Fraud Prevention Advice
Fraud Prevention Advice
Recently, many students have encountered various forms of network fraud, which leads to loss of property. The International College hereby announce a few of the most gullible situations. Hope you will be vigilant and take precautions.
1.Stipend & Grant fraud
Criminals pretend to be staff of education, civil affairs, disabled people's Federation and departments to to call or text students, falsely claim that they can receive stipend and grant, and ask them to provide their bank card information in order to transfer money on the cash machine.
2.Telephone fraud by pretending as public security officers
Criminals pretend to be public security officers to call students, and claim that the students' information has been stolen, and suspected of money laundering, drug trafficking and other crimes, ask students to transfer money to the national account to cooperate with the investigation.
3.Identity fraud
Criminals disguised as rich handsome man or beautiful lady, pretend to be in love with victims and gain their trust. Then with a variety of reasons such as financial constraints, family difficulties to ake for money.
4.Fraud of medical insurance and social security
Criminals pretend to be medical insurance and social security staff, falsely claiming that the victim's account is abnormal, and then pretend to be judicial staff to lure the victim to remit money to the so-called security account for the reason of impartial investigation and convenient verification.
5.Refund fraud
Criminals pretend to be customer service of Taobao and other companies, make phone calls or send text messages, falsely claim that the goods taken by the victim are out of stock and need to be refunded, and induce victimes to provide information such as bank card number and password to carry out the fraud.
6.Online shopping fraud
Criminals set up fake shopping websites or online stores and claim that the system fails and needs to be reactivated after the customer orders. After sending false activation website through QQ, let the victim fill in personal information, the implementation of fraud.
7. QR code fraud
Criminals use prices reduction, reward as bait, asking the victim to scan the QR code to join the membership, in fact, with Trojan virus. Once scanned and installed, the Trojan will steal the victim's bank account, password and other personal privacy information.
8.Telephone arrears fraud
Criminals pretend to be staff of communication operation enterprises to make phone calls to the owners or directly play computer voice, on the grounds of their telephone arrears, required to transfer the overdue funds to the designated account.
9. School Contact SMS link fraud
Criminals in the name of "school contact", send fraudulent SMS with links, once click the link to enter, the phone will be embedded in the Trojan program. There will be a risk of losing money from bank card
10. Providing test questions fraud
Criminals call the students who are going to participate tests, claim that they are able to provide test questions or answers. Many candidates are eager to succeed, they will make the payment into the designated account, and found after being cheated.
source: Northwestern polytechnical university
