Damage from cyber criminals in the Kostroma region exceeded 377 million rubles

Since the beginning, more than 400 residents of the region have become victims of Internet criminals. Over the past week, the list of victims added nine more names, and the total damage increased by 2.7 million rubles, reaching 377.9 million.

The geography and social status of the victims are irrelevant to the scammers. Seven of the nine people cheated last week are employees of various organizations, one is a pensioner, and another is unemployed. The most trusting was the 79-year-old Kostroma: she gave the “courier” of the attackers 850 thousand rubles under the pretext of transferring them to a “safe account”.

Fraudsters continue to use proven legends: blocking transactions, hacking public services, returning tickets to concerts and promises of easy earnings. Law enforcers urge citizens to remain vigilant and not to transfer money to unknown details.

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