The new fraudulent scheme was learned in the office to combat the illegal use of Information and Communication Technologies (UBK) of the Internal Affairs of Russia. According to law agents, there are beliefs about the need to invest in gold so as not to lose funds due to inflation and lack of reliability of the bank account.
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The attackers call the possible victim with the news that their account in the bank is threatened, an unauthorized retirement of the funds is possible by those who supposedly obtained access to accounts and passwords. Then, the person is convinced that he will quickly buy gold bars or coins safely.
“Then they offer the victim to transfer gold to the messaging service or sell it in another bank and transfer money to a” reliable “”, they speak in detail about the scheme on the Ubk Telegram channel.
The scheme is beneficial for the attackers by the fact that the victim can easily explain the bank to the bank, why the account suddenly devastates. The purchase of gold has always been associated with an attempt to protect its inflation funds, this approach is considered a reliable investment during periods of economic turbulence.
Scammers use the arguments about inflation and fund safety, convincing citizens to buy with golden investment coins or ingots. “The arguments associated with inflation and a large level of confidence in precious metals are often used,” the department emphasized.
Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs require surveillance and ensure that neither the police nor the banks will never “demand the purchase of gold.” Any perseverance must alert.
In addition: “All this has nothing to do with the protection of the funds. There are no “safe accounts,” they say in Ubk.
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Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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