In Belarus, fraudsters are luring people into becoming droppers under the guise of short-term business trips to Russia. This was warned by the Department for Combating Illegal Use of Information and Communication Technologies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
Citizens of the Republic of Belarus are offered "easy money" - a one-day business trip to Russia to open a bank card.
Belarusians come across various publications in Telegram and social networks promising "easy" money. It's simple – you need to go to Smolensk, Moscow or St. Petersburg, and then apply for a Russian bank card for "processing" or "crypto-arbitrage".
In fact, fraudsters need a bank card to withdraw money stolen from victims. The person who issued the card becomes an accomplice to the crime.
Russia wants to criminalize droppers. According to the new amendments to Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the transfer of a bank card or cash to fraudsters is punishable by imprisonment for up to six years, as well as fines from 300,000 rubles to 1 million rubles.
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