Senator Artem Sheikin spoke about a new fraud scheme involving the use of QR codes. According to him, scammers send citizens letters formatted as official notifications from the tax service.
The message states that an alleged debt has arisen and offers to quickly resolve the issue by paying it via a QR code. The letter also provides the phone number of an "employee" who can advise the recipient.
In reality, the QR code leads to a phishing website that outwardly resembles an official resource. There, the user is asked to enter bank card details, a phone number, and passport data. All of this information immediately goes to the scammers.
If a person calls the specified number, the same criminal answers, but now in the role of a "specialist" who convinces them to urgently pay the debt.
According to the senator, such schemes can also be disguised as letters from marketplaces or online services. Users are advised to carefully verify any payment demands and not to follow QR codes from suspicious messages.
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