3 ONLINE ADVANCE-FEE THREATS
In online advance-fee fraud, cybercriminals don’t hack computers because they don’t need to. Instead, they manipulate humans. Time and again, organisations and individuals are caught out by cybercriminals perpetrating online advance-fee fraud.
Organisations are increasingly discovering their employees have fallen victim – unaware they are willingly giving cybercriminals the organisation’s money. In some situations, victims drain business accounts or give their life savings to cybercriminals at their request. How is this even possible?
The psychological methods cybercriminals use in online advance-fee fraud can be deployed against you without you being aware of it. This chapter will prepare you to recognise the ...
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