The "Call me back" project will tell you how to act if scammers have deceived you.

As part of the latest update of the website of the online information project "Call me back", a new section "What should I do if scammers cheated?" was added to the portal, in which you can simulate possible scenarios and get security recommendations. This was reported on November 17 on the official portal of Moscow. mos.ru .

"Since the launch, the specialists have conducted 25 webinars, the recordings of which have gained more than 1.7 million views. This indicates the trust of the residents and confirms that the verified information is really relevant. The updated website offers even more practical tools that can help protect you from fraudsters," said Valentina Shilina, head of the "Call Me Back" project at the Moscow Department of Information Technology.

It is noted that among the situations that users can simulate is a call allegedly from a "bank employee", a suspicious request for a money transfer, receiving an unknown file on the device, or a message about applying for a loan without the person's knowledge. If the right situation is not found, you can use feedback to describe the fraudulent trick yourself and send it to the developers so that experts can add this situation to the site's constructor.

"On the website, you can quickly find answers to key questions: where to call if you are a victim of fraud, what scammers usually say and how to protect yourself from them. Educational materials, real stories, self—test tests and the Safe Click game are available," the publication notes.

The Stop-Fake online tool, which uses artificial intelligence (AI), is also available to site visitors. It can help analyze screenshots of correspondence and voice messages and, after analysis, will inform you about possible fraud risks.

The project was created by the Moscow government in cooperation with the Main Directorate (GU) of the Moscow Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Its purpose is to help residents of Moscow to protect themselves from the actions of scammers on the Internet or by phone call.

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A code word selected according to specific criteria will help users.

A day earlier, Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank, drew attention to the fact that the number of children injured or involved in fraud had increased by 30% in Russia. So, one of the tricks assumes that the attacker introduces himself on behalf of government agencies and informs the child that his parents have unaccounted-for jewelry and money, after which he demands to hand them over to the courier, ostensibly for an "official declaration."

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