How Your Boss Will Scam You in Max Messenger
45sHigh-stakes fraud scenario with a personal, relatable fear of authority, creating immediate curiosity and urgency.
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The video exposes a sophisticated social engineering scam targeting employees through the messaging app Max. Scammers obtain employee databases, impersonate managers using the app, and then follow up with fake law enforcement calls to steal authentication codes and money. The video also teases a larger scheme involving stolen account trading that generates over $17,000 per day.
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Scam Setup
Scammers download employee databases from hospitals, schools, or factories, find the manager's contact, and create a fake Max account using the manager's name and photo.
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Initial Contact
The fake manager sends a message claiming an upcoming law enforcement inspection, warning of fines and loss of bonuses if not passed, which builds trust and urgency.
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Follow-up Call
After the message, callers posing as law enforcement contact victims and request authentication codes from banking apps to steal money.
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Larger Scheme Teaser
The video mentions that even larger schemes exist in Max, including chats where trading stolen accounts generates over $17,000 per day, directing viewers to the full video.
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How do scammers initiate the scam in Max?
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How do scammers initiate the scam in Max?
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They download employee databases, find the manager's contact, and create a fake account with the manager's name and photo.
What message does the fake manager send to employees?
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What message does the fake manager send to employees?
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A message about an upcoming law enforcement inspection, warning of fines and loss of bonuses.
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What do the fake law enforcement callers request from victims?
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What do the fake law enforcement callers request from victims?
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Authentication codes from banking apps to steal money.
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How much money is made daily in chats trading stolen accounts?
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How much money is made daily in chats trading stolen accounts?
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Over $17,000 per day.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Social Engineering via Impersonation
Demonstrates a realistic and dangerous scam technique that exploits trust in authority figures.
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Scale of Scam Operations
Reveals the significant financial scale of these operations, highlighting the severity of the threat.
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[00:00] Твой начальник заскамит тебя через мессенджер Макс. И сейчас расскажу как. Скамер выкачивает базу номеров сотрудников больницы, школы или даже завода. Находит контакт руководителя. Делает аккаунт в Максе с его именем и фото. Далее пишет что-то в духе «скоро проверка от правоохранителей».
[00:14] Если не пройдете штраф, лишат премии. Люди видят, что пишет начальник и верят. После того же номера звонят прозвонщики, только уже как сотрудники органов. И выпрашивают у жертв коды аутентификации с банковских приложений, чтобы украсть деньги.
[00:27] Кстати, даже не самая масштабная схема в Максе. Есть чаты, где на торговле украденными аккаунтами делают больше 17 тысяч долларов в день. Как? Смотрите в полном ролике на канале.
