{"id":24127,"date":"2021-04-25T19:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=24127"},"modified":"2026-03-27T22:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:14:38","slug":"middle-eastern-fraudsters-are-changing-their-financial-model-by-extorting-small-sums-disguised-as-delivery-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/middle-eastern-fraudsters-are-changing-their-financial-model-by-extorting-small-sums-disguised-as-delivery-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Eastern fraudsters are changing their financial model by extorting small sums disguised as delivery services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kaspersky researchers have reported on an escalating trend in the activity of the phishers in the Middle East. They are now monetizing their scams by requesting small sums of money under the disguise of various services, most often related to post and delivery, instead of stealing large sums in one go.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phishers are social engineers that create fake web pages to scam users. They often pretend to be legitimate services, exploiting their solid reputation and intellectual property (logotypes, copies of the landing pages), yet in fact, have nothing to do with the actual company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the particular scheme detected by Kaspersky, the scammers were requesting users\u2019 banking card details and then charging $2-$3 when confirming the delivery. As a result, fraudsters were ending up receiving money, bank card information and personal details that could be used in further scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The overall knowledge of the internet scams and cyber literacy has improved significantly in the recent years among the Middle Eastern internet users,  – <\/em>says Tatyana Shcherbakova, a security researcher at Kaspersky. \u2013 It is less likely now that many of them will invest a lot of money by a request of a source which trustworthiness is questionable. This is very different for small transactions \u2013 people are more likely to spend a couple of dollars without getting alerted. This is why scammers are now trying a different model of monetization in the region. In addition, they are receiving personal and bank card details without alerting the users for further scams or for sale on the black market<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n