Sassari, 40 thousand euro internet scam thwarted by the police
A professional received a mobile call from a stored number such as that of his bank
Internet scam of 40 thousand euros thwarted by the IV section of the Mobile Squad of the Sassari State Police .
Victim of the scam a well-known citizen professional who received, in recent days, a call on his mobile phone from a number stored as that of his bank.
"There is a problem on your home banking profile - assured the person on the other side of the phone - uninstall the online account application". After carrying out the operation, here is the surprise: several text messages appeared on the display signaling a successful bank transfer of 40 thousand euros .
To the suspicions of the account holder, the other replies by talking about an operational problem and which he will remedy by recharging the account with the same amount. This is what happens, at least in the virtual space of messages but not in reality. Because the professional, who had also been instructed not to reinstall the app for 24 hours, turns worriedly to customer service, discovering the bitter truth: “We have not done any activity on his behalf” .
At that point, the IV section of the Flying Squad (specialized in combating crimes against property) is set in motion, which immediately obtains the precautionary seizure of the sums and identifies by denouncing the AG, resident in Campania, recovering the stolen money. The latter, who has specific precedents, had used a computer program that allows telephone calls to be made by simulating that they come from a fixed number and, as in the case cited, using the one belonging to the customer service of the victim's bank.
The state police warn you never to communicate your login credentials or to follow vocal instructions that refer to websites where you ask for your pin and password. Because, as stated several times, no bank operating in Italy sends this type of request.
