Scammers have developed a new way to force Russians to call them back

The scammers have developed 32 deception schemes aimed at users of electronic signatures in order to force them to call the criminals back. This was announced by F6 on March 31.

The scammers targeted Russians using electronic signatures. Since March 26, according to the company, the attackers have been sending letters on behalf of the federal agency with notifications of authorization via an electronic signature, uploading documents and offering to call back at the specified number.

"In total, the criminals came up with 32 different themes for fraudulent mailings. The new method is aimed at users who require an electronic signature to access government and commercial services. The letters are distributed daily, including on weekends. Presumably, the mailings are conducted from compromised mailboxes," writes the online publication Lenta.<url>" with reference to F6.

Dmitry Dudakov, the company's chief specialist, noted that fraudsters use a callback scheme to bypass anti-fraud systems and force users to call back themselves. The pattern is constantly changing, attacks are becoming more accurate and reaching a new level.

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On March 30, Honored Lawyer of Russia Ivan Solovyov spoke about the actions taken when a loan issued by fraudsters was discovered without the knowledge of a citizen. He identified three main situations: the loss of a passport followed by the issuance of a loan by a fraudster, the use of a notarized power of attorney for transactions or access to online banking, as well as possible collusion between bank employees and criminals bypassing security systems.

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