The expert told about the most popular methods of fraud

manipulation of email and TEXT messages are still popular among scammers, but the calls remain in the lead. About it on air of TV channel “Saint Petersburg” said the head of the centre for digital expertise Roskoshestvo Anton Kukanov.

“there is a growing number of phishing mailings when sending text messages or e-mail. This is still a large proportion of fraud. But in the first place are retained calls when the call supposedly employees of the Bank and say, here, you have a suspicious transaction,” — said the expert.

He explained how a possible fake web distribution of official contacts lending institutions.

“There are specific technologies which you can use to replace number. So even if you call with conditional number 900, it does not mean that you get a call from Sberbank,” said Kukanov.

According to him, the credit institution will never ask you for the CVC code on the back of the card and pin code.

Earlier in the editorial office of “Rosbalt” said the reader, which the scammers deducted money from the card without confirming operations.

Rospotrebnadzor Experts talked about the main types of fraud that has spread in epidemic COVID-19. The Ministry has also produced separate guidelines for older people.

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