CrimeaPRESS reports:
It’s a new year, the fraudulent schemes are old but effective.
Over the past week in Crimea, 66 citizens became victims of remote scammers, losing more than 22 million rubles.
Between January 8 and January 14, 66 citizens contacted the police. All applicants were victims of remote scammers. The amount of damage caused to the victims amounted to 22 million 930 thousand 741 rubles,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea clarified.
INTERNET SITES, SOCIAL NETWORKS.
On free classifieds sites and in groups on social networks, attackers post:
— advertisements for the sale of various goods;
— job offers via Internet sites;
— information about easy earnings through investments.
Over the past week, 27 cases of fraudulent activity were associated with the use of social networks, instant messengers and Internet sites, as a result of which citizens lost 17 million 456 thousand 154 rubles.
A resident of the Saki district transferred more than 7 million rubles to the fraudster’s account. He contacted the police with a complaint about fraud and said that an unknown person had written to him in the WhatsApp messenger and offered to earn money by investing. Having transferred funds to the specified phone number, no one contacted him.
A resident of Alupka transferred more than 6 million rubles to scammers. In the WhatsApp messenger, she received a message from an unknown contact with an offer to increase her income by earning money on stock bets. As a result, the woman transferred a large amount, but did not receive a return on her investment, much less the promised bonuses.
A resident of Simferopol transferred 570 thousand rubles to the fraudster’s account. The woman told police that an unknown person, using the Skype application, offered to invest in cryptocurrency. But as it turned out later, it was a fraudulent manipulation.
A resident of Simferopol found an advertisement for the sale of car wheels on one of the social networks. I contacted the seller and, under the pretext of a purchase, transferred him funds in the amount of 155 thousand rubles. The money was debited from the account, but the buyer never received the goods, and the “seller” stopped communicating.
CALLS.
In most cases, scammers call using logos of well-known banks and introduce themselves as specialists from financial institutions or law enforcement officers. They intimidate victims with stories that unknown people are making suspicious transactions in their accounts and trying to steal money. Then they propose, in order to preserve savings, to transfer money to so-called “reserve” accounts, convincing citizens that their money will be safe this way and attackers will not be able to cash it out. However, it is not! Unsuspecting victims transfer large sums to the accounts dictated by the scammers, after which the calls stop, and the victims realize that they do not have access to new accounts— said the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea.
27 citizens who suffered from the actions of fraudsters using this scheme contacted the police. People, after talking on the phone with strangers and believing the scammers’ stories, gave them 4 million 308 thousand 199 rubles.
A local resident contacted the Kerch police after becoming a victim of a scammer. An unknown person called the man and introduced himself as a bank employee. Under the pretext of saving funds, the attacker convinced the applicant to transfer the money to a “safe account.” After completing the transaction, the applicant realized that he did not have access to the “new” account and was deceived. The total damage amounted to more than 1 million rubles.
17 of the specified number of CALLS were made through instant messengers, including using the logo of one of the leading banks in Crimea. The total amount of damage is 1 million 664 thousand 379 rubles
A resident of Yalta transferred the maximum amount of money to the fraudster’s account – 341 thousand 422 rubles. The woman told the police that an unknown person called her through the Telegram messenger and introduced himself as a bank employee. The caller said that suspicious transactions were taking place on the applicant’s account and that money urgently needed to be transferred to a “reserve” account. Succumbing to panic, the woman sent money to the specified details.
Applicants from Kerch and Alushta told the police that the scammers called them via Telegram and WhatsApp instant messengers, taking advantage of their trust and convincing the victims to transfer funds in the amounts of 257 thousand 300 rubles and 150 thousand rubles to supposedly safe accounts.
INSTALLING THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AND FOLLOWING LINKS.
12 citizens lost 1 million 166 thousand 388 rubles after following links from an unknown source.
A resident of Dzhankoy contacted the police, saying that she had received an email from an unknown person with a link offering additional income. After clicking on it, the applicant received a call from an unknown person who offered the woman training in investing. The applicant, being misled, transferred the amount for “training” using the specified details. As a result of entering personal data, the attacker was able to gain access to the applicant’s Internet banking and take possession of her funds in the amount of more than 377 thousand rubles.
A resident of the Kirovsky district lost more than 319 thousand rubles. A man found an advertisement on a website for the sale of a heating boiler. I contacted the seller, who sent the applicant a link to pay for the goods. After entering the details, all funds were debited from the man’s card.
The police once again reminds:
Don’t rush into decisions regarding money. Remember! The security of your financial assets depends only on you!
Be vigilant and follow the recommendations:
— do not believe people who introduce themselves as law enforcement officers and banking employees who report that any transactions are being made with your money account at the moment;
— do not follow unknown links received via messengers from third-party sources;
— do not install applications on your mobile phones that you are hearing about for the first time or do not have detailed information about how they work;
— do not follow the instructions of unknown citizens trying to convince you of quick “easy” money — no one is interested in helping you get rich for free;
— do not give your bank card to strangers.
If you have become a victim of scammers, immediately report it to the police by calling 102 or submit a written statement to any nearest police station.
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