In modern society, mobile phones have become a necessity in our lives. We use mobile phones to communicate with people, surf the Internet, conduct mobile transfers and other activities, but now the use of mobile phones has become a channel for criminals to commit fraud. Recently, a Smishing (text message fraud) case occurred in Wonju, South Korea, caused by “electronic wedding invitations”, causing people to worry about the security of mobile phones.
Electronic wedding invitation invitation text message turns out to be a tool of fraud
After Kim from Wonju, South Korea received an electronic wedding invitation email, her phone suddenly malfunctioned after clicking the link and could not be used normally. Jin went to a nearby communications company for help and was surprised to find that her phone had been canceled and someone had opened a new mobile phone account using Jin’s identity. Later, Jin used online banking to check his frequently used bank account A and found that funds were constantly being stolen. Even the money in bank accounts B and C that he did not usually use suffered the same fate. Faced with this situation, Kim applied to the bank to stop payment, but the bank refused because it could not stop payment for unknown reasons.
It should be noted that Jin did not immediately call the police when he applied to the bank to “stop payment”. Therefore, the bank will not take the initiative to stop payment if it is unable to determine whether it involves phone fraud or text message fraud. During this process, Kim recalled that she discovered that the money in her account had been stolen after she clicked on the electronic wedding invitation email. Only then did Kim realize that she had been “Smishing” and went to the police station to report the incident. After reporting the crime, Kim’s bank account was finally able to request a stop payment. However, within three hours from the incident to the application to stop payment, Kim’s deposit of 120 million won (approximately NT$2.8 million) had been transferred or withdrawn by the criminal group, and the amount of the remaining deposit cannot be confirmed yet.
As a necessity in modern society, mobile phones have become a tool for “smishing”. Who would have thought that a wedding invitation originally full of blessings would become a frightening criminal prop due to the use of criminals. We hope that this incident will serve as a warning to pay more attention to the protection of personal information and the importance of information security when using mobile phones, treat unfamiliar emails and links with caution, and promptly report the case and make inquiries to relevant agencies. To avoid the same tragedy happening.
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Source: KOCPC Chinese