In Russia there are several new fraud schemes in the epidemic of the coronavirus. About them told the Chairman of Board of Bank Stanislav Kuznetsov.
One of the fraudulent schemes disguised as employment for freelance work. The applicant must fill out a form with personal data, then the e-mail that his candidacy was approved, however, an urgent need to pay for some equipment. After online funds transfer the victim remains without work and without money.
In recent times scammers use the scheme with VAT refund. In a Network published video offer to return the VAT to the Russians, who during the isolation lost income. In the description of the video provided a link that supposedly can make expenses with a tax refund. However, in reality, victims lose money.
According to Kuznetsov, the scammers cash in on the tests for the coronavirus. The ads publishes an offer to buy a test, but when anyone is going to order it, send him a link for payment, which actually redirects the user to a fake website. In case of payment by the client, of course, loses money and gets nothing, reports RIA “Novosti”.
a similar scheme, the criminals have resorted to selling masks really existing companies. They create fake websites with indication of INN and OGRN of these companies, but when I try to buy goods on this website, the money is transferred to the electronic purse zloumyshlennikov.
Also, the scammers operate under the guise of well-known brands, which carry out coupon promotion. Using a hashtag like #sidegame or #demoluca, the scammers offer victims to take, and is much pleased to participate in the campaign to get a 3 thousand rubles. There is a condition of participation in the pseudo-stock – you need to inform the card data and one-time SMS password.
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