A team of handlers, including about a hundred people, was arrested in the UAE the other day. The team was engaged in different types of scams. These include processing traffic from Telegram channels with crypto forecasts, stealing bank data via WhatsApp, processing traffic from dating sites for crypto deposits.
Recruitment
The staff were hired in Asia via social networks and spam in messaging apps, employees were promised to get from 2500 to 3000 AED ($750-$800) per month + bonuses. Interesting fact: the mandatory requirement was to type a minimum of 25 words per minute. An example of the ad is below:
And this is an example of WhatsApp spam.
About scam
Here is one of the examples, a classic scam, when fraudsters contact the seller and try to get his bank card details.
Another type of scam included criminals who pretended to be police officers and extorted money for closing a fake criminal case via video call. Completely crazy)
About work
The shift lasted 13 hours, without days off. The workplace is below.
An interesting point about motivation. Handlers had a general chat room where admins posted the successes of employees and praised them publicly.
Managers were fined for example for not switching off the phone, 50 AED.
Accommodation
They lived in a hostel, in rooms of 7 people.
Employees could leave the building only using a pass, after meeting the daily quarter of “12 customers”.
This news story on the UAE website: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/crime/uae-hundreds-arrested-in-all-night-operation-as-international-cybercrime-syndicates-dismantled
