Russians warned about schemes of fraudsters before the holidays

Before the coming day, teachers began to use a new scheme associated with the delivery of flowers. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.

The mechanism of deception looks plausible: a teacher, a parent or another recipient is actually brought a bouquet. The courier delivers flowers without requiring payment or any additional action.

After a while, a call is heard - allegedly from the delivery service. The interlocutor asks to dictate the code from the SMS, explaining this by “confirmation of delivery”, “closing the order” or “reporting the courier”. In fact, this code can be used to sign in to an account or to confirm actions on behalf of the owner.

In order not to become a victim, experts advise not to transfer codes from SMS and push notifications to outsiders. Do not call them even if the caller knows your name, address or details of the delivered bouquet. Also, you should not follow the links that come after the presentation of the gift.

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