Subj : CRYPTO-GRAM, September 15, 2022
To   : Mark Hofmann
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Sep 25 2022 16:26:00

Hello Mark Hofmann!

** On Sunday 25.09.22 - 11:07, Mark Hofmann wrote to August Abolins:

 MH> We have had social engineering calls directly to people at
 MH> my work, asked for by name about "a problem with their
 MH> computer".  Acting as if they were being called by our own
 MH> internal Help Desk.

 MH> They ask them to go to a URL to clean their PC, which then
 MH> installs remote control software and other spyware.  That
 MH> has happened several times, which typically the user
 MH> realizes they were scammed and calls IT -or CrowdStrike
 MH> picks up the annomoly and lets our security team know.

OMG. So the scammers even call in person and expect you to  
visit a specific site!  Incredible.

I get calls from point-of-sale (POS) exchange companies (they  
claim to offer the lowest rates than anyone else, etc.)

When they call they ask for "the owner", and never by name -  
that's a clear sign to me that it's a cold call.

Then they ask "do you operate a POS for debit or credit cards?"

By then I'm already fed up and simply tell them. "Look, you're  
wasting your time. You should be targetting large department  
stores or car dealerships. And it if I do sign up with you,  
another competitor will call just like you did and want to me  
to sign up with THEM."

I just say, "No thanks. I don't have time to chat." and hang  
up.

Besides, there is no assurance that these sight-unseen exchange  
businesses are nefarious and would funnel legitimate funds OUT  
of my business before I realize that I was scammed.

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  ../|ug

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