Internet scams have become a full-blown epidemic, with victims losing thousands of euros over just one clicked link! Imagine this – a 51-year-old woman arranges a purchase online, receives a payment link, enters her bank details and – boom! – 750 euros vanish from her account! The police warn: don’t enter your financial data on suspicious websites! But who listens? The national CERT has finally launched the “CERT IFFY” service to check if an online store is fake, but how many people know about it?
While scammers laugh at us, other cases show the problem isn’t just online sales. People even send their data to friends via messages, thinking it’s safe. Mila just wanted to help her friend, and ended up losing 60,000 dinars from her account! Scammers collect fragments of data from social media, messages, and cloud services, piecing together the perfect identity theft puzzle.
How to protect yourself? Never send sensitive data via messages or email, even to people you know! Use two-factor authentication, strong passwords, and enable transaction notifications. If you’ve already fallen for a scam, immediately block your card and report it to the police. Money can be earned again, but your identity and reputation are hard to restore.
This digital jungle is dangerous, and we are its naive victims. So next time someone sends you a payment link, pause and think – is this really legit? Or are you about to become the next scam story? Got similar experiences or tips on staying safe? Drop a comment below – let’s break this scammer network together!
