Interior Ministry: payments for 18 foreign details of fraudsters blocked per day

Over the past day, the Belarusian police received more than 200 applications for phone scams. Thanks to the efficiency of law enforcement officers and the vigilance of citizens, the vast majority of atrocities were prevented, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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Employees of the fraud processing department blocked the possibility of payments to 18 foreign payment details used by the attackers.

However, 20 crimes involving the use of information and communication technologies have been recorded.

The most common form of fraud is vishing allegedly on behalf of officials, followed by deception in online purchases and rental housing.