52 Crimeans fell into the web of remote scammers within a week. Hundreds of thousands of rubles were given for gullibility

• calls / calls in instant messengers (Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber) on behalf of telecom operators, bank employees, law enforcement agencies, the online portal “State Services”;
• «safe» account;
• hacking accounts on social networks and instant messengers;
• buying and selling goods on free classifieds services;
• false brokerage;
• investment in company shares.

Through INTERNET SITES, SOCIAL NETWORKS, MESSENGERS

I fell for the tricks of scammers who use social networks, instant messengers and Internet sites 27 citizens.

A local resident contacted the Kerch police. She told the police that an unknown person called her through an online service of free advertisements, who introduced himself as the manager of a company producing metal structures and, having gained the trust of the applicant, the interlocutor convinced her to arrange the delivery of building materials and deposit a total amount of money in the amount more than 720 thousand rubles.

A resident of Feodosia told the police that an unknown person wrote to her in the Telegram messenger with an offer to earn additional income — investing in cryptocurrency. The woman agreed and sent as starting capital 98 thousand rubles. However, after a while, the declared income was not received on the applicant’s card and she tried to contact the “subscriber”, but ended up on the “black list”.

A resident of Simferopol contacted the police with a report of fraud. He said that he received a message from his niece via WhatsApp messenger asking him to lend money. The applicant agreed without hesitation and sent to the specified details 10 thousand rubles and only later did I find out that my relative’s account had been hacked by attackers.

Via CALLS

Crimean police advise not to follow instructions received as a result of a telephone conversation. If you have doubts about the integrity of the caller, it is better to end the call and call back to the bank or mobile operator’s phone number (depending on who the “interlocutor” introduced himself to be).

The police were contacted 21 citizens who have suffered from the actions of telephone scammers. A resident of Yevpatoria said that an unknown person called him and introduced himself as an employee of Roskomnadzor. The caller reported that the applicant’s personal data from the Gosuslugi online portal was in danger — if attackers gain access to the personal account, they will automatically gain access to the applicant’s accounts. As a solution to the problem, the “interlocutor” suggested the man send money to a “safe” account. Succumbing to panic and following the instructions of the unknown, the applicant sent to the specified details 2 million 115 thousand rubles.

A resident of Kerch fell for the trick of telephone scammers. An unknown person called her and introduced himself as the buyer of a wheelchair, a publication about the sale of which he saw on an online free classifieds service. In order to make an advance payment for the chair to the applicant’s account, the “buyer” convinced the woman to dictate her bank card number and the contents of the incoming SMS message. However, the funds were not credited to the applicant’s account, but on the contrary, they were written off 200 thousand rubles.

14 of the specified number of CALLS were made through instant messengers (Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber).

A resident of Feodosia told the police that an unknown person called him via WhatsApp messenger and introduced himself as a law enforcement officer. The caller reported that suspicious transactions were taking place on the applicant’s account and the money urgently needed to be sent to a “safe” account. Frightened, the man sent using the specified details more than 2 million 500 thousand rublesof which about 1 million 500 thousand rubles were purchased on credit.

An unknown person called a resident of Dzhankoy via WhatsApp messenger and introduced himself as an employee of the Health Insurance Fund. Under the pretext of re-issuing a compulsory health insurance policy and preserving funds, the caller convinced the woman to send using the specified details about 180 thousand rubles.

A resident of Feodosia said that she left a request on one of the sites to purchase car parts. Some time later, an unknown person called her on WhatsApp messenger and introduced himself as the manager of the company. The “employee” told the applicant about the advantages of their product and announced the price list. The woman agreed to the deal and sent it using the specified details. 97 thousand rubles. Without waiting for delivery, the applicant tried to contact the administrators, but all attempts were in vain. As it turned out later, it was a phishing site.

How to recognize a scammer?

– distracts with volume of information – the caller talks a lot, often in complex and incomprehensible constructions, asks questions;

– hurries to act – doesn’t give you time to think, pushes you, asks you to name the code as soon as possible;

– frightens with consequences – the caller says that everything is bad: the money is leaving the card, the accounts are frozen. He offers a quick solution that will help fix everything.

For any suspicious calls, hang up the phone!!!

Through INSTALLING THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AND FOLLOWING LINKS

4 citizens fell for the tricks of scammers — they followed links from an unknown source and installed malicious applications.

Do not follow links on the Internet. Do not install unknown applications on your mobile phone.

A resident of Kerch said that an unknown person wrote to her through an online free ad service, introduced himself as a company manager and offered to buy building materials. To view the entire range of products, the “manager” advised the applicant to install their “company’s” application. However, after installing the application and logging into it, the woman received an SMS message about the debit of funds in the amount of more than 50 thousand rubles.

source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea