Cybercrime Unit warns of scams impersonating government pages

Jordan

Published: 2023-01-15 12:53

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 14:45


Cybercrime Unit warns of scams impersonating government pages
Cybercrime Unit warns of scams impersonating government pages

The Cybercrime Unit of the Public Security Directorate (PSD) issued Sunday a warning about impersonators stealing personal information through social media.

An official in the Cybercrime Unit Abdulhadi Al-Tahar told Roya that the number of electronic frauds has increased recently. He confirmed that the unit dealt with a number of fake pages impersonating government institutions and departments, by tracking the operators and referring them to the judiciary.

Pages claiming to offer financial assistance have asked users for certain documents or fees to “complete the process,” and fake links have been used to steal users’ account information, Taher said.