4.4 Cryptocurrency Giveaway Scam

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Synthetic Examples

• 4.4 Sample Data 1 - count: 300. With fake phone numbers and urls

• 4.4 Sample Data 2 - count: 398. With fake phone numbers and urls

• 4.4 Sample Data 3 - count: 316. Similar to Sample Data 2 but with [url] and [cryptoaddress]

Related Crime Schemes

A particular instance of this scam may embed one or more of these related schemes.

• Advance Fee Scheme: In an advance fee scheme, the scammer asks for a small upfront fee in advance of providing a larger payout later. In reality, the larger payout never arrives.

Victim Targeting Context

The scammer may use one or more of the following techniques to reach the victim.

• Advertising: The scammer uses advertising to passively reach the victim.

• Spray and Pray / Scattered: The scammer approaches many victims at once such as through bulk email or SMS.

Social Engineering: Psychological Manipulations

The scammer may use one or more of these psychological techniques to accomplish the scam.

• Celebrity: The scammer claims a celebrity endorsement in order to increase trust or interest from the victim.

• Easy money: The scammer promises easy money or makes appeals designed to leverage victim's greed.

• Scarcity: The scammer claims there is only a limited number of opportunities for reaping the benefits from the scam.

Social Engineering: Impersonation Techniques

The scammer may impersonate one or more of the following groups as part of the scam.

• Banking / Finance: The perpetrator impersonates a banking official or financial institution.

• Business or NonProfit: The perpetrator impersonates a business or nonprofit.

• Celebrity: The perpetrator impersonates a celebrity.

EBNF Definition

AD_4_4 = "AD", ("socialMedia", "organic", "gaming");

ART_4_4 = "ART", ("advertisements" | "smsMessages" | "cryptocurrencyAddress" | "imageAI" | "image");

CRIME_4_4 = "CRIME", ("advancefee" | "baitswitch");

CTA_4_4 = "CTA", ("click" | "url" | "lookalikeURL" | "shortURL");

IMP_4_4 = "IMP", ("banking" | "business" | "celebrity");

PSY_4_4 = "PSY", ("celebrity" | "easymoney" | "scarcity");

TARGET_4_4 = "TARGET", ("advertisingTarget" | "spray");

Scam_4_4 = "Cryptocurrency Giveaway Scam",
    "4.4",
    {AD_4_4},
    {ART_4_4},
    {CRIME_4_4},
    {CTA_4_4},
    {IMP_4_4},
    {PSY_4_4},
    {TARGET_4_4};