Fraudsters have found a new way to profit from the rush demand for fuel: motorists are now being offered virtual vouchers for gasoline and diesel. The scheme is disguised as loyalty programs of Russian banks, F6 company reported.

The user is prompted to go to a phishing site and apply for a "fuel voucher". To receive it, they request full name, phone number, and bank card details. Most of the detected resources use .website and .online domain zones.

F6 specialists first noticed similar sites in June, after reports of queues at gas stations. Initially, the attackers promised motorists 20 to 100 liters of fuel. Now the scale of the offer has grown to 5,000 liters – an obvious calculation based on the attractiveness of a scarce commodity.

The scheme operates on a classic phishing model: a shortage or a sharp increase in interest in a service is used as bait, and under the guise of arranging a benefit, the user's data is attempted to be obtained, which can be used for further attacks or theft of money.

Experts recommend not entering payment data on websites whose address the user received from a mailing list, advertisement, or message. It is safer to check information about discounts and bonuses directly in the official bank application or on its website.