For a week 77 people in the Crimea were believed by fraudsters and were left without money

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

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

— “safe” account;

— Your relative got into an accident;

— purchase and sale of goods on free ads;

— Investments in the company’s shares.

43 people 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 Yevpatoria received a call from a person who introduced himself as an employee of the bank on a mobile phone. The caller informed the man about suspicious financial transactions taking place on his account, and assured that it was urgent to take measures. To avoid unwanted blocking of the account and questions from the bank, the false employee convinced the applicant to declare his income, supposedly he would confirm the legality of the origin of the funds. Having trusted, the Evpatorian transferred about 2 million 500 thousand to the details provided to him.

A resident of the Simferopol district applied to the police with a statement of fraud. According to her, an unknown person, introducing her as an employee of Roskomnadzor, called her in Telegram messenger. The caller said that the woman’s account is financing organizations whose activities are prohibited in Russia. When the applicant began to deny her involvement in such activities, scammers invited her to transfer her savings to a “safe score”. Thus, the gullible Crimean woman transferred more than 1 million 500 thousand rubles to “safe” accounts indicated by the scammers.

The elderly resident of Simferopol was called a man who introduced himself as an employee of Rosfinmonitoring. He warned the pensioner about suspicious operations in his account and stated that in order to preserve funds, it was necessary to immediately transfer the savings to a “safe account”, otherwise scammers will be abducted. After listening, the pensioner transferred 5 million rubles in cash through the ATM to the accounts indicated by scammers, but then he realized that he had been deceived and turned to the police for help.

Remember! Employees of law enforcement agencies, banks and do not call through instant messengers! There are no safe accounts!

6 calls were made according to the scheme «Your relative got into an accident»

Attackers still call citizens and are submitted to law enforcement officers, medical workers, investigators, lawyers or even family members. They convince pensioners that their loved ones were in a terrible car or became the perpetrators, and in order to help them, it is urgent to transfer money to the authorized person.

Over the past, the peninsula’s weekly, wanting to help his loved ones and relatives, transferred more than 2 million rubles.

So, a resident of the Dzhankoy district turned to the police, who said that she was constantly called from different numbers on her mobile phone, introducing themselves to medical workers, or law enforcement officers. The woman was convinced that her granddaughter became the culprit of an accident in which another person suffered. In order to avoid criminal prosecution of a relative, the woman was offered to transfer a large amount of money to the authorized person. An excited pensioner handed 450 thousand rubles to the Courier who arrived. Only after some time she realized that she had become a victim of scammers and turned to the police.

The police calls for citizens to be vigilant and be sure to tell relatives and friends about the existence of fraudulent schemes «Your relative got into an accident.» When such phone calls come, it is important to immediately stop the conversation!

Through Internet sites, social networks and messengers are deceived by 34 people

In one of the telegram channels, a resident of the Krasnogvardeisky district saw an announcement about the sale of a sofa. Having interested, she contacted the seller, clarified all the details and agreed on the purchase. However, as soon as the money was transferred, the «seller» disappeared, ceasing to respond to messages. As a result, the woman lost more than 10 thousand rubles.

A similar situation occurred with a man who came to rest in Yevpatoria. On one of the online ads of ads, the tourist looked at the boat motor at a favorable price. Having started a correspondence with the seller and discussing the terms of the transaction, the applicant transferred more than 180 thousand rubles to the details of scammers, but was left without purchase.

Being a fan of one popular computer game, a young man from Feodosia in a thematic telegram channel looked at a game car with unique characteristics. Having agreed with the seller, the guy transferred more than 12 thousand rubles to the details provided to the details in the hope of getting the desired car. However, upgrading the game, he did not find the acquired vehicle and realized that he was a victim of fraud.

How to recognize a telephone scammer?

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

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

— It scares the consequences — the caller says that everything is bad: the money from the card leaves, the accounts are freezing. 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