TRANSCASH / SCAM IN FRANCE ON ADULT / DATING WEBSITES

Fraud in the social networking and dating sites

This short article is based on information from social networks and forums where people describe various types of fraud and share their experience on how to avoid being hooked by cybercriminals. 

Every day scammers are developing simultaneously with technology. The emergence of new financial services such as Transcash, PCS, Neosurf in France, combined with messaging services such as WhatsApp, has spawned a whole scam industry. Of course, this would be quite difficult to do without a sensitive nutrient medium such as human vice. 

The desire for intimacy with the opposite sex, whether it be an erotic massage or just looking for an escort for the weekend, leads people to themed sites such as massageFR.com and others. Here the visitor is in danger and you should be very careful not to be left without money.

How does fraud work with Transcash and similar tools?

Usually, in the profile of a girl or a man who provides massage or escort services, you will see a very attractive person on the picture, a beautiful description of the services provided and, of course, a contact phone number indicating the preferred method of communication. 

Many of them prefer Whatsapp as a means of communication and even if you decide to use voice communication, most likely you will be asked to continue in the messenger.

At this point, the immediate process of “the fraud” begins. The scammer will inform the victim about his fears, backing them up with short and terrible stories from their lives. Often these stories are associated with the receipt of counterfeit money, robberies or police raids and other situations associated with the risks of cash settlements.

In order to check the seriousness of the client's (victim's) intentions, the scammer asks to buy online or at the nearest tobacco kiosk a Transcash, PCS or Neosurf coupon for the amount of the proposed services with a proposal to pass it from hand to hand upon meeting.

After that, the next stage of manifestation of doubt or distrust in the client is acted out. The scammer asks for a photo of the coupon or a screenshot from the app. Naturally, this is where the whole story ends - the scammer gets his catch, and the client is robbed and disappointed.

There are also more advanced scammers who have created their own sites or use Google Forms, the design of which is exactly the same as the design of the Transcash sites. They, emphasizing their reliability, offer only to check the validity of the purchased coupon on these fake sites. After entering the data, the client's funds are stolen, as in the first example.

Let's take a deeper look at the problem

Where did it all start?

The origins of this problem lead us to the history of world colonization. The linguistic heritage that the Europeans left behind made it possible for easy assimilation. All African scammers are divided into two types: English-speaking and French-speaking. 

if a scammer from the United States or Great Britain writes to you, then most likely you are communicating with a Nigerian or Ghanaian, and similarly, if your interlocutor is allegedly French, then it may be someone from Benin, Côte d'Ivoire or Algeria.

In addition to the United States, Great Britain and France, scammers can write to you from other places, but it is easier for them to pretend to be citizens of these countries because of their perfect language skills.

According to experts, this is a big social problem that causes damage in the amount of 300-400 million euros per year.

Benin, Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire is a springboard for scammer corporations

Fluency in French and the presence of family ties in France make it easy to purchase SIM cards from French mobile operators. This makes it easier for the scammer to disguise himself as a local and communicate with the victim without arousing suspicion.

We assume that African scammers are organized into small groups that operate in a call center-like format with clear responsibilities.

Programmers create fake websites to check Transcash coupons and steal funds from them.

Marketers are looking for sites on the Internet to host phishing profiles. They also form the base of fake photos.

Front line operators answer calls and messages.

How to identify a fraudster?

• Photos. Most often, scammers use photos of famous personalities or porn stars.

• Secrecy. Fraudsters always have something to hide. They never pass identity authorization using a video call and do not provide documents.

• Scammers always ask for a prepayment before the meeting.

• Refusal to settle in cash. This is obvious - otherwise you won't get a scam.

Moderation at massagefr.com

Many sites have been invaded by African scammers. These virtual criminals have flooded online ad catalogs, displacing representatives of the real sector and cutting off their incoming traffic.

To combat this phenomenon, all erotic massage directory sites such as massaegfr.com have implemented mandatory user verification.

Number check on databases of TRANSCASH, PCS, NEOSURF fraudsters

MassageFr.com will soon be able to check your phone number against databases of massage and escort scammers. We hope this will help our visitors identify scammers even before they extort money from you.

Examples of scammers' work

• how it usually looks in correspondence

• what is the scenario of the conversation

• what tricks do scammers use

• what you should definitely not do as clients

Summarizing

We would like to wish all of you to be more vigilant. Always check if real photos are used on users' pages and do not hesitate to ask for confirmation in the form of a short video taken at the moment. With such an abundance of instant messengers, this is easy to do in 20 seconds. 

Never pay in advance until a real meeting by any means. The first sign that should alert you is that the fraudster does not accept cash as a means of payment.

The article was prepared with the assistance of massageFR.com support.