Scammers Use Cute Kittens on Social Media to Lure Victims
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- Scammers are using cute kittens advertised on social media platforms like Threads and Instagram to trick people into falling for delivery scams.
- Victims are lured by the promise of adopting a pet, only to be coerced into providing personal and financial information.
KI-generierte Zusammenfassung
Warum es wichtig ist
Scammers are employing new tactics, using the public's affection for pets, particularly kittens, as bait on social media platforms like Threads and Instagram. They exploit the desire to adopt by creating fake listings and then guiding victims through a fraudulent delivery and verification process.
也是「無差別攻擊」!新竹縣刑警大隊近日接獲反映,指詐團除了感情詐騙,或以投資理財攻人心的貪念犯案,也看準國內養貓熱,在Threads、IG等社群,撒出萌貓找新主的誘餌,改鎖定人的愛心伺機行騙。 W小姐近日就是心動想養一隻玄貓,所幸詐團聲稱要用黑貓宅急便配送到府,才把她及時打醒。
縣刑大大隊長張詔雄說,這是典型的交(賣)貨便詐騙,對方會先要求被害人下單,藉口用黑貓宅急便或賣貨便等「出貨」,誘導被害人點擊其提供的連結填寫送貨資料,並實名認證。 再以沒有完成實名認證為由,哄騙被害人另加一個客服Line,最後峰迴路轉,就是啟動各種藉口要被害人的帳號、密碼、銀行存摺或提款卡等,甚至拐被害人去操作網銀、ATM。
這些手法都是「投被害人所好」。喜歡猛男、辣妹的就用感情來拐。愛貓、愛狗的人,或喜歡投資理財書籍者,他們也會為當事人量身訂做相關情境;張詔雄就曾辦過有人因喜歡盆栽而被騙的。
W小姐是看到Threads上有人PO出軟萌的小黑貓找新主,她心動馬上行動,「原主」煞有介事地盤問W是否成年、有無飼養經驗等,並釋出小貓已除蚤、除蟲、打過疫苗、能吃乾飼料了的訊息,強調實名認證一過,3個小時後,黑貓宅急便就能把小黑貓送抵W手上,以致不斷催促W快快下單。
張詔雄說,黑貓宅急便在官網就公開強調,並不受理配送活體動物等特殊包裹,也正因此讓W警覺有異,立刻罷手,已讀不再回對方。
Offene Fragen
- How many individuals have fallen victim to this specific kitten scam?
- What is the estimated financial loss incurred by victims of this scam?
- Are there specific groups or demographics being targeted more heavily by this scam?
- What measures are social media platforms taking to prevent such fraudulent listings?






