Fraudsters came up with a new scheme of deception of Vladimir with the team *#62#

Scammers convince people that their phone is being tapped and force them to give up their savings. The calculation is made on psychological pressure and ignorance of citizens of how modern technologies work.

The goal is to lure the code out of the SMS. By itself, the code is not needed by fraudsters, it serves only as an excuse to play out a further story about the hack.

Then the person calls allegedly an employee of the state body. According to him, the fraudsters gained access to the personal account on the portal “State Services” and issued a general power of attorney for the disposal of all bank accounts in the name of a dangerous extremist. To save money, the victim is offered to undergo a diagnosis on a phishing site, which copies the state portal. During the check, you are asked to dial the command *#62# on the phone, which is supposed to reveal hidden surveillance.

After entering the command, text and an unfamiliar number appear on the screen. Scammers claim that all calls and SMS are intercepted from this number. To secure funds, a person is persuaded to close deposits, issue loans and transfer cash to a courier for placement in a secure account.

T-Bank explained that the command *#62# is a system code. It shows the forwarding status of calls and messages in case the phone is turned off, discharged or is out of reach. The number on the screen is usually service, such as voice mail or SMS service "You have been called." Attackers simply take advantage of what people do not know about the hidden communication settings, and pass it off as surveillance, warns financial marketplace Banks.ru.