Have you recently got the following types of text messages in the name of DHL?
- “DHL: Your parcel is arriving, track here: http: //demo .mipunet cn/a/?lrwlaoj8eo66“
If you have got messages similar to the above examples, you should know those are phishing messages send with the intention to scam you. Actually, it is a Flubot scam.
What is Flubot?
Flubot is malicious software that infects your smartphones which you may get by clicking the link to download websites provided on scam messages as in the example above.
That’s why you should not click any link provided on such messages, or download anything from such messages, or follow any instruction provided on such messages.
You may also get slightly different kinds of messages but if those messages look similar to the above examples, then definitely you should delete those fraudulent messages.
If you ever get confused and want to know either the message you received is a scam or legit, then you can contact the respective companies by directly going through their official website. For example, if you got a message in the name of DHL, then you should contact DHL to confirm the legitimacy of that message.
The main motive of these kinds of fraudulent messages is to steal your personal information which they will try to do in the following ways:
- By asking you to click the malicious link provided on the message which can hack your device.
- By tricking you to submit your credentials on the clone sites that look exactly similar to the renowned legit sites but with different domain names.
- By asking you to reply to them or call them back directly.
- so on.
Now you may be thinking about what they will do with your personal information, right? Well, they can sell that to third parties and make money out of that. If they got your credit card information or other payment processor details, they can directly steal your money.
Now you know that “DHL: Your parcel is arriving, track here: demo mipunet cn” text messages are nothing other than fake messages. So, if you want to make your friends and families aware of this scam, then please feel free to share this post through your social media accounts.
If you want to report similar kinds of scam messages, then please feel free to place your comments below.
Thank you.