The most popular fraud schemes during the pandemic are named

As experts note, Russians have heard about various government support measures related to the pandemic.

Fraudsters sent messages about the payment by phone or on social networks. The message contained a link: if a person clicked on it, he would lose money on his phone or card.

To your social network… or directly toYou may receive a message on your phone that you have been assigned a payment due to the pandemic. Many people clicked on the link without thinking or immediately started calling to find out more details. As a result, a person… I lost funds on my phone or bank card. It is important to remember that government employees do not send SMS notifications or call you if you are eligible for appropriate support; You can only get information by contacting them yourself. 

Elena Bobkova, expert at the National Center for Financial Literacy (NCFL)

Also, scammers offered to donate funds- allegedly to develop a vaccine against coronavirus or provide masks for children, retirees and the poor. In addition, the attackers allegedly offered to take a paid test for COVID-19, disinfect the apartment from the virus and buy medicine from it.

NCFG expert Igor Grigoryants, in turn, noted that during the pandemic, scammers also promised assistance in finding a job, applying for subsidies and refinancing loans.

All these offers have one thing in common - youwill offer a link to an online conference on Zoom or another free webinar platform, where you will be asked to enter personal data, which will put your funds in danger of disappearing.  

Igor Grigoryants, expert of NCGF

Also, the attackers could offer to download andinstall the program, for example, for processing an application or other documents in electronic form. Such a program may contain viruses. If a person was looking for a job, he was offered to pay for the materials necessary for the work, to get access to the database with tasks, and also to ask for the details of the bank card to which the salary will be transferred. As a result of the transfer of this data, citizens not only risked losing money, but could also compromise themselves

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