Do you like to play pranks on phone scammers? Be careful - they began to take revenge

Russians have long been familiar with the phenomenon of telephone fraud. It's gotten to the point where

many are already simply making fun of attempts to deceive them in this way.
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But, as it became known, the attackers begantake revenge on failed victims who, in response to an attempt to deceive, begin to joke and mock. According to the chief expert of Kaspersky Lab Sergey Golovanov, scammers began to use the numbers of quick-witted subscribers as substitutes when calling other citizens.

Phone numbers of such people in the futureare used by scammers as substitutes when calling other citizens. As a result, later the victims of the attackers start calling the “jokers” with demands to return the money.

Sergei Golovanov

Recall that earlier it became known about the dangerSMS mailing with a job offer. According to experts, such messages may be part of a fraudulent scheme, as well as a way to involve people in illegal business.