The interior Ministry after reports of calls scammers suspended spending operations on 37 accounts

Over the past day, the police received about 500 reports of phone calls scammers. Thanks to the efficiency of internal affairs officers and the vigilance of citizens, the vast majority of atrocities were prevented. This was reported in the interior Ministry, writes sb.by.

39 crimes committed using information and communication technologies were registered. The department of the organization of processing fraudulent operations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated the blocking of four phishing Internet resources, blocked the possibility of payments to 21 foreign payment details used by attackers, suspended spending operations on 37 accounts.

Operatives detained two couriers working in the interests of scammers.

According to the method of committing illegal acts, the purchase of goods on the Internet and vishing on behalf of officials (telephone fraud) are leading. Then there are thefts using social networks and extortion.

Work to identify and combat fraudulent activities continues.

The false investigator intimidated, the alleged collector took the money. Brest resident lost a large sum after the call scammers

Mogilev citizen fell for the offer to rent an account in an online casino and lost - 4 thousand.