Russians warned about new fraud scheme when searching for work on the Internet

16.07.2024 07:15

Despite possible punishments, fraudsters continue to deceive citizens, coming up with new schemes for this purpose.

Often pensioners, naive and trusting citizens find themselves in the trap of fraudsters.

Fraudsters are resorting to a new fraudulent scheme related to job searches on the Internet. RIA Novosti reports details with reference to the curator of the People's Front platform "Moshelovka" Alla Khrapunova.

It is noted that the attackers can post ads for job seekers. After that, they offer to log in to the site. This leads to the withdrawal of money.

According to Khrapunova, after stealing the money, the criminals pose as lawyers and write to their victim with the alleged purpose of returning the money. Then a false representative of the Federal Tax Service contacts the person.

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She noted that soon after this, the attackers convince the victim to take out a loan and deprive her of funds.

To prevent unpleasant situations, the expert recommended refusing to work without an employment contract and not responding to job offers from dubious numbers.

She also advised to refuse work if money is required.

Ekaterina Streltsova Author: Ekaterina Streltsova Editor of Internet resources