Concept
concept:refund_scam
A scam in which criminals claim to refund a payment, manipulate the victim’s apparent account balance, and demand repayment.
A scam in which criminals claim to refund a payment, manipulate the victim’s apparent account balance, and demand repayment.
“The scam is what you call a refund scam.”
“The scammer will say that they want to make sure the money goes into the proper bank account”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | USES | text-to-speech software | Explicit | 143 |
| outgoing | USES | remote access software | Explicit | 143 |
| outgoing | USES | HTML manipulation | Explicit | 143 |
| outgoing | USES | gift-card laundering | Explicit | 143 |
refund scam USES text-to-speech software
Refund scams are described as using text-to-speech software in their robocall or voicemail lures.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 143 Details
“They’re clearly using some text-to-speech software, right?”
refund scam USES remote access software
Refund scammers ask to view and control the victim’s computer through a screen-sharing or remote-access application.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 143 Details
“The scammer will say that they want to make sure the money goes into the proper bank account and will ask to see the victim’s screen by using some screen-sharing application, and then they’ll ask to take control of the victim’s computer”
refund scam USES HTML manipulation
Refund scammers fake an overpayment by editing the bank webpage displayed in the victim’s browser.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 143 Details
“the scammer just faked the whole transaction by editing the HTML on the victim’s screen”
refund scam USES gift-card laundering
In the described refund scam, the victim is pressured to return the supposedly excess refund using gift vouchers.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jim Browning EP 143 Details
“He spends the next few minutes explaining that he’s going to need $5,000 worth of Apple gift vouchers”