The Interior Ministry warned of fraudsters calling with an offer to update the account on Gosusluga (State Services)

The Interior Ministry said about calls from fraudsters who offer to update the account on "Gosusluga". This was reported on February 10 by the press service of the Department for the organization of the fight against the illegal use of information and communication technologies of the department (UBK MIA) official Telegram-channel.

"Calls of fraudsters under the pretext of updating the account on the portal "Gosuslugi" continue to be recorded," the statement reads.

It is noted that in most cases the attackers seek to get a sms-code required to restore access to the account.

The UBC recalled that "Gosusluzhy" do not call users, as it is technically and economically unrealizable due to the large number of registered people.

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Earlier, on February 5, the Department for Combating Illegal Use of Information and Communication Technologies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation reported about the creation of a scheme by fraudsters, in which as part of employment they demand a one-time payment of personal income tax under the pretext of "authentication" or "registration" in the employer's system.