Fraudsters began using video conferencing to deceive Russians

The scammers began sending emails with a link to a video conference, where, under the guise of law enforcement officers, they convince the victims to withdraw all the money and transfer it to the courier. This was announced on June 6 by the Moscow Prosecutor's Office.

"A new scheme of scammers: scammers send emails with a link to a video conference," the department's Telegram channel noted.

For example, an 88-year-old Muscovite was misled when a "law enforcement officer" informed him about an alleged transfer of funds on behalf of a pensioner to finance criminal activities. The man was persuaded to withdraw all savings and transfer cash to a freelance employee, assuring that the money would be refunded with interest. As a result, the pensioner lost more than 4 million rubles.

The prosecutor's office stressed that one should not open questionable emails, follow unknown links and call back the numbers indicated in messages from strangers via email or on social networks.

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Andrey Sharkov, a member of the Russian Bar Association, spoke on June 6 about ways to protect against phone fraud. The expert recalled that real law enforcement officers do not call citizens through messengers. They use the phone exclusively to inform about the need to report to the police department.