Another type of fraud
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:42 am
Petr Vasilyevich received a message from his friend on Odnoklassniki that pensioners are entitled to a pension supplement and he just needs to send the card number, CVV code to the specified address... The elderly man confirmed all six transactions himself, sending the scammers the codes that came to his phone. The scammers stole a total of about 25 thousand rubles. It seems like an old and trivial scheme, but people, especially the elderly, often fall for it.
Or A link to a website with a statement from the president about compensation for the population in connection with the tense financial situation in the country is published on the Internet. By clicking on the "Get help" button, the user is taken to another domain, where he is asked to enter personal data and the amount of compensation due is announced. However, in order to receive the payment, the "virtual lawyer" of the site requires payment for "services for entering data into the registry." Naturally, no one receives any money.
The conclusion is simple. If you are offered to give someone your data, especially the CVV code, and even more so to forward the incoming code from the bank - this is simply fraud!
The most effective way to protect yourself from a estonia mobile database is to always say "no", no matter what kind of golden mountains are promised to you by people calling on the phone or at your door, or posting tempting or alarming ads on social networks. Refuse firmly and do not get involved in a discussion.
Fake fine
— Not long ago, a friend of mine received a fine for violating the self-isolation regime. Moreover, he was recommended to undergo a mandatory paid test for COVID-19.
- And what, did he pay?
— No, what helped him was that he had fallen at his dacha and broken his leg before that. And he had been lying at home all that time. He called the police back and found out that no one had fined him. In general, as soon as the authorities tightened the self-isolation requirements and restricted movement around the city, fraudulent websites, Telegram channels, VK and Instagram accounts appeared offering to buy quarantine permits.
Or A link to a website with a statement from the president about compensation for the population in connection with the tense financial situation in the country is published on the Internet. By clicking on the "Get help" button, the user is taken to another domain, where he is asked to enter personal data and the amount of compensation due is announced. However, in order to receive the payment, the "virtual lawyer" of the site requires payment for "services for entering data into the registry." Naturally, no one receives any money.
The conclusion is simple. If you are offered to give someone your data, especially the CVV code, and even more so to forward the incoming code from the bank - this is simply fraud!
The most effective way to protect yourself from a estonia mobile database is to always say "no", no matter what kind of golden mountains are promised to you by people calling on the phone or at your door, or posting tempting or alarming ads on social networks. Refuse firmly and do not get involved in a discussion.
Fake fine
— Not long ago, a friend of mine received a fine for violating the self-isolation regime. Moreover, he was recommended to undergo a mandatory paid test for COVID-19.
- And what, did he pay?
— No, what helped him was that he had fallen at his dacha and broken his leg before that. And he had been lying at home all that time. He called the police back and found out that no one had fined him. In general, as soon as the authorities tightened the self-isolation requirements and restricted movement around the city, fraudulent websites, Telegram channels, VK and Instagram accounts appeared offering to buy quarantine permits.