7.1 Scam Charity Or Fundraiser

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Synthetic Examples

• 7.1 Sample Data 1 - count: 282. With fake phone numbers and urls

• 7.1 Sample Data 2 - count: 300. With fake phone numbers and urls

Related Scams

• None

Related Crime Schemes

• Data Loss or Theft: Any scheme that results in victim losing data/scammer stealing data. Data in this context can mean login credentials, credit card details, or other personal or corporate information.

• Fraudulent Platform: Any scheme that relies on custom built software that assists the crime. Includes fraudulent trading platforms, fraudulent clickworking platforms, and the like.

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.

• Semi-Targeted Regionally: The scammer approaches people in a certain region, for example by area code, or by using semi-targeted email.

Social Engineering: Psychological Manipulations

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

• Nice Guy: The scammer takes advantage of the victim's generosity or attempt to be "a nice guy".

• Timing: The scammer times the scam to coincide with events or a particular season in the victim's context or locale, in order to build legitimacy.

• Urgency: The scammer employs urgency to increase the likelihood that the victim will take action.

Social Engineering: Impersonation Techniques

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

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

EBNF Definition

AD_7_1 = "AD", ("messagingApp" | "searchEngine"| "socialMedia" | "other" | "aiGenerated");

ART_7_1 = "ART", ("smsMessage"| "spoofedSender" | "websiteScreenshot" | "websiteCode" | "socialMediaPosts" | "socialMediaProfile" | "emailMessage" | "advertisements");

CTA_7_1 = "CTA", ("reply" | "url" | "shortURL" | "lookalikeURL" | "click");

PSY_7_1 = "PSY", ("niceguy" | "timing");

TARGET_7_1 = "TARGET", ("advertisingTarget" | "spray" | "regionalSpray");

scam_7_1 = "Scam charity or fundraiser", "7.1",
    {AD_7_1},
    {ART_7_1},
    {CTA_7_1},
    "IMP", ("business"),
    {PSY_7_1},
    {TARGET_7_1};