Fraudsters who design phishing traps often use a variety of techniques and strategies aimed at inducing consumers to disclose sensitive information or transfer funds. Here are some common methods: 1. **Fake official website**: - **Fake website**: Fraudsters create fake websites that are highly similar to real trading platforms, using the same domain name or similar domain name, and try to imitate the layout and functions of the real website in design to trick users into entering login credentials. - **SSL certificate**: Sometimes fraudulent websites also obtain seemingly legitimate SSL certificates and display them as "secure connection" to increase credibility. 2. **Phishing emails and text messages**: - **Simulated communication**: Send emails or text messages that appear to be from regular platforms. The content may include account anomalies, promotions or security reminders, and the links point to phishing websites. - **Urgent language**: Use urgent wording, such as "Your account will be frozen" or "Verify information immediately" to force users to act under pressure. 3. **Social engineering attacks**: - **Personalized information**: By collecting users' public information (such as social media profiles), phishing messages are customized to make them look more credible. - **Emotional manipulation**: Taking advantage of the user's trust, greed or fear to induce them to take actions, such as winning a prize, investment opportunities or emergency response. 4. **Malicious links and attachments**: - **Bait links**: Embed malicious links in emails, text messages or social media messages. Once clicked, users may be directed to phishing websites or download malware. - **Attachment infection**: Send attachments containing malware, which may record keystrokes, steal information or control devices once opened. 5. **Fake customer service and support**: - **Fake customer service**: Impersonating platform customer service, contacting users by phone, online chat or email, and guiding them to provide account information or reset passwords. - **Technical support scam**: Claiming that there is a problem with the user's device, inducing them to download and install malware or provide remote access rights. 6. **Using advertising and promotion**: - **Fake advertising**: Promoting phishing websites through fake online advertisements, users are directed to trap pages after clicking on the advertisements. - **Partner scam**: Impersonating platform partners or third-party service providers to send phishing requests. 7. **Multi-factor authentication bypass**: - **Secondary spoofing**: After obtaining the initial credentials, continue to trick the user into providing secondary verification information, such as SMS verification code or dynamic token, to further gain control of the account. - **Man-in-the-middle attack**: When the user enters the authentication information, it is transmitted to the fraudster in real time and used to log in legitimately immediately. **Preventive measures**: - **Verify the website**: Make sure to visit the official website, check whether the domain name is correct, and pay attention to the browser's security prompts. - **Be wary of abnormal communications**: Be wary of emails or messages from unknown sources, and avoid clicking on suspicious links or downloading attachments. - **Two-factor authentication**: Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) to increase the security of your account. - **Update passwords regularly**: Use strong passwords and change them regularly, and do not use the same password on multiple platforms. - **Education and awareness**: Raise awareness of cybersecurity for yourself and others, and understand common phishing techniques and prevention measures. By understanding and identifying these common phishing methods, consumers can better protect their sensitive information and financial security and reduce the risk of becoming a target of fraud.