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February 7, 2026
Serbia hit by another SMS scam! They ask you to do only one thing, Marija from Smederevo fell for it and explained what she went through
Marija from Smederevo, who narrowly escaped becoming a victim of a new internet scam that has been spreading on social networks and messaging apps in recent days, explained how this happened.
TL;DR
- A woman named Marija from Smederevo narrowly escaped an internet scam.
- She received a message from what appeared to be a close friend requesting an urgent loan of 115,000 dinars.
- Marija became suspicious due to the amount and the urgency, and called her friend.
- Her friend revealed that her account had been compromised after she clicked on a suspicious link to vote in a competition.
- The scammers then used her compromised account to send similar requests for money to her contacts.
- Experts warn citizens to be cautious of urgent money requests, even from known contacts, and to verify by phone or in person before acting.