The number of victims of online fraudsters in Crimea is not decreasing. One hundred people — in one week

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The police draw the attention of citizens that cases of remote fraud continue to be registered in Crimea. From February 12 to February 18, 100 citizens suffered from the actions of fraudsters who committed crimes remotely through calls, the Internet, installation of malicious applications and clicking on links.

CALLS.

43 citizens were deceived (28 elderly people).

A resident of Yevpatoriya told police that an unknown person called him and introduced himself as a law enforcement officer. The caller said that the applicant’s funds were in danger and urgently needed to be transferred to a safe account. Succumbing to panic, the applicant transferred money to the specified account, and later realized that it was a fraudulent manipulation.

A resident of Simferopol told police that an unknown person called him and introduced himself as an employee of a cellular company. Under the pretext of the need to renew the contract with the mobile operator, he offered to dictate the bank card number and CVV code, after which he said that the contract had been extended. Later, the applicant, having taken a cash flow statement, learned that a debit had been made from his card.

A local resident contacted the Alushta police after becoming a victim of a scammer. An unknown person called the woman on a landline and introduced herself as her housemate. Under the pretext of providing financial assistance for treatment and the purchase of an expensive prosthesis, the caller took possession of the applicant’s funds through deception.

A resident of Krasnoperekopsk received calls from unknown persons who told the applicant that her 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 the Leninsky district told police officers that an unknown person called her through the Telegram 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.

A resident of the Simferopol 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.

A resident of Feodosia received a call from unknown persons who introduced themselves as law enforcement and government officials. Under the pretext of reactivating the single tax account, the callers took possession of the applicant’s funds.

INTERNET SITES, SOCIAL NETWORKS, MESSENGERS.

Over the past week, 40 cases of fraudulent activity were associated with the use of social networks, instant messengers and Internet sites.

A resident of Alushta filed a fraud complaint with the police. The man reported that an unknown person in the Telegram messenger, under the pretext of selling bus tickets, took possession of his money.

A resident of Yalta told police that an unknown person, using a spoofed hotel booking site, took possession of the applicant’s funds.

A resident of Dzhankoy told the police that an unknown person in the Telegram messenger, under the pretext of receiving additional income, misled her and convinced her to transfer funds from her account to the caller’s account.

INSTALLING THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AND FOLLOWING LINKS.

17 citizens fell for scammers, followed links from an unknown source and installed malicious applications.

A resident of Simferopol contacted the police, saying that under the pretext of buying clothes from him based on an advertisement that he had posted on one of the sites, an unknown person contacted him and provided a link. After the man entered his details, his money was debited.

A resident of Yalta received a call from an unknown person in the Telegram messenger. The caller introduced himself as a bank employee, told the woman that third parties were trying to transfer her funds to their account and offered to install an application so that the alleged attackers would not be able to complete their plans. Frightened, the woman downloaded the malicious program onto her phone, after which the funds were debited from her 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 industry employees who report that any transactions are being made with your money account right away;
• 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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