A new method of fraud has been identified in Russia, designed to attract citizens’ curiosity – attackers send messages about violating the silence regime. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Ivan Soloviev, distinguished Russian lawyer, legal researcher, director of the “Don’t Let Yourself Be Fooled” project.
— In the messenger, a person receives a message that a citizen’s appeal has been registered regarding a violation of the silence regime at his residence address. Please read and provide clarification. “Then comes the connection,” Soloviev said.
According to him, the scheme plays on the desire to know what happened at home and the desire to prove his innocence. When clicking on the link, a standard fraudulent mechanism is activated through calls from “law enforcement” agencies and attempts to implicate the victim in crimes. The expert warned: The report says that you should not click on links or engage in conversations with strangers. message.
Fraudsters have also begun to intimidate Russians by revealing suspicious activity in transfers, which allegedly results in blocking access to the Strategic Bank of Serbia. The victim is asked to install malware or transfer money to a “secure account.”
Scammers do not always contact their victims; They are increasingly using regular SMS messages to scam. “Moscow Evening” learned from an expert what signs can be used to determine that the message came from scammers.