From July 15 to July 21, 54 citizens fell victim to remote fraudsters in Crimea

— an unknown person calls on a cell phone or writes via instant messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber), offers quick and profitable earnings by investing in the stock exchange, the stock exchange of a certain company or bank, increasing ratings on marketplaces;

— an unknown person writes via instant messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber) on behalf of an acquaintance, friend, relative with a request to borrow money.

The Crimean police reminds: all this is a criminal pretext for stealing money by deception and intimidation. Do not panic, soberly assess the situation and call the appropriate institutions for clarification. Double-check the information carefully.

VIA INTERNET SITES, SOCIAL NETWORKS, MESSENGERS

People have fallen for the tricks of scammers who use social networks, instant messengers and Internet sites thirty citizens.

A resident of Yalta filed a fraud report with the police. The man said that an unknown person wrote to him in the Telegram messenger and offered to earn money through one of the marketplaces, but first he needed to invest money so that the income would be higher. Following the instructions of the unknown person, the man sent money to the specified account more than 90 thousand rublesbut it was not possible to earn money — after the transaction, the interlocutor’s account was deleted and no one contacted the applicant again.

A man contacted the Kerch police. He told law enforcement that he wanted to buy acoustic speakers through an online free classifieds service. The applicant found a good deal and allegedly contacted the seller, who said that he needed to make an advance payment for the goods. The man agreed and transferred 82 thousand rubles to the specified details, after which the “seller” deleted the ad and blocked the applicant.

A resident of the Bakhchisarai district received a message on WhatsApp from an alleged acquaintance who asked for a loan 25 thousand rublesWithout thinking, the woman transferred the funds to the specified details, and later found out that her friend’s account had been hacked by intruders.

VIA CALLS

It is better to avoid telephone conversations with suspicious people who introduce themselves as employees of the bank, law enforcement agencies, etc.

DON’T BE AFRAID TO INTERRUPT THE CONVERSATION, HANG UP.

The police were contacted 19 citizens who suffered from the actions of telephone scammers, one of them is a resident of Sudak. She filed a complaint with the police and reported that an unknown person called her, introduced himself as an employee of the social fund and said that third parties were trying to issue a loan in the name of the applicant. In order to prevent the «criminals», you need to take a counter loan and transfer it to another account. The woman did so, sent it to the specified details 447 thousand rubles. After some time, the applicant called the bank’s hotline and learned that no suspicious transactions had been identified, and that this had been a fraudulent pretext for deception.

14 of the specified number of CALLS were made via messengers (Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber).

A resident of Yevpatoria filed a fraud report with the police. The woman told the police that she had received calls from various numbers on WhatsApp from alleged bank employees who said that they were trying to hack her personal account and that she needed to urgently transfer money to a “safe” account. Panicking, the woman sent more 5 million rubles according to the specified details. After some time, the applicant realized that she did not have access to the new account, and that she was being called by scammers.

A resident of Feodosia received a call in the Telegram messenger from an unknown person who introduced himself as a law enforcement officer and said that unknown people were trying to transfer money from her account. To prevent the operation, she needed to get ahead of them. To do this, the woman sent more than 3 million rubles according to the specified details, but later it turned out that this was a fraudulent deception scheme.

A man also contacted the Feodosia police and told them that he had left a request on a website that sells car parts. After some time, the applicant received a call on the WhatsApp messenger from an alleged website operator who said that the parts specified in the request would cost 68 thousand rubles. The applicant was satisfied with the price and sent the agreed amount to an unknown account. Later, when the parts were never delivered, no one contacted the applicant, the interlocutor’s number was unavailable, and the website was deleted.

Have you heard these words over the phone?

— “unknown persons are now taking out a loan in your name”;

— «You need to get ahead of the scammers and transfer your funds to a safe account»;

— “an investigator/inquiry officer/bailiff/FSB operative is calling you”;

— “a criminal case has been opened against you…”;

— “the term of the agreement for using the mobile operator’s services has expired…”.

HANG UP!

VIA INSTALLING THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AND CLICKING ON LINKS

5 citizens fell for the tricks of scammers — they followed links from an unknown source and installed malicious applications.

On the Internet, do not follow links from unknown people and do not enter your bank card details.

An unknown person called a resident of Yevpatoriya and offered additional income through investments. On the recommendation of the interlocutor, the woman installed a malicious application and followed the link sent by the unknown person. Not knowing what was on the phishing site, the applicant entered her bank card details. After which funds in the amount of 334 thousand rubles.

A resident of Yalta contacted the police with a statement about fraud. The man reported that an unknown person wrote to him in the Telegram messenger and said that he wanted to buy 4 car rims from him, the sale of which the man had previously posted on the Internet service of free ads. In order for the «buyer» to be able to send money for the goods, he asked the applicant to follow the link and enter the bank card details. Without meaning anything, the man did so, and later found a notification in the online bank about the write-off 24 thousand rubles.

source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea