Screenshots of Lingdong Island cost 5 yuan each, 2000 per year, and the secret behind the scam is revealed

According to news on June 26, a new type of fraud has recently emerged. Scammers publish false "Screenshots of Want to Buy Smart Island" information on the Internet.

, they attract victims at a price of **5** yuan per picture, or in the form of packages of **50** yuan per month or **2000** yuan per year, claiming that they need such screenshots for a long time to induce them. The victim used an Apple mobile phone with Smart Island function to conduct screenshot transactions.

Commonly used inducement tactics by scammers include: "Looking for a screenshot of Smart Island, 5 yuan per piece, 500 per month, 2000 per year."

The WeChat Security Center warns that scammers often pretend to show off their newly purchased high-end mobile phones, making victims mistakenly think that the other party only buys screenshots out of vanity, thus relaxing their vigilance.

, After the two parties reach a transaction intention, the scammer will ask the victim to log in to a specific **Apple** ID account on the grounds of "verifying the ownership of the phone", and ask the victim to take a screenshot after logging in.

Once the victim logs in to the designated Apple ID as instructed, the scammer will remotely lock the phone and threaten the victim to pay money, otherwise it will not be unlocked. They may even threaten to clear all data in the phone to commit fraud. .

WeChat Security Center reminds users not to use **private** mobile phones to log in to other people's ID accounts at will to protect personal **privacy** and property security. For any transaction that seems **profitable**, you should remain **vigilant** to avoid being deceived.

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