Advertising trap on social media: 12punto reaches the scammers' new addresses

Scammers have begun sharing and advertising illegal software on social media that they use to infiltrate phones. In the 'business accounts' reached by 12punto, it is claimed that they can access citizens' private information in exchange for money through spyware. The law firm representing META's legal affairs office responded that they 'do not know' about the process by which this illegal activity is carried out.

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Advertising trap on social media: 12punto reaches the scammers' new addresses

Scammers, who claim they can take over phones without the owners even knowing through spyware applications, have now started conducting their operations by placing advertisements. The scammers' address: Instagram. It is stated that they can access personal accounts such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, and Instagram, as well as photos and even locations of the people they target without them noticing, and that they can perform ambient listening and monitor through the front and rear cameras.

THEY ARE SCAMMING BY PLACING ADS

The 'business accounts' reached by 12punto explained how they carry out their operations one by one like this:

'Our operations take between one and one and a half hours on average. Absolutely no message or notification goes to the phone. The other party can absolutely not understand. The internet must be on for phone access. We make a call to the other party via computer; the call needs to remain open for an average of 15 seconds. We are already stalling the other party by asking for their name, etc. Only a call is made, and our own software program is automatically activated.'

The scammers, who have accounts under the names of detective and software companies, divide their operations into monthly packages and demand different amounts of money. Some accounts demand 8 thousand 750 TL for a 12-month package, while others demand 3 thousand TL.

META REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE FRAUD

Meta Platforms Limited Turkey Representative Office, which is owned by Instagram—the platform used by the scammers who claim to access phones through a panel—stated that it does not deal with incoming complaints, saying, "We are only a law firm; we only deal with incoming lawsuits." On the other hand, the law firm representing META's legal affairs office stated that they have no knowledge regarding the process by which the illegal transaction is carried out.