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When it comes to bank accounts, scammers target both corporations and people. Over the past year, bank account fraud or attempted fraud has affected over 1.8 million Italians, resulting in a total economic loss estimated at over €1.1 billion. This is according to a poll performed by the mUp Research institute for Facile.it, a company that compares, promotes, and brokers insurance, financial products, electricity, gas, fiber optics, and long-term car rental rates. The survey indicates that the most frequently employed channels by fraudsters are text messages (34.4%) and fake emails (36% of cases). In more than one in four cases (28.8%), the scam was carried out through a phone call, while 16% involved a fake website. Scams are also spreading through newer instant-messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram (11.2%). These methods are often used concurrently, thanks to artificial intelligence, which allows for the cloning of people's voices, making scams more sophisticated and difficult to detect, not just for ordinary customers, but also for businesses and organizations.
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