The analyst named a way to distinguish a fraudster's call from a regular one.

Vladimir Ulyanov, head of the Zikurion analytical center, told on Monday, July 20, how to distinguish a fraudster's call from a regular one.

In an interview with Radio 1, the specialist warned that fraudsters could use the current news agenda for new deception schemes. According to him, attackers can call under the pretext of assistance in obtaining compensation, ask to name the CVV code of a bank card or confirm the operation with an SMS code. As a result, the money may be stolen.

The expert noted that it no longer makes sense to focus only on the region code in the phone number today, since many people have been using numbers registered in other regions for a long time. He called a drastic change in the usual profile of incoming calls a more reliable sign of fraudulent activity.

Ulyanov explained that if a person's job is not related to logistics and he does not expect calls from other regions, but at the same time begins to receive a large number of calls from unfamiliar numbers, then, most likely, we are talking about spam or fraud attempts. In his opinion, all the really necessary subscribers should be added to the phone book in advance.

The expert also stressed that personal prudence and a responsible attitude towards the security of one's funds remain the main way to protect oneself.

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Petr Shcherbachenko, an associate professor at the Financial University under the Government of Russia, said on July 19 that fraudsters find out about victims thanks to the information they post on social networks. He called for an end to posting such data, writes RT. The expert also advised to prohibit actions with real estate without the participation of the owner and to establish a self-lock on loans and credits, notes 360.ru .

Expert Igor Kotilevets explained on July 17 that the spoofing technology of phone number substitution allows fraudsters to pass off malicious calls as calls from banks or government agencies. Voice cloning technologies based on recordings from open sources allow fraudsters to increase their credibility, NSN reports.

Before that Pravda.Ru She wrote that a new fraud scheme is gaining momentum in Russia, in which victims themselves call scammers, confident that they are solving a domestic issue. This approach allows criminals to bypass the blocking of suspicious numbers and easily bring people into contact.