The Crimean police remind you: online scammers are “hunting” for your money. Statistics of the week

CrimeaPRESS reports:

This week’s statistics show that residents of Crimea continue to fall en masse for the tricks of online scammers and lose considerable amounts of savings. And age has nothing to do with it. From February 19 to February 25, 56 citizens became victims of remote scammers, of which only 14 were elderly.

CALLS.

27 citizens who suffered from the actions of fraudsters using this scheme, including 9 pensioners, contacted the police.

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 accountsthe Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea reminded.

A local resident contacted the Simferopol police after becoming a victim of a scammer. An unknown person called the woman and, under the pretext of performing repair work, as well as purchasing heating batteries, took possession of the money.

A resident of the Belogorsk district told police that an unknown person called her and introduced himself as an employee of a medical institution. The caller said that the applicant’s daughter was the culprit of the accident and in order for her to avoid punishment, she needed to pay money. The woman handed over the required amount of money to unknown people, and later found out that her daughter had not been in an accident.

A resident of Simferopol told police that unknown people called her and introduced themselves as law enforcement officers. The callers informed the woman that an unidentified person was carrying out illegal banking transactions on her behalf and, in order to ensure the safety of her investments, it was necessary to withdraw funds and transfer them to an authorized employee for depositing into a secure account. Succumbing to the influence of the attackers, the woman gave away her savings.

A resident of Yevpatoria received a call from an unknown person who introduced herself as a neighbor from the first floor and, under the pretext of financial assistance to pay for the operation, took possession of the applicant’s funds.

14 of the specified number of CALLS were made through instant messengers, including using the logo of one of the leading banks in Crimea.

A resident of the Bakhchisarai district told police that an unknown person called him via WhatsApp messenger and introduced himself as an employee of the financial monitoring service. Under the pretext of securing funds, it is necessary to insure them and transfer them to a safe account. The applicant did so, but later realized that he did not have access to the new account.

An unknown person called a resident of Simferopol via WhatsApp messenger and, under the pretext of buying a piano from the applicant, the sale of which she had previously posted on the website, took possession of the funds after the woman turned on the screen sharing via the messenger.

A resident of Yevpatoria told the police that an unknown person called him via WhatsApp messenger and introduced himself as a bank employee. Under the pretext of protecting funds from criminal attacks, the caller took possession of the applicant’s finances.

INTERNET SITES, SOCIAL NETWORKS, MESSENGERS

22 citizens, of whom 5 were elderly, fell for the tricks of scammers who use social networks, instant messengers and Internet sites.

A resident of Sudak told the police that an unknown person, using her daughter’s page on a social network and on her behalf, under the pretext of transferring funds to the applicant’s bank card, since the daughter’s card was allegedly temporarily blocked, took possession of the woman’s funds.

A resident of the Dzhankoy district contacted the police with a report of fraud. The woman reported that she found an advertisement for renting an apartment on a social network. Under the pretext of an advance payment, the woman transferred funds to an unknown person and after that the connection with the “lessor” was interrupted.

A resident of Feodosia told police that he saw an entry on a free classifieds website about the sale of a bucket for an excavator. Interested in a lucrative offer, I contacted the “seller”. After the applicant transferred the funds to the unknown person, he stopped communicating.

INSTALLING THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AND FOLLOWING LINKS

7 citizens fell for the tricks of scammers, followed links from an unknown source and installed malicious applications.

A resident of the Leninsky district contacted the police, saying that under the pretext of buying a baby stroller from her based on an advertisement that she posted on one of the sites, an unknown person contacted her and provided a link. After the woman entered her information, her money was debited.

A resident of Krasnoperekopsk received a call from an unknown person. The caller introduced himself as an employee of a cellular company and told the man false information about the need to install an application, with the help of which mobile communication services would be extended. Using the link sent, the applicant installed the application and provided the access code to the caller, after which the money was debited from the man’s account.

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 present 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 to you 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.

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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