A new hacker scheme stealing data and money from Ukrainians is detected

A new fraudulent scheme has been launched in Ukraine to steal personal information and money from citizens. On behalf of Ukrposhta, the criminals send SMS messages to customers informing them that the parcel will not be delivered unless they provide their personal data.

«Due to the lack of an address, your parcel cannot be delivered. You can update the address and make a new delivery request by following the link…», the fake service message reads.

The official representative office of Ukrposhta has already responded to the incident: «With the help of these fraudulent websites mentioned in the message, attackers can illegally obtain your personal and financial data, including name, phone numbers and card numbers, and as a result, illegally take possession of your funds. If you receive a suspicious message, do not click on the link provided in the message under any circumstances.»

Ukrposhta CEO Ihor Smelyansky notes that inattentive citizens can lose up to 18 hryvnias due to fraudulent actions when linking their cards to hackers' resources. Despite the small amount of «damage,» the attackers also take possession of the subscriber’s card number, which can have much more disastrous consequences.

The country’s main postal operator has published a list of phishing sites that fraudsters usually leave in SMS messages.

The only official website of Ukrposhta is https://www.ukrposhta.ua.

If you receive suspicious SMS messages or have any questions, the postal operator asks you to contact the contact center at 0 800 300 545, email [email protected] or use Ukrposhta’s official social media channels.

We remind you that the Security Service of Ukraine has recently uncovered a fraudulent financial pyramid scheme «Life is good», which was run by representatives of the aggressor state — Russia. Initially, the project operated exclusively on the territory of the occupiers, but after 2017, the organizers targeted the Ukrainian market. Over the entire period of the fraudulent project’s existence, the criminals defrauded nearly a thousand victims for a total of $ 40 million.