In Russia, there has been another increase in cases of fraudulent calls from people posing as employees of postal services. This was reported by Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications, and federal coordinator of the "Digital Russia" party project.
Recently, there has been a surge in fraudulent calls masquerading as postal service employees.
According to the parliamentarian, fraudsters often call on behalf of the sorting center of "Post of Russia". They inform the subscriber about a parcel or a delivery error. Then, the attackers offer to go to a chat bot in Telegram, where you need to "clarify the data" or "confirm your identity". To do this, it is proposed to use "Gosuslugi" or "Post ID".
At this stage, the theft of personal data begins.
The "Post ID" platform is an identification service associated with "Post of Russia". However, official representatives of the department do not use third-party chat bots for authorization.
Scammers create fake bots and fake authorization pages that are visually identical to the real ones. When you enter your username and password from "Gosuslugi", the data instantly goes to the attackers, who can then access your profile.
According to him, schemes based on social engineering are especially dangerous. The victim is scared, rushed and creates the illusion of officialdom. To do this, they spoof phone numbers, imitate voice auto-informers or interfaces of state portals.
People, not expecting a trick, voluntarily disclose confidential information, which makes such attacks especially effective.
The deputy warned that "Post of Russia", "Gosuslugi" and other government agencies never contact citizens through chat bots in messengers. If you receive a message asking you to log in via links in Telegram, it may be a scam.
If you receive such a call, immediately end the conversation. Do not follow links and do not report your logins and passwords. For additional protection, change your passwords regularly and check the activity in your account. If you have already entered data on an unreliable site, urgently change your password and report the incident to the "Gosuslugi" support service.
Recently, there have been more cases of fraud targeting Russians looking for work. According to information received from the DLBI service, which analyzes vulnerabilities and data leaks, in May and June 2025, six new fraudulent schemes were discovered that pose a danger to users.
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