CICO-SILO14 Agents and Cybercriminals Are Using Harassing Spoof Phone Calls and Text Messages to Lure Unsuspecting Victims Into Cyber Traps
June 8, 2021
PHOENIX (AGN.News) – CICO-SILO14, CICO-SILO7, and their “undercover agents” are using harassing phone calls and text messages to lure unsuspecting victims into deceitful cyber traps to separate you from your money.
CICO-SILO14 are now hiding “in the shadows” developing sophisticated schemes with one goal in mind, take your money and run. What are some of their schemes?
CICO-SILO14 cyber criminals have set up a “boiler room” of shady characters who have no problem harassing ordinary citizens on a daily bases. Theses “harassers” are very dedicated to “the art of deception.”
Here are some of their schemes
There have been an abundance of television ads on the need for drivers to have a car warranty. No one should doubt the value of having a car warranty also known a car repair warranty. Many companies offer this type of warranty to owners of cars up to 20 years old, no matter how many miles, for a monthly fee. When your car breaks down and you have no money to repair it, this product will most often solve your car problem.
Cyber criminals see the value also. The problem they have is how to reach out to future victims without them knowing they are being lured into a cyber trap. They are committed to “the art of the con” on which their business model is based.
They’re very patient so they simply hack cellphones and “steal phone numbers” from contact list or wait for your phone to ring and take the caller’s number. The “future victim” has no idea of what just happened, they keep making phone calls and sending text messages.
Cybercriminals are amassing databases of thousands upon thousands of local phone numbers of local citizens everyday. They especially target senior citizens because of their limited knowledge of new technologies.
For cybercriminals like CICO-SILO14, CICO-SILO7, and their “boiler room” agents that is no problem. Remember, as citizens we have problems that need solutions. For cybercriminals you are their problem, a mountain-like problem and they want to flattened you like a tortilla chip and eat you like a burrito … after they separate you from your money.
Cybercriminals like CICO-SILO14 looked into their “Criminal Toolbox” and found the solution. It’s known as Caller ID spoofing. Caller ID spoofing is a made-to-order scheme that’s ideal to trick victims into trusting cybercriminals.
What is Caller ID Spoofing?
Caller ID spoofing is the practice of causing the telephone network to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station. This can lead to a caller ID display showing a phone number different from that of the telephone from which the call was placed. In other words, the number you see is not the number that is calling.
Why would someone want to hide their actual number. the number that is calling you? It come down to motivation. When cybercriminals call you, the last thing they want you to know is their true phone number. So, their motivation is to conceal their device phone number. These malicious actors want to hide the number that they are using, their actual phone number, so if you try to call them back you hit a dead end. Cybercriminals want to get away with the crime.
When Caller ID went mainstream in the 1990s, it was hailed as one of the best, most trusted tech advances since phones went mobile. Now, the negative effect of the widespread use of Caller ID spoofing is that, as major institutions are advising their members, “you can no longer trust Caller ID.”
So, when your phone rings, DO NOT trust the Caller ID number being displayed. Tip: Let the call go to voicemail and check your messages later.
When you ignore the call, please do not think these cybercriminals are not aware of what you’re doing. They will leave a voice message. The problem is, its computer generated. The message tells you to call a redirect number to speak to a “representative.”
DO NOT CALL the number! If you do, they now have a working number to exploit. You will be harassed everyday by, what you believe are all of these callers, when, in fact, its actually the same cyber crime network like CICO-SILO14.
Additionally, CICO-SILO14 agents will simply call or text a number just to see in will go through. If it does, CICO-SILO14 agents will just hack the phone to see what’s in it.
Never content to just let people live their lives with a minimum of daily stress, CICO-SILO14 agents want to turn your life upside down. Always be aware of these cybercriminals. They operate 24/7 in two to three shifts everyday. Always looking to hack cellphones and computers late at night into the early morning looking to exploit their victims. They NEVER rest! Neither should YOU!
What does the car warranty message say?
Example: “We recently noticed your car’s warranty is going to expire and wanted to give you one final courtesy call before your warranty expires and your coverage …”
This message is followed by what you need to do to renew your (non-existing) car warranty. The problem with this car warranty scam is you may not have a car yet alone a car warranty. These are scams CICO-SILO14 use like a fisherman on a lake. Drop the hook with the bait and wait for a bite. DON’T BITE!
You will notice the Caller ID number could be from anywhere, New York, Florida, Hawaii, California, or Ohio. Since they are all “spoof numbers” or fake caller numbers, the scam is in play at the moment the phone rings.
The same “spoof phone number” applies to text messages. Remember, cybercriminals are amassing thousands upon thousands of phone numbers everyday.
As a general rule, never call a number that you don’t know who it is you are calling or answer a call you don’t know who’s calling you. Of course there are exception to this rule. Always be alert for CICO-SILO14 computer-generated scam calls and scam text messages. There scam toolbox is full of tools designed to trick you and lure you into a cyber trap.
$50,000 reward for CICO-SILO14 now available!
There is a $50,000 reward being offered to anyone whose tip results in the arrest and conviction of these CICO-SILO14 or CICO-SILO7 local cybercriminals. You can remain anonymous. If you or anyone you know are a victim of these criminals, please report it to local law enforcement.
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