Bogus scams mimicking TMON refund forms
“Be suspicious of refund solicitation messages”,
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, ‘[Herald Economy=Reporter Seo Ji-yeon] In light of the TMON and WeMakePrice refund turmoil caused by delayed settlements, consumers are being warned to be cautious of attempts at scamming that request personal information or encourage the installation of malicious apps.’,
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, ‘On the 2nd, the Financial Supervisory Service issued a consumer alert urging vigilance against scam attempts exploiting the TMON and WeMakePrice incidents.’,
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, ‘According to the Financial Supervisory Service, scammers are mimicking refund forms from TMON and WeMakePrice, coercing victims to input personal information and purchasing history. This information is then used to carry out secondary fraud by demanding money once again.’,
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, ‘In this process, methods such as smishing and phishing sites are also employed. They spread smishing disguised as refund applications or customer information transfer, or send phishing pages disguised as product deliveries to induce users to visit and input information.’,
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, ‘If a malicious app is installed on a smartphone through smishing, it can extract stored mobile phone device information, contacts, financial information, etc. Through phishing pages, the entered ID and password can be exposed, leading to possible secondary financial losses.’,
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, ‘The Financial Supervisory Service stated that refund solicitation messages should be “suspected without exception.” This is because TMON and WeMakePrice are not accepting refunds via text messages. Inquiries regarding refunds can be directly made to the Korea Consumer Agency, Financial Supervisory Service, or credit card companies.’,
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, ‘Any requests for personal information under the guise of unclear refund sources or coercion to install malicious apps should also be avoided. In case of electric communications or financial fraud, you can request payment suspension by contacting the financial company call center or the voice phishing integrated report and response center.’,
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, ‘The Financial Supervisory Service expressed concerns about consumers facing secondary risks due to scammers executing financial transactions through sensitive information, emphasizing, “If you receive a phone call or text message with an unclear source, immediately hang up the call and never click on URLs in text messages, but delete them instead.”’,
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