In Crimea — from September 23 to 29 — 60 citizens became victims of remote scammers

• An unknown person calls on a cell phone or writes via instant messengers (Whatsapp, Telegram, Viber), offering quick and profitable earnings by investing in a securities exchange, the exchange of a specific company or bank. 23 citizens fell for this trick.
• 9 citizens believed when an unknown person writes in instant messengers or social networks on behalf of an acquaintance, friend, or relative with a request to borrow money.

Via CALLS

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

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

The police were contacted 30 citizens who have suffered from the actions of telephone scammers. A resident of Kerch said that unknown people called him from different numbers and introduced themselves as employees of Rosfinmonitoring. The callers convinced the man that there were unauthorized debits on his account — he urgently needed to send his savings to a “safe” account. Rushing and intimidating the applicant, the interlocutors convinced him to send about 2 million 350 thousand rubles. Later, the Kerchan resident realized that he did not know the password to the new account. Calling the numbers back, they were not available. The man realized that he had become a victim of telephone scammers.

19 of the specified number of CALLS were made through instant messengers (Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber).

A resident of Rostov-on-Don, who contacted the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Yalta, also fell for the “Safe” account scheme. Having allegedly believed the law enforcement officer who called the applicant in the WhatsApp messenger, the woman transferred using the specified details 500 thousand rubles.

A resident of Simferopol told the police that she found an advertisement on the Internet about quickly earning money through a certain platform. By clicking on the link, the woman left information about herself for contact. Later, an unknown person called her via WhatsApp messenger, who introduced himself as an employee of the company where the woman left a request, and told her the essence of earning money — investing in the company’s shares. Having agreed to the offer, the applicant sent to the specified account 330 thousand 220 rubles as starting capital. After a while, when the declared income was not received on the card, the woman called the subscriber back, but no one answered at the other end of the line.

A resident of the Krasnogvardeisky district allegedly believed a mobile operator who called her in the WhatsApp messenger and said that it was necessary to conclude an agreement to extend the operation of the SIM card. The woman agreed and then the “employee” sent a code to the applicant’s mobile phone, dictating which money was debited from her account in the amount of 180 thousand rubles.

Did you hear these words on the phone?

– “unknown people are now applying for a loan for you”;

– “you need to get ahead of the scammers and transfer your funds to a safe account”;

– “an investigator/interrogator/bailiff/FSB operative is calling you”;

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

– “the contract for using the services of a mobile operator has expired…”.

Hang up!

Through INTERNET SITES, SOCIAL NETWORKS, MESSENGERS

I fell for the tricks of scammers who use social networks, instant messengers and Internet sites 26 citizens.

In the modern world, the Internet is a unique environment that provides many opportunities for communication, learning and entertainment. However, Don’t let your guard down! Don’t trust strangers offering easy or quick money. If an acquaintance writes to you asking for a loan of money, you should call him back personally and make sure that his account has not been hacked by unknown people. When purchasing an item or service, make sure that they are not scammers — pay for the goods after receiving them, buy only from a trusted person from whom you or someone you know have previously purchased.

Residents of Simferopol, Leninsky and Dzhankoy districts contacted the police with allegations of fraud. They all said that they had received messages via instant messengers from friends asking them to lend money. Without hesitation, the applicants agreed and sent money to the specified details, and then learned that their friends’ accounts had been hacked by attackers.

A resident of Simferopol told police that he wanted to surprise his beloved. In the Telegram messenger on one of the channels, a man saw an advertisement for a romantic date in a cinema. Having contacted the author of the publication, the applicant agreed on the transaction and sent it to the specified details about 30 thousand 500 rubles. However, after the transfer operation was completed, the “interlocutor” stopped responding to messages. The Simferopol resident tried to find out the place and time of the event, but all attempts were in vain, no one got in touch. Then the man realized that he had fallen for a fake ad.

A local resident contacted the Simferopol police. He told the police that a guy contacted him through an online free classifieds service and offered to cooperate with the applicant in the supply of construction materials. The Simferopol resident agreed and sent it to his “partner” as an advance 7 thousand rubles. However, the goods were not delivered within the specified period, and the newly made partner stopped communicating.

Through INSTALLING THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AND FOLLOWING LINKS

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

Do not follow links on the Internet. Do not install unknown applications on your mobile phone

A resident of Feodosia said that an unknown person called her via WhatsApp messenger and introduced himself as an employee of the company. The caller offered the woman to earn money remotely through the company’s exchange. The applicant agreed and, at the direction of her interlocutor, installed an application on her mobile phone, where she entered the details of her bank card, allegedly so that the profit received would be credited to her. However, after installing the program, the woman’s phone received an SMS message indicating that funds had been written off in the amount of more than 323 thousand rubles.

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