| COURIER FRAUD: This kind of fraud works in the same way as
vishing. Only the fraudster tells you that they will send a courier to collect your bank card after getting your details.
While phishing is done online, a
vishing scam refers to fraud tactics made over the telephone by criminals to gather personal information.
Dubai: A national bank in the UAE is urging customers to be cautious and not to give out sensitive information to avoid becoming victims of cyberattacks such as
vishing, phishing and SMiShing.
Sorry about the '
vishing' and 'smishing' business - I didn't make those terms up!
COURIER FRAUD: Like
vishing, but the fraudster sends a courier to collect your bank card.
"Bankers said that since
vishing hooks the consumers directly through their phone, whether it's a land line or a mobile phone, it's much harder for the financial institution to detect," the newspaper reported.
Phishing (such as scam emails) was the most common scam in the survey, followed by
vishing or verbal communication, rogue traders and card fraud.
Financial crime detectives tracked the money down overseas and believe the "
vishing" scam is part of a major fraud operation.
The problem is, people don't know about or understand how the most common scams, such as email phishing and telephone
vishing - where crooks trick people into giving out personal information - work.
Many residents of Hauz Khas & Vasant Vihar have lost their money to hacking,
vishing & other criminal actions
The poll said that eight million are vulnerable to '
vishing', or voice phishing, while four million might transfer money into another supposed 'safe' account if instructed.