MEPX
Chapter 3 of 10All chapters
  1. 1The anatomy of a scam
  2. 2How pressure is manufactured
  3. 3Impersonation scams
  4. 4Buying and selling
  5. 5Romance and friendship scams
  6. 6Investment and money scams
  7. 7Texts, emails and calls
  8. 8What AI changed
  9. 9Protecting other people
  10. 10If it happens

Chapter 3 of 10

Impersonation scams

Bank, police, tax office, company.

The safe account myth

A caller claims your account is compromised and asks you to move money to a new account they control. No bank does this, ever.

  • Caller ID and sender names are trivially spoofed.
  • Staff will never ask for your full password or a code sent to you.

Tech support

A warning appears, or a caller says your device is infected. Granting remote access hands over your accounts. Genuine companies do not cold call about your computer.