"Millions of money out of customer accounts in Qatari banks for trading and investing in currencies", "Banks are in a panic", " The Qatari stock market decline"With these phrases, scammers lure individuals inside Qatar and target them with advertisements to convince them of fictitious investments aimed at defrauding them and withdrawing their money.
Qatari media has recently monitored an increase in native ads within websites, including those affiliated with large international media outlets, targeting Qataris and residents of Qatar and urging them to invest in so-called companies. "Online currency trading" To achieve imaginary, fast and guaranteed profits.
Misleading content and many persuasion techniques
Qatari media website analyzed some of the (Native Ads) articles that appear to users in Qatar, to find a lot of misleading and false information with techniques to convince the legitimacy and legality of investing with these companies.
False information: The advertising article contains false information claiming that millions of funds have been withdrawn from customer accounts in Qatari banks to trade and invest with them, and that the Qatari stock market will decline, which is completely unfounded information.
One ad also claims that most Qataris suffer from celiac disease "Poor economic conditions" And "Their accounts swelled after trading online" And that there are 66 individuals from Qatar whose wealth has increased by more than 100 million Qatari riyals, including state employees, whose salaries do not exceed 20,000 riyals per month after investing with the undisclosed company.
- Names of well-known places in Qatar: The advertisement mentions a number of areas in Qatar in an attempt to gain the trust of users, including: Mansoura and"Asiri Alghanim".
- Entities with wrong names: mentioning the announcement of the existence of a named party "General Department of Financial Investigation" In Qatar and verifying the sources of funds and proving their legality, and realistically there is no department in Qatar under this name specifically, but there is a department affiliated with the General Department of Criminal Investigation under the name " Department of combating economic and electronic crimes."
- High turnout and limited opportunities: The swindlers who target Qataris and residents are trying to convince them by confirming that these opportunities are very limited and there is a high demand for them, and they convince them that a long phone interview must be conducted first to start investing, in order to lure them into another trap that depends on convincing them by phone of the idea and starting to withdraw their money .
- Comments with fictitious names and pictures: Promoters take advantage of pictures and names of Gulf families and add them as comments within the advertisement page to persuade individuals to invest, defraud them, and reach their goal. A quick analysis of the content of these comments shows that they are fake, as more than one name shares the same false image, which also shows the random targeting, such as: Ali Al-Duhaiman Al-Shammari and Saad Yusef Al-Harbi.
Fraudsters also try to answer the most pressing questions of users in Qatar, including the prohibition of trading, which they falsely and falsely assert that it is halal and legal.
Halal slogan and promises of obscene wealth
Moves another ad under the title" An opportunity for every Qatari or resident in Qatar.. The Gulf program will earn you 112 thousand riyals every month"users to another page with a banner "Halal" In the program to invest in financial assets to get 220 profit opportunities per month for free.
The site automatically shows users in Qatar a video that promises them to get rich and change their lives by circulating money online.
Companies managed from foreign countries
The investment fraud companies are run by individuals of different nationalities in the countries of the world without any licenses and at first they convince their employees, especially the customer service employees, that they are international financial companies to work for them with promises of salaries in dollars and huge commissions, and after the facts are revealed, they may complete with them or withdraw.
Qatari media obtained the phone of an individual who runs a fake company to defraud users from around the world from the Netherlands through ads embedded within the content (Native Ads) and phone calls, who in turn refused to provide any information.
A technical source told Qatari media that such fake companies that specialize in defrauding users use servers for illegal websites with high costs in order to prevent their website and work from being removed from the Internet.
Regarding the mechanism of entrapping users, the source said that these pages, after persuading users through false articles, invite them to register, after which a person claiming to be from the company’s customer service contacts them and convinces them of guaranteed profits of up to 100% and confirmed recommendations for investment and starting with a small amount to gain confidence. Many fall victim to calls, and indeed they invest in small amounts at the beginning. Indeed, these companies work to increase their profits and delude them with quick profit to gain their trust, and then advise them to invest in much larger amounts. After the user falls into the biggest trap and invests in large sums, this company disappears from existence, and the money disappears with it.
Qatari media tested these advertisements and the registration mechanism, which asked several questions, including: What is your nationality, Qatari or expatriate? Have you ever tried to invest your money before? Do you have some money that you want to invest and achieve returns of up to 30% per week? After answering, information such as full name, e-mail, and telephone are requested to communicate with the person " Without fees" Convincing him of imaginary investment.
And the same person may fall into the trap of another scam after that from companies claiming to be "law firm"They tell them that they got his information from the company that defrauded him and that they were arrested and they invite him to transfer an amount of money as an initial cost to file a lawsuit against them and recover his money that he lost the first time, and if he actually fell into the trap of this company, it will also disappear and he will not be able to recover his money.
Fighting technology There are no restrictions on native ads from its advertising platforms, unlike Facebook and Instagram platforms, so fraudsters resort to it, and it appears as part of the site’s news, which gives it higher credibility to users.
Regarding the best measures to combat such fake advertisements, the source said that the competent authorities can monitor advertisements and urge websites to remove ads embedded within the content (Native Ads) that encourage investment fraud for state users and prevent their appearance because they are a violation, and websites can communicate with the advertising platform to prevent Ads for these companies appear. In the event of non-response, the competent authorities can block such websites that show fraudulent advertisements to users.
Are you easy prey? The Ministry of the Interior has previously warned against exposure to electronic fraud and not responding to messages or opening attached links before confirming their source. In previous statements to Qatari media, jurists warned against responding to fake investment calls and undocumented investment offer messages.
Investment scam advertisements usually carry illogical offers and promise outrageous rapid wealth, so individuals should refrain from exposure to such advertisements by logic, and financial investment must be in places with known source and from secured companies that hold licensed commercial records and have branches on the ground in different countries. .
The Ministry of Interior renews its call on citizens and residents to beware of cybercrimes by not responding to calls and messages of unknown origin that request your personal and banking data and information.
The Ministry stresses that safety from cybercrime requires adherence to the necessary safety tips and instructions. To avoid falling victim to blackmail and electronic fraud, including not responding to messages stating that you have won a financial prize and the like. It urges the Ministry of Interior not to make any statements affecting privacy in order to ensure public safety, and to avoid falling victim to electronic blackmail, warning that blackmail and electronic fraud is a crime that threatens the security of the individual and society, calling in the event of extortion or fraud to contact the Economic and Electronic Crimes Control Department via the hotline ( 66815757) or phone (2347444) or Metrash 2 or e-mail: ([email protected]).
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