During the week, distance fraudsters were enriched at the expense of Crimeans by more than 34.5 million rubles

— 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, 40 people were deceived

A resident of the Leninsky district applied to the police with a statement. The man told police officers that he saw an announcement on the sale of an expensive mobile phone at an attractive price on a social network. It was this model that the applicant has long been looking for and, having written to the seller about his intention to purchase a smartphone, carried out the transfer of money in the amount 20 thousand rubles on the account indicated by the false salesman. However, he never waited for the goods.

The young guy turned to the police of Simferopol and said that he registered on the website of «for adults». For the provision of an intimate service, he transferred money in the amount 23 thousand rubles. After some time, no one got in touch with him, then the guy realized that he was a victim of a fraudster.

16 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 resident of Kerch told the police that she received a call from an unknown number. The male voice in the tube introduced himself as an employee of the Central Bank and scared the words that her savings were under threat. Under this pretext, the woman translated about 4 million rubles to the «Reserve Account».

An unknown person also called a resident of Kerch, but already from another bank and said that he was an employee of the institution’s security service. Having convinced the man that he managed to track, how unknown people tried to transfer to suspicious accounts, suggested that in order to save finances to transfer to a “backup” account. As a result, the man lost more 44 thousand rubles.

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

A resident of Simferopol came to the “safe” scheme. The applicant said that on the eve, she received a call from an unknown subscriber on a mobile phone in the Messenger Wottsap. By answering the woman heard someone else’s male voice. The unknown person introduced himself to her by a law enforcement officer and said that her savings are under the threat of attackers who are trying to transfer not unknown accounts. The woman translated the details on the specified false guide more than 2.5 million rubles.

A local resident appealed with a statement about fraud to the police of Simferopol. She said that in the Messenger of Wottsap, an unknown person called her, who introduced himself as an employee of the brokerage service. Under the pretext of easy and quick earnings on investments, the attacker convinced her to translate more than 1.4 million rubles for the details indicated by him.

A resident of Kerch said that an unknown person called her in the Messenger of Wottsap and introduced herself as an employee of the Pension Fund. Having convinced the woman of the need to recalculate her pensions, he assured that he could help her do it remotely through the public service website, but he would need to inform him of the codes from the SMS provisions. Dictating the unknown “secret passwords” the woman did not suspect that fraudulent actions were taking place behind her. The attackers with the help of codes changed their passwords from online banking women, from where they transferred all the money in total more 50 thousand rubles.

Under the same pretext, a resident of the Leninsky district gave fraudsters more 63 thousand rubles.

Through the installation of third -party applications and the crossing of the links of their savings were lost by 2 citizens

A resident of one of the villages of the Simferopol district applied to the police with a statement about fraud. She said that on the Internet she saw an announcement of furniture through a pop -up “window”, a link was also attached inside. After the woman crossed the link from her banking account, money in the amount of more 31 thousand rubles.

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 — 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 with a written statement to any nearest police department.

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