Caution, scammers! Crimean is robbed by remote swindlers — 18 million rubles “took” in a week

Through calls

A resident of Feodosia received a call in the Messenger of Wottsap from a stranger who introduced himself as an employee of the security service of a large Russian bank. Under the pretext of checking the safety of her account and preventing possible hacking, the calling convincingly asked the woman to provide access to the phone screen through the screen demonstration function. Having received permission to demonstrate the screen, the fraudster quickly conducted a series of manipulations, quietly translating 1 million rubles From a personal account of a woman to an unknown account.

A resident of Kerch fell on a similar scheme of fraud. The man received a call in the Messenger of Wottsap from the unknown. The subscriber introduced himself as a law enforcement officer and announced the threat to his finances, explaining that someone was trying to access his bank account. To prevent possible abduction of funds, the false policeman strongly recommended that all existing savings to a “special safe score”. Following the instructions of the pseudo -worker, the man transferred funds in the amount 1 million 770 thousand rublesbelieving that in this way it protects its finances. However, soon the man realized that he was on the trick of the fraudster.

Via Internet sites, social networks and messengers

A resident of the city of Evpatoria decided to purchase an expensive SUV by choosing a suitable option on a popular announcement website. The seller promised to deliver the car to the territory of the peninsula from abroad directly to the buyer, while emphasizing the reliability of the transaction and the profitability of the acquisition conditions. The buyer without a doubt agreed to pay the full cost of the car in advance, transferring the amount from above 6 million rubles. However, after payment, the seller stopped responding to the buyer’s messages, and did not receive the long -awaited car. Attempts to return the money were in vain, since the fraudster used fictitious contact details and anonymous payment systems.

Through the installation of third -party applications and the click on links

The police of the city of Simferopol received a statement from a citizen who became a victim of fraud on social networks. According to the applicant, he received a message on the page with a proposal to take part in the action held by one of the large banks. According to the conditions, it was enough to cross the proposed link and enter the data of your bank card to become the owner of a valuable gift. Having trusted this message, the Crimean fulfilled the indicated conditions, but instead of the promised prizes, he received only unpleasant consequences. After some time, it turned out that funds were illegally written off from his account in the amount of 15 thousand rubles.
How to protect yourself from such threats?

To avoid such troubles, it is important to follow several simple rules:

1. Never report your personal data to strangers, especially the card numbers, confirmation codes and passwords.

2. Check the reliability of Internet resources before making purchases online.

3. Be careful with suspicious letters and messages containing links or download files.

4. Do not believe in “safe accounts” — this is a deception!

5. Do not succumb to panic — real law enforcement officers and banks do not require transferring money.

If you are a victim of scammers, immediately report this to the police by a single number 102 or apply to a written statement to any nearest police department.

Source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of Crimea