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Unsolicited InstaPay collection requests induce outgoing payments

Channel

Application

Target

Individuals

Reported incident or attempt

How the approach works

Reporting describes unsolicited collection requests sent to users who approve them without recognising that approval sends money. The accompanying image shows the payment-request interface.

What they wanted

Obtain money

Reported outcome

Users reportedly lost money; independently established totals unknown.

Source & context

Egypt Independent, edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm ↗

Published: 2023-12-03

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Published InstaPay request-details interface showing an EGP 5,000 request. Actual request legitimacy is not independently established.

An InstaPay payment request for EGP 5,000. This screen alone does not show whether the request is fraudulent. Personal details hidden.

Egypt Independent, edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Published InstaPay request-details interface showing an EGP 5,000 request. Actual request legitimacy is not independently established.

An InstaPay payment request for EGP 5,000. This screen alone does not show whether the request is fraudulent. Personal details hidden.

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