The lawyer named the most common fraudulent schemes for deceiving summer residents

Summer residents are traditionally considered one of the most vulnerable categories for fraudsters, as they combine seasonality, gullibility, remoteness of sites and a large number of "acquaintance" transactions. Marcel Kirlan, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law of the Financial University, told about this on Wednesday, May 20.

"One of the most common schemes is land and house fraud. A person may be sold a plot with problematic borders, arrest, double sale, someone else's communications, or even without proper ownership rights," the expert said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

The lawyer clarified that proxy transactions, urgent sales "at a very favorable price" and purchase without a full check of the statement of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, the category of land and the seller's rights are risky. The buyer sometimes finds out about disputes with neighbors, easements or judicial restrictions after the transfer of money.

He added that another very common scheme is fictitious construction and repair work.

"In spring and summer, brigades appear that offer to build a house, a bathhouse, a fence, or utilities "quickly and cheaply." After receiving an advance payment, such performers either disappear or perform a minimal amount of work and require additional payment," the lawyer explained.

According to Kirlan, situations without a written contract, estimates and payment confirmation are especially dangerous. For summer residents, the problem is compounded by the fact that many facilities are far from their permanent place of residence and work control is weakened.

He was also singled out in a separate category of fraud through the SNT. Attackers can use fake receipts, fake fees "for urgent repairs," fictitious meeting decisions, or illegally connecting additional payments.

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In addition, the lawyer warned that there is a fraudulent scheme associated with "communal" scammers, when summer residents are offered urgent meter replacement, electrical wiring inspection, well maintenance, tick treatment or gas connection. Some of these services are unnecessary, and some are carried out at inflated prices. At the same time, the victims are elderly owners who are intimidated by fines or power outages.

"In recent years, attackers have increasingly used leaks of personal data and already know the owner's last name, address of the site, and even cadastral information, which makes the conversation more convincing," said Kirlan.

The lawyer called the main mistake of summer residents trust in oral agreements and haste. He recommended checking the facility through the EGRN, not transferring large advances without a contract, not transferring money via instant messengers, double-checking any money collection through official contacts of the cooperative and never providing confirmation codes by phone.

On this day, clinical psychologist Marianna Abravitova said in an interview with RT that a psychologically healthy person would not deceive pensioners and children. According to the expert, such people often have sadistic tendencies. 360.ru .

The expert of the "Popular Front. On May 11, Galaktion Kuchava Analytics reported that fraudsters began distributing malware, disguising them as tools to improve the interface of the VKontakte social network. He also warned about fake house chats.