“Link to take photos” scam. Here's what the scam that scares everyone and spreads across social media is, and how it works.
Recently, a very dangerous scam has spread on social media and is scaring many people. We have received some reports of 'photo attachment scam'. But what is it and how does it work? We inquired and will clarify!
This is Fraud in disguise mischievous includes sharing a link at Instagram story This obviously leads back to a video TikTok. An unknowing person who opens this link will be taken to a web page asking for access to the camera. If you accept consent, the site will take a photo with the front camera of the mobile phone of the person who opened the link. Then a photo will arrive Chat on Telegram To the person who posted the wrong link. Many people have worried and reported to us that they have fallen for this scam. But can you delete a photo once it's taken?
Unfortunately it seems a telegram bots, That is, an automated program that simulates a conversation on a messaging site. Once you give permission to the camera, you can't go back and you can't delete the photoBecause it will only reach the person who posted the link. But what can we do? Report The user who posted the link on Instagram is E to report the incident. In general, you should be very careful not to grant consent to unknown sites, especially if they ask for access to your camera and microphone.
The scariest thing about this scam is that the victim of the prank doesn't know they've been photographed and doesn't know the person who posted the link owns their image. Sometimes these links are hidden by funny videos or challenges, a MalwareOnce installed on your device it may face some issues. Also This type of spoofing undermines the privacy of the person opening the link, as we cannot know what happens to the captured photo. Can be spread without the victim's consent.
The goal is to trick the user into thinking the link will lead to harmless content, in this case a video TikTokWhen in fact it has an entirely different purpose. So, be careful not to click on any suspicious links and report the profiles spreading the link!
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