CrimeaPRESS reports:
Making sales and purchases through online services has become a part of the lives of most modern people. Despite the fact that the remote method of selling or purchasing goods is considered the most convenient, we should not forget that scammers also keep up with the times, and when making online transactions, the danger of becoming a victim of a crime cannot be ruled out.
Recently, a 68-year-old local resident contacted the Department of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Leninsky district, who suffered from fraudulent actions by unknown persons. The police established that the man posted an advertisement on the Internet for the sale of spare parts for a vehicle, and he received an offer via messenger to purchase car parts from him. Next, the false buyer, under the pretext of confirming payment for the goods, asked to follow the link he provided and enter his bank card details. The misled pensioner complied with the stranger’s demand, as a result of which more than 16 thousand rubles were written off from his account. When the victim discovered the missing money, the scammers recommended that he contact the “technical support service,” for which they allegedly needed to send more money “to unlock the system.” Having followed this instruction of the scammers, the victim lost a total of 27 thousand rubles, after which he realized that he had been deceived. Based on this fact, employees of the internal affairs bodies have opened a criminal case under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud” and are taking all necessary measures aimed at solving the crime.
In order to prevent such cases, Sevastopol police ask you to adhere to precautionary measures. It is recommended to communicate with an online buyer in chats within the platform, without going to third-party messengers and applications. However, you should not follow external links. During correspondence, do not under any circumstances communicate or enter codes from SMS and the CVV code of a bank card, no matter under what pretext you are asked to do so.
In addition, by posing as online shoppers, scammers can distract your attention with a lengthy conversation and, under the pretext of receiving an advance payment, convince you to go to a bank terminal and, under their dictation, enter a number of combinations. As a result, the victim, without realizing it, will transfer a significant amount to accounts controlled by the scammers. To avoid suffering from such a fraudulent scheme, refrain from any rash actions at the direction of strangers.
Since illegal acts are also committed against online buyers, when making remote purchases, we recommend using services to protect transactions within platforms. In this case, the money is reserved in a secure account until the package is delivered. After confirming the quality of the goods to buyers, the funds are transferred to the seller. Also, you should not comply with requests from strangers to install any mobile applications on your smartphone and do not provide confidential bank card information.
If you have suffered from a crime, you must immediately contact the nearest territorial unit of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs or report it by calling 102.
source: press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol (based on materials from the legal adviser of the legal group of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Leninsky district, Dmitry Obelov)
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