The Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate, as part of its preventive action to avoid defrauding citizens, informs users mobile τηλεφώνων και άλλων συσκευών (smartphones, tablets κλπ) σχετικά με αναδυόμενο παράθυρο (pop up window), το οποίο εμφανίζεται κατά την πλοήγηση τους στο Internet and informs that the device is infected with malware.
In particular, the popup window says "from an audit performed by a program antivirus , it was found that during the last 7 days, the device is infected with viruses and spyware» and urges the user to download a related protection application via hyperlink to get rid of the malicious software.
Μέσω του υπερσυνδέσμου αυτού, ο χρήστης οδηγείται σε by clicking here που τον καλεί να καταχωρήσει τον αριθμό της τηλεφωνικής του σύνδεσης για να πραγματοποιήσει συνδρομή, εξάμηνης διάρκειας, σε υπηρεσίες πολυμεσικής πληροφόρησης, με μηνιαία χρέωση ύψους είκοσι τεσσάρων ευρώ και εξήντα λεπτών (€ 24,60) by receiving five-digit (54XXX) text messages in order to protect your device from malware malware.
It is noted that in order to delete the user from the above premium services, he should send message text with the word "STOP" to a specific five-digit number that must be mentioned on the company's website.
From the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office, an investigation of this kind of online fraud is carried out on its own and the preliminary investigation material collected will be submitted to the relevant Prosecutor's Office.
In view of the foregoing, the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate advises the public not to enter its personal telephone number on websites unless it has previously read the terms and the cost of providing services.
Citizens may in any case communicate, anonymously or with their own name, with the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office in order to denounce the respective acts or to obtain instructions on the following contact details:
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By phone: 111 88
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By sending e - mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
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Through the application (application) for smart phones (smart phones), with operating system iOS – Android: CYBERKID.
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Via Twitter "SOS Cyber Alert Line": @cyberalert
They also have the opportunity to visit the "Citizen's Guide"Through the Hellenic Police Web Site (www.hellenicpolice.gr) in order to get useful tips to avoid being cheated.
