As ZUS informs in a message on its website, in recent weeks the number of fraudsters who impersonate ZUS employees has become clearly increased. Fraud tests take various forms: false messages (by e-mail, SMSs or online messengers, i.e. Messenger or WhatsApp), but also contact contact.
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The purpose of such activities is always to extort personal data, information on bank accounts or to make dangerous links or attachments to open. “Appeals for caution are not enough. Scammers use more and more technically sophisticated and psychologically methods of persuasionand their catalog grows almost every day, “ZUS spokesman Karol Poznański points out.
That is why ZUS cooperates closely with the police and relevant services, which fight, among others Cybercrime aimed at the elderly. “False SMS or e-mail messages sent by criminals, which relate to, for example, increasing the pension, changing the phone number or alleged changes made on the electronic services platform (PUE)/Ezus is not only acting to the detriment of customers, but also the plant”-says ZUS spokesman Karol Poznański.
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As ZUS explains, fraudsters' attempts take various forms. One example are visits to criminals at home, where help is offered to fill out conclusions regarding, among others retirement or a tourist voucher.
Another common form is sending messages to customers about changing the recovery channel access to the PUE/EZUS profile. They included a “login file” in the attachment. The plant emphasizes that false emails look credible – they may contain the “zus.pl” domain in the sender's address and data reminiscent of a real login PUE/Ezus.
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The use of false ZUS profiles in social media and messengers is also a popular method of criminals' activities. “Crafted ZUS accounts and false ads appear. They disseminate false information, e.g. about alleged investments that will guarantee retirement at the age of 50 or allow you to increase the amount of benefit already collected” – explains Karol Poznański.
ZUS reminds that ZUS does not send e-mails to its clients with contracts, requests to provide data of credit cards or encourage you to open files and links. All suspicious activity of people who pretend to be ZUS representatives should be reported.
