
When they make the transaction and refresh the screen, they learn the reality of the situation, but it's too late by then.īesides the above two main ways scammers may attempt to steal from you, there are various other ways they might harm you. In reality, the funds remain the same, and the users end up sending their hard-earned cash to cybercriminals instead.

Afterwards, they edit the HTML of the bank account page to show a higher amount than what it should be.Īfter that, scammers claim they have sent more than they were supposed to and demand a refund. They instruct their targets to note their available bank balance, so they can verify the refund later.

There have been reports that scammers also use the notorious tech support refund scam strategy to defraud their targets during this scam.
