The Ministry of Internal Affairs warned about scammers promising profits from investments

A new fraud scheme has appeared, in which they first promise a profit on investments, and then report problems when trying to withdraw money. This was announced on August 16 in the Department for the organization of the fight against the illegal use of information and communication technologies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

It is clarified that at first the attackers send a fake screenshot allegedly from a banking application. Further, the pop-up window states the need for a counter transfer to the fraudster in order to withdraw a large amount in the amount of more than 49 thousand rubles. This is due to the alleged requirement of the anti-fraud system.

"Real banks, payment systems or brokers never require a client to transfer money to an individual. Commissions are paid to the service, not to the person. Anti-fraud systems of banks also do not require actions from the client in the form of money transfers," the department warned in the Telegram channel.

Squabbling call: why Russia has restricted calls in messengers

Reducing the functionality of Telegram and WhatsApp* will protect users from fraudsters, Roskomnadzor believes

On August 15, the Interior Ministry warned about the danger of using messengers, which are actively used by fraudsters for criminal purposes by sending messages and calls. For example, call centers from Ukraine prefer this method of communication, since Internet connections are more difficult to track. Messengers also serve as a means of recruitment by the Ukrainian special services.

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