During the day, the police received more than 100 reports of phone calls scammers

Over the past day, the police received more than 100 reports of phone calls scammers. Thanks to the promptness of police officers and the vigilance of citizens, most attempts at deception were prevented. This is reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, writes sb.by.

Six crimes involving the use of information and communication technologies were recorded. The department of the organization of processing fraudulent operations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs blocked the possibility of payments to 15 foreign payment details used by attackers. Expenditure transactions on 184 accounts were also suspended. The operatives detained three couriers working in the interests of scammers.

Among the methods of committing illegal acts, the purchase of goods on the Internet is the leader. Then there are visching on behalf of officials (telephone scams) and theft using social media. Work to identify and combat fraudulent activities continues.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reminds that offers of quick and easy earnings or purchase of goods at a significantly reduced price on the Internet are invariably associated with the risk of losing money. The golden rule when communicating with fraudsters on the phone is to stop the conversation and notify the police on the number 102.