It is unsafe to talk to scammers. Even if you recognize the deception, end the conversation immediately, this will prevent fraudsters from using your voice and intonation in other schemes. This was reported by Alla Khrapunova, an expert at the People's Front. Analytics.
We often repeat: if you hear a scammer, hang up. This rule should be mandatory. But many do not adhere to it and boast that they spoke with scammers, delayed them in conversation, and possibly saved someone else from attacks.
The expert notes that people are increasingly recognizing the deception and understand that scammers are calling. Nevertheless, any communication with fraudsters remains risky.
Even if you are confident in your abilities, unfortunately, scammers have psychological techniques of subtle influence on the victim's consciousness in their arsenal. And then you suddenly begin to worry that something is really happening to your money.
She also noted that every conversation is important for scammers. They collect real voices, intonations and reactions, which they then use in other scams.
Don't risk yourself, your data - hang up without talking.
In Russia, scammers most often "hunt" for elderly people, children and cryptocurrency owners. Attackers often impersonate representatives of law enforcement agencies, Roskomnadzor and Rosfinmonitoring.
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