During the week, cyberferors were enriched at the expense of the inhabitants of Crimea by more than 34 million 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;

— Your relative got into an accident;

— purchase and sale of goods on free ads;

— Investments in the company’s shares.

18 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).

A local resident with a statement about fraud applied to the Yalta police. He said that an unknown person called him, who introduced himself as an employee of the Russian Post. The caller said that in order to receive the parcel, it is necessary to register in telegrams and register in a chatbot. After some time, the young man received an SMS message that a suspicious activity was seen in his account on the Public Service portal. The message also indicated the phone number, which needed to urgently call, which the applicant did. The “hacking of the account” was confirmed, and then the Yalta was already transferred to the “employee of the Central Bank”, who promised to protect finances from scammers. Following the advice of the so -called specialist, the guy transferred to a «safe score» about 600 thousand rubles.

For four days, an elderly resident of Simferopol talked with fraudsters who pretended to be law enforcement officers and Central Bank. They convinced the pensioner that her bank account is used for dubious financial transactions, and now she is suspected of financing the armed forces of a neighboring state. The intimidated woman, following the instructions of the scammers, rented money three times and transferred it through the bank’s cashier to accounts provided by scammers. In total, the elderly woman transferred to «safe accounts» more than 3 million rubles.

Through Internet sites, social networks and messengers, 30 people are deceived

Having received a message from a friend in telegram with a request to borrow money, a resident of Simferopol, without suspecting anything, transferred anything to her account indicated more than 14 thousand rubles. As it turned out later, the account of her acquaintance was hacked, and the woman became a victim of scammers.

On the site of free ads, a resident of Yalta looked at himself with a washing vacuum cleaner of a famous brand. Having contacted the seller, the young man discussed all the details of the transactions and transferred about 31 thousand rubles to the indicated details. However, after the transfer of money, the author of the announcement stopped in touch, and the vacuum cleaner was never delivered. Then the guy realized that he was a victim of fraud and turned to the police for help.

Another resident of Yalta has replenished the list of victims of scammers using free ads platforms for their criminal purposes. An unknown person contacted a man through the site, who wanted to purchase his camera. For payment, the Buyer requested a phone number and bank card data. Subsequently, Yalta began to receive notifications from the online store on writing off large sums. Having gained access to the account, scammers made purchases in the amount more than 1 million rubles.

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

Through the installation of third -party applications and the transition from the links of their savings, 8 people lost

Through a thematic chat-boot for telegrams, a resident of Feodosia met a girl who suggested going to a stand on his first date. To purchase tickets, a new acquaintance sent a link to the online cashier. The gullible young man, without suspecting the catch, crossed the link and entered the data of his bank card, as a result of which more than 12 thousand rubles were deducted from his account. Subsequently, it turned out that the link led to the phishing site, and the girl was a fraud.

A similar incident occurred with another resident of Feodosia, who lost more than 6 thousand rubles.

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 — no one is interested in helping you enrich yourself free of charge;

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