Transferring money to a stranger can result in a prison sentence for complicity in financing terrorism — up to life imprisonment
Fraudsters call parents on behalf of teachers, then call the children and convince them to reveal the code from the SMS message
Fraudsters gain access to "Gosuslugi", and then apply for microloans and credits
Their main goal is to force the victim to click on a link in the message and steal their banking and other data
The Ministry of Internal Affairs reminds: Real employees do not demand the transfer of money
702 Thousand IT Crimes Registered
To hack mobile phones, fraudsters ask their victims to install new applications, supposedly for paying bills
Funds were transferred to various bank accounts
The new bill proposes to "freeze" funds in accounts and disconnect communication services by decisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Tax Service, and the Prosecutor's Office
Mobile SIM farm on wheels helped criminals from abroad to replace their numbers with Russian ones during calls
With its help, criminals gain access to the victim's phone
Scammers are exploiting the inattention of Russians and offering victims to "report fraudsters to the Central Bank"
Victims are promised to return the bank's app or TikTok to their phone