PostePay Evolution scam: clear the account, be careful

Back to the Postepay scam empty account which also puts the cards at risk Evolution. Many, too many, users who are cyclically deceived. In defense of savers, we explain to you what do you expect the scam e how to avoid to fall into the scam that, with false e-mails and messages on the phone, clone the card and steal all the money, draining the bill.

Even if the PostePay Evolution it is safer than the Standard one thanks to implemented control and cryptography systems, the danger of financial fraud is always around the corner and lately it is targeting the Evolution owners.

Italian post is extremely attentive to the issue and periodically publishes notices warning users against fraud phishing.

Postepay and Evolution scam: how it happens

The fraudulent email masks a hacker under the false name of Poste Italiane issuing an urgent communication that invites the correction of errors via a suspicious internet page.

In addition to the simple phishing, the so-called is exploited pharming, a term that indicates a perfect aesthetic replica of the original site designed to attract users to compile a online form.

The questionnaire incorporates the personal data requested, ie those that are sufficient to ensure external access to the account with correct credentials. Often, therefore, the email presents a link or an attachment from which you can change passwords or codes. In this way everything is delivered in the expert hands of the criminals who take little time to withdraw all the money before turning to the stain.

Postepay and Evolution scam blocked: how it works

The scam mechanism is simple: usually a report arrives by email, which tells us that the Postepay card has been blocked for security reasons because "suspicious transactions were found, probably not authorized by the owner".

In the body of the email there is a link to which you are invited to click to confirm your personal data. Once you click on the hyperlink with which you think you can solve the problem, you arrive on a web page very similar to that of the Poste Italiane website, with the typical yellow and blue logo.

However, careful reading will highlight many grammatical errors and disconnected sentences, a resounding alarm bell that warns of a farce. Usually the type of PostePay scam blocked is in fact set up by foreigners and the syntax of the text leaves something to be desired.

Over time, however, the bad guys are perfecting themselves, building phishing systems and emails to "catch" more and more likely users.

Postepay scam: how to defend yourself

To avoid fraud, the Postal Police reminds us that Poste Italiane is not authorized to ask its customers to enter personal data on the internet. Any email received in which the writer appears as Poste Italiane is most likely a scam.

For any doubt it is possible to go to one of the thousands of Post offices located throughout the country or enter the personal area on the official website of Poste Italiane and check for messages about the safety and validity of your account and your card.

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