The expert named the most important rule of protection against fraudsters

Not following the instructions received over the phone is the best way to protect yourself from fraudsters. This was stated by Alexander Vurasko, Director for the development of the external digital threat monitoring service.

In conversation with aif.ru On Friday, June 27, he stressed that if a suspicious call is received, it is better to call back your friends or the organization on whose behalf the appeal is received to verify the authenticity of the information. According to the expert, scammers use personalized legends and psychological pressure to throw a person off balance and push them to rash actions.

Even with his knowledge of such schemes, Vurasco admitted that he himself was on the verge of succumbing to tricks, but he realized the danger in time.

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Criminals create fake websites and lure users.

On the same day, RANEPA experts warned of an impending increase in the number of fraudulent schemes. So, the scammers began using a scheme called the "Unified Aggregator of Public Services", hoping that the potential victim had heard about the law restricting official communication channels, but did not fully understand its content, writes IA Regnum.

The law banning government agencies and businesses from using foreign messengers to interact with citizens and customers in Russia came into force on June 1. The scammers pose as technical specialists of a fictional "single aggregator of all public services" and claim that through this service one operator can allegedly redirect the user between different departments, writes RT. As a result, the victim is either redirected to a phishing site or persuaded to install the app, which can lead to a leak of personal data, the site reports. kp.ru .

On June 26, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation warned that due to the large amount of money on a regular debit card, a citizen becomes a target for intruders. In order to protect yourself, you should keep an "operational minimum" on the card. The main savings are best kept in savings accounts or deposits, as they are protected by government insurance there.