Cyber fraudsters have started massively sending fake notifications about fines and tax payments to car owners. This problem has existed for a long time, but now it has become more serious.
Fraudsters use a simple trick: they send fake fine notifications via Telegram. The letters state that a requirement to pay a fine for a traffic violation has been sent to the email address.
This is what such messages look like: "You have been sent a notification of a violation recorded by a camera. Find out the details and pay the fine through "Gosuslugi".
Sometimes drivers are offered to pay the fine with a discount. To speed up the process, they promise a "bonus" if they click on the link to pay. But instead of "Gosuslugi", motorists end up on a fraudster's website.
Previously, the scheme was the same, but now the mailings offer to pay off fines and penalties through the fast payment system (FPS). "Letters of happiness" can come from different departments. Often people are intimidated by new, stricter sanctions and even arrest of property if they do not pay. The notification indicates the amount, as well as a link or QR code for payment. Sometimes the letter is accompanied by regulatory documents to convince them of the need to pay.
Fraudsters use tricks to make people act without thinking. They create letters with familiar topics, such as invoices and checks, said Nikita Leokumovich, head of digital forensics and cyber intelligence at Angara SOC.
Letters are worked out in great detail: QR codes and digital signatures are imitated. In addition, the QR code can redirect to a phishing page. If a user clicks on such a link, fraudsters can gain access to his personal data and electronic services, including the public services portal.
Cybercriminals manipulate people's emotions. They impersonate bailiffs and government officials and target those who know little about the work of the FSSP.
Earlier www1.ru reported that recently in Russia cases of account theft in Telegram have become more frequent through secret chats. Fraudsters impersonate the messenger support service. They send the victim a message about the "upcoming account deletion" and offer to click on a fake link to "cancel the deletion". If a person clicks on it, he instantly loses access to his account and all personal information.
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