During the week, cyber -somers are enriched at the expense of Crimeans worth more than 16 million 800 thousand rubles

Schemes used by cyberfers according to the results of the past week:

— calls / calls in instant messengers (telegrams, votsap) on behalf of communication operators, bank employees, law enforcement agencies;

— “safe” account;

— purchase and sale of goods on free ads;

— Investments in the company’s shares.

Through Internet sites, social networks and messengers, 18 people were deceived

A woman on the site of free ads published information about the sale of a kitchen set. Communication with the buyer continued in the Messenger of VotsAP, where they discussed all the details and agreed on the final value. The buyer said that in order to pay for the goods it is necessary to include a screen demonstration, this is supposedly necessary for the convenience of transferring funds. However, as a result of these actions, the attacker gained access to her bank account, from where he transferred the money in total more than 220 thousand rubles to an unknown account.

A resident of the Belogorsky district, who intended to purchase a modular bath, also became a victim of scammers. He said to the police that he saw information on the announcements about the goods of interest to it and transferred money to an unknown account in the amount of 144 thousand rubles. However, the seller stopped in touch with him as soon as the money was written off from the applicant’s account.

A local resident appealed to the police of the Simferopol district, who told how he became a victim of scammers. On the dating site, he met a girl. For a long time they talked online, then the young man offered a personal meeting. The girl did not refuse the offer, but explained that she had no way to come to the Crimea due to the fact that she pays a mortgage and experiences financial difficulties for this period. The girl invited the guy to pay her travel, and even sent a photo of the ticket, which she allegedly booked online. A resident of the Crimean capital transferred to someone else’s bank card 34 thousand rublesafter which the acquaintance stopped in touch with him.

15 citizens are deceived through calls

The Crimean police strongly recommend that you do not follow the instructions received as a result of a telephone conversation. In case of doubt about the conscientiousness of the caller, it is better to complete the call and call back the bank’s phone number or mobile operator (depending on who the interlocutor introduced himself).

On the scheme of scammers, “Your relative got into an accident” last week 7 citizens fell. The victims were residents of Yevpatoria, Kerch, Dzhankoy, Simferopol, Bakhchisarai, Saksky and Krasnoperekopsky districts. Unknown people called the Crimeans and introduced themselves to lawyers, law enforcement officers or the acquaintances of their relatives, who allegedly became the culprits of the accident. Attackers intimidated citizens with criminal liability, which threatens their relatives who became the culprits of incidents. To save their loved ones, citizens transferred money to the «couriers» in the total amount 1 million 450 thousand rubles.

An unknown person called a resident of the city of Simferopol, who informed her of the need to declare funds, if any. An elderly resident of the Crimean capital, bewildered by an unexpected call, said that she had some amount due to savings. After that, acting on the instructions of the attacker, the woman translated 260 thousand rubles Through an ATM to her account dictated to her.

One of the inhabitants of Simferopol was also the victim of scammers. The young man turned to the police for help and said that he received a call from an unknown person who began to threaten the distribution of information about him about the use of an intimate nature on the Internet. The guy, fearing for his further reputation, acted under the dictation of the attacker. Having found the nearest ATM, he transferred to an unknown account the amount of more 35 thousand rubles. After a while, he realized that he had hit the fraudulent scheme and contacted the police.

16 Calls were carried out through instant messengers (telegrams, votsap)

A resident of the Bakhchisarai district received a call to Wottsap from an unknown person who introduced himself as an employee of the law enforcement agency and said that in connection with the investigation of a criminal case against unknown persons, the man was taken into development and he needs to play the role of “bait” for the capture of criminals. In case of refusal, the man was threatened to change the status of the “victim” to the status of the “suspect”. During a long conversation by phone with a false guardian, a man received a message with the code that he informed the opponent. Later, the man found out that all the money accumulated in the amount of more 1 million rublestransferred to unknown accounts.

A rural resident applied with a statement about fraud to the police of the Nizhnyursky district. The man told the police that a call from a law enforcement officer had received a bell to the Telegram messenger. The caller told the man that suspicious manipulations were taking place with his banking account and unknown people were trying to access his account, then he insistently offered to transfer money to the so -called “reserve” account, which allegedly would help maintain all savings. The gullible man hastened to translate 470 thousand rubles At the expense that the attacker dictated to him. Only after the funds wrote off the account, the man realized that he had no longer access to money.

Remember! Law enforcement officers do not call by messengers! There are no safe accounts!

How to recognize a telephone scammer?

— distracts the volume of information — the calling says a lot, often complex and incomprehensible constructions, asks questions;

— Hurry to act — does not give time to think, drives, asks, as soon as possible to name the code;

— scares the consequences — The caller says that everything is bad: the money from the card leaves, the accounts are frozen. He offers a quick solution that will help to fix everything.

Be vigilant and follow the recommendations:

-Do not believe people who are representing law enforcement officers and employees of the banking sector who report that any transactions are made momentarily with your money account;

— Do not cross the unknown links that you received through instant messengers from third -party sources;

— Do not install applications on your mobile phones, which you first hear or do not have detailed information about how they work;

— Do not follow the instructions of unknown citizens trying to convince you of quickly receiving «easy» money, — n Ict is not interested in helping you enriched free of charge;

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

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