The interior Ministry warned about the scheme of fraudsters with pseudo-kidnapping and ransom

She explained that telephone fraudsters do not cease to use schemes of deception against gullible citizens to lure money from them. “Under the pretext of security, telephone fraudsters may force those who believe them to cut off communications with loved ones and move to another region. Meanwhile, they report the abduction to relatives and, threatening to kill them, demand to transfer large sums to them, the Wolf wrote on the Telegram channel. An Interior Ministry official urged Russians to talk to their families, especially children and the elderly, so that they do not become victims of intruders. She gave an example of how a 16-year-old resident of the capital under the influence of telephone fraudsters sold gold jewelry to his mother and left for the Vladimir region, where he was supposed to transfer the money received. The teenager’s mother received a report of his abduction. The fraudsters demanded half a million rubles from her so that nothing happened to her son. The woman appealed to the police, and the security forces in less than a day established where the young man is, explained Wolf. On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under the article on attempted fraud, the representative of the department noted. In addition, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the number of children and adolescents who become victims of telephone terrorism is growing in Russia. Having obtained the child’s personal data, the attackers establish contact with him and with the help of threats force him to transfer money from the parent’s accounts. In addition, experts warned the Russians that fraudsters may intensify on the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day. They will use patriotic themes and high demand for gifts.

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