Fake POS Devices

Nowadays, hardware have become so cheap that cybercriminals can easily reproduce fake point-of-sale (POS) devices that can be used to skim data from credit and debit cards.

In an underground forum, a certain “Nikkon” has posted a fake POS device with flash memory for sale. The device is notably identical to a normal-looking POS terminal. Once used, however, it prints out a default receipt informing the counterfeiter’s victim that an error has occurred while reading his/her card, thus, the transaction could not be completed. Of course, at the same time that this receipt is being printed, the data held in the magnetic strip—along with the victim’s personal identification number (PIN) code—have already been uploaded and saved to the onboard flash memory.

How would this work in the real world? Imagine you are in a restaurant, shop, or café. You would like to pay using your credit or debit card. You are handed a POS device and asked to swipe your card then to enter your PIN code. Moments later, you see that the card is being rejected. You are handed back a receipt as proof. You might dismiss this as a normal failed transaction. What you do not know is that your credit card information has already been stolen until you get your next billing statement.

The initial price of a fake POS device is set at 1,000 EUR. An additional 200 EUR is charged for its setup and delivery. In addition, 40 percent of the stolen credit/debit card information is taken as usage fee by the seller.

Read more:
http://blog.trendmicro.com/for-sale-fake-pos-devices/

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Fake prize call from +92**********

Today early morning (12:07 AM), I got missed call from a number starts from +92. I know about this number very well so didn't picked up.

These calls belongs to a phone scam. +92 starting phone/mobile numbers belongs to Pakistan. These people generally give missed call to any random number (Specially in India) and innocent victim curiously call back on the number to know who has given missed call to them, which is their first biggest mistake. At start of conversation they will pretend like they are speaking from your mobile service provider and inform you like "Our telephone service provider has selected you as a winner of prize Rs.25,00,000." or some other amount. These guyz will never call, they just give missed calls. Generally no one bother about the number, actually this is an ISD number (+92). Generally in postpaid mobile numbers ISD facility is not available by default but in prepaid mobiles, ISD facility is available (depend upon minimum balance criteria).

Strategy: In order to claim this prize, they try to exploit unawareness of public towards mobile phones. They will tell you to follow some steps. I have one example, they will tell you to type *#06# on your phone, a 15-17 digit number will flashed on your mobile screen, which they call a lucky number. This 15-17 digit numbers are nothing but International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number of your mobile phone. Unfortunately many are not aware of this and easily caught by their tricks. The ones who doesn't know about IMEI numbers, will easily get convinced by their assertive conversation. These guys are very week in english and you could easily recognize them by their voice that they are not calling from your mobile service providers call center.

Subsequently, in second step: they will tell you to announce this on news channel, and for this they will give you a phone number which might be a wrong number or number may not exist. For making announcement they will tell you to buy a huge amount recharge coupons (upto Rs.2000) of any telecommunication service provider, DTH recharge coupons etc. They will assure you to give a call back. Again they will give a missed call and victim phone user, in covetousness of Rs 25,00,000, call them back.
This time strategy: they will ask you the scratch the recharge coupons and read out the registration/recharge number and tell you to destroy the recharge coupon immediately. They will sell this recharge number back in India in profitable price (less than its cost price), so that any shop keeper will easily buy it without asking any question, because he is also in profit. Once the recharge coupon is destroyed, it is very difficult to trace back who is going to use it. Once this is done, these scammers will elope and go out of your reach (anyway they are not sitting in your country or city).

These scammers are very cautious about their numbers, after phishing 1-2 victims, they will destroy their numbers, due to this it will become difficult to trace them. Now if you will call back on this number, their number will be out of reach. If you call to the number given by scamers for prize announcement, you will find either a wrong number or the number doesn't exist.

You have lost:
money cost recharge coupon which you purchased and
ISD call charged which you have made for prize.

If you have lost anything in this kind of scam, go and lodge a complaint in your nearest police station.

Precautions:
Do not pick or call back on the numbers start with +92 until your relatives or known personals are living in that country.
If you ever receive these call, take help from local police to trace them.
Make aware your near and dear ones about this scam.

I am surprised when i got missed call from this number, more than a year ago I came to know about this scam and surprised still these guys are operational. I believe people are more aware about these kind of scams compare to last year.

Beware of "The Ass in the Lion Skin".

To read more, follow:
http://www.consumercomplaints.in/complaints/fake-call-from-pakistan-92-airtel-c355670.html
http://www.consumercomplaints.in/complaints/198827/page/2
http://www.complaintbox.in/missed-call-international-code-92-caliing-my-mobile-regarding-some-prize-money

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