and at times large), so he billed the wallet owner to the wmid for the amount that he allegedly overpaid. According to the logic of the fraudster, the owner of the wallet in this case had to make concessions and pay the invoice, without even looking that he was paying not to the wallet from which the money had originally come.
We scammed the fraudster a bit - when the owner of the wallet wrote that there was no money, the fraudster again contacted us and said that he had mixed up the payments by accepting money from another client for the money that we transferred to him. Having received sworn assurances that we sent money precisely and sent it to the wallet indicated by him, he went offline again, and after a minute from another ICQ he again asked the wallet owner to check the fact of the money receipt.
So what we managed to do. The seller of the site received information that under his guise a fraudster is deceiving potential buyers of his site. The owner of the wallet has been protected from potential problems with wmid arbitration, because all suspicions lead to it, which means it could very well be blocked by webmoney. We, in turn, saved the money by biting the fraudster in time.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to punish a fraudster in any way, since all the information about him is fake. ICQ were purchased on the forum, and wmid was registered 3 days ago without indicating personal information.
So, once again, the deception scheme. A fraudster searches forums for offers on selling sites, adjusts the purchased ICQ in accordance with the data on sellers of sites. Then, with these icq, he writes to those people who have expressed their interest in buying the site, offering not to delay the deal and sell for the amount they proposed the site that interested them. Next, look for a person with a well-pumped wmid, who in addition provides any services. This person checks the wallet number, which is then transferred to the buyer of the site. Having received confirmation of the payment from the buyer, the fraudster writes to the wallet owner that he paid for the service, but messed up the numbers and asks to return the difference by paying the invoice. Thus, the fraudster completely obscures all his traces and practically does not cause suspicion in any of the participants in the transaction.
Dear Habra Citizens, be careful when shopping online! Check the people with whom you make deals very carefully. Do not be lazy to check their contact details in search engines. And of course, plug in the logic.
My friend and I decided to buy a site. On a specialized forum they found a topic with an auction, I liked the site, made a bid. The topic author did not indicate any of his contacts, so it was assumed that further communication between the winner of the auction and the seller of the site will be carried out through personal messages of the forum. It takes about 30 minutes and the seller of the site writes to my friend in ICQ, specifying whether he really wants to buy the site for the amount indicated in the topic. It receives confirmation, after which it proposes to proceed with the transaction itself, without waiting for the result of the auction, since money is urgently needed.
As they say in smart books - “the attentive reader probably already guessed” what is the matter :) Yes, of course, the person knocking on ICQ has nothing to do with the site - he just copied the seller’s nickname, trying to get down for it and get money for the site . Already here we guessed about the divorce scheme, and when the search by ICQ number revealed a forum topic on the sale of ASEC numbers, where the highlighted number was sold 3 days ago, then there was no doubt. However, I just didn’t want to let the scammer go.
Since the fraudster intended to receive payment via webmoney, I decided to play along with him, find out the wallet number and make a purely symbolic payment, and then file an application with the arbitration in order to block his certificate. The fraudster agreed, sent the wallet number. When checking the certificate to which this wallet was tied, it turned out that its owner is a completely honest person - in any case, registration in 2004 and a personal certificate with a high level of business activity (aka BL) clearly spoke about this. Why would a person with such a wmid throw someone, getting a passport lock for this? Then there was a suspicion that the owner of the wallet is not at work, but is used by a fraudster in a more cunning scheme.
Having found the ICQ number in the wmid contact details, I turned to this person, describing briefly the situation. As expected, he did not know about any sale of the site, and the ICQ number was unfamiliar to him. I asked for help in taking the fraudster to clean water and after receiving consent I began to act. Interestingly, the fraudster gave the number of the wallet that did not belong to him - which means that if we were led to his bait, he needed to somehow withdraw money from him. To clarify this mechanism, we decided to play along with the fraudster further.
Having learned how much is suitable as a prepayment, a friend wrote to the fraudster that the transfer was completed. In fact, no money was transferred, but the owner of the wallet was warned about the allegedly transferred money to him. Interestingly, the fraudster immediately confirmed the fact of receiving the money, and then went offline.
Next, the second part begins - the owner of the wallet is already written from another ICQ that they would like to use its services. After a little discussion of the details, the fraudster writes that he accidentally transferred an amount greater than necessary (and at times large), so he billed the wallet owner to the wmid for the amount that he allegedly overpaid. According to the logic of the fraudster, the owner of the wallet in this case had to make concessions and pay the invoice, without even looking that he was paying not to the wallet from which the money had originally come.
We scammed the fraudster a bit - when the owner of the wallet wrote that there was no money, the fraudster again contacted us and said that he had mixed up the payments by accepting money from another client for the money that we transferred to him. Having received sworn assurances that we sent money precisely and sent it to the wallet indicated by him, he went offline again, and after a minute from another ICQ he again asked the wallet owner to check the fact of the money receipt.
Summary
So what we managed to do. The seller of the site received information that under his guise a fraudster is deceiving potential buyers of his site. The owner of the wallet has been protected from potential problems with wmid arbitration, because all suspicions lead to it, which means it could very well be blocked by webmoney. We, in turn, saved the money by biting the fraudster in time.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to punish a fraudster in any way, since all the information about him is fake. ICQ were purchased on the forum, and wmid was registered 3 days ago without indicating personal information.
Cheating scheme
So, once again, the deception scheme. A fraudster searches forums for offers on selling sites, adjusts the purchased ICQ in accordance with the data on sellers of sites. Then, with these icq, he writes to those people who have expressed their interest in buying the site, offering not to delay the deal and sell for the amount they proposed the site that interested them. Next, look for a person with a well-pumped wmid, who in addition provides any services. This person checks the wallet number, which is then transferred to the buyer of the site. Having received confirmation of the payment from the buyer, the fraudster writes to the wallet owner that he paid for the service, but messed up the numbers and asks to return the difference by paying the invoice. Thus, the fraudster completely obscures all his traces and practically does not cause suspicion in any of the participants in the transaction.
Morality
Dear Habra Citizens, be careful when shopping online! Check the people with whom you make deals very carefully. Do not be lazy to check their contact details in search engines. And of course, plug in the logic.