In Buryatia for three days, residents lost more than a million rubles due to fraudsters

Residents of Buryatia continue to become victims of fraudsters. According to the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Republic of Buryatia, over the past three days, 16 crimes using IT technologies have been registered in the region: 11 cases of cyber fraud, 3 thefts from bank accounts, 1 extortion and 1 hacking of a personal account on the Gosuslugi portal. The total damage amounted to about 1 million 156 thousand rubles, of which more than 856 thousand rubles lost residents of Ulan-Ude.

Residents of Ulan-Ude, as well as Ivolginsky, Kyakhta and Khorinsky districts suffered from the actions of the attackers.

One of the cases was recorded in the police department No. 2 in Ulan-Ude: a man found that an online microloan for 12 thousand rubles was issued in his name. In an extract from his credit history, he saw that unknown persons used his personal data. At the same time, the citizen did not receive suspicious calls and did not transfer passwords and codes from messages to anyone.

In the Kabansky district, a woman who searched the Internet for ways to apply for a loan became a victim of fraud. She called an unknown person, promised help in obtaining a loan and sent a link to the chat in the messenger. Under the pretext of confirming the application, the attacker persuaded the woman to send a passport photo. As a result, remotely issued microloans in several financial institutions in her name - the total damage amounted to 150 thousand 800 rubles.

Another case occurred in Tarbagatai district. The man searched in the application for ads spare parts for the computer and agreed with the seller in the messenger to buy. After transferring more than 82 thousand rubles to the specified account, the goods did not arrive, and the seller stopped communicating.

Law enforcement agencies urge residents to be vigilant and not to transfer personal data and payment information to unauthorized persons.