04-24-2025, 03:08 PM
Quote:An active scam campaign is active on Facebook targeting Macedonian users with an offer of 2 year old HP laptops for only 123 MKD (approximately $2 USD).
The scam starts via Facebook, where attackers are impersonating Setec, a legitimate Macedonian technology retailer, to trick victims into providing personal data and credit card information. The scam is being distributed as a fake Setec Facebook page is promoting "damaged packaging" laptops at the symbolic price of 123 MKD.
If a victim clicks on the the linke in the Facebook Page, they are taken to Victims click on Facebook posts leading to a page on a site miracledat.com.
Obviously, that site has nothing to do with Setec, and even more - the domain is registered on January 14, 2025 - only 99 days old. A company that exists for over 20 years won't be using a 3 months old site for a giveaway.
The site presents a fake "lottery" claiming the visitor was selected to win an HP 15 laptop and implies urgency through a countdown timer (common manipulation tactic)
The victim is then requested to enter their name, surname, phone and address. After pressing 'submit' the browser is redirected through two web sites
This redirect technique is used to avoid stopping the scam if the fake credit processing page is shut down. The second website can be configured to return a different address for the payment site, and the second website is not malicious by itself to be immediately blocked.
After entering card details, the payment site tries to charge money immediately.
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