Fraudsters have found a new way to deceive Russians via the Telegram messenger.
Fraudsters hack users' accounts and send messages on their behalf about a gift subscription to Telegram Premium.
Honored lawyer of Russia Ivan Solovyov told the Prime agency details of how this scheme works.
Scammers are using the popularity of Telegram Premium to trick people.
Attackers hack a user's account and, on their behalf, send contacts a message about subscribing to Telegram Premium as a gift.
The letter comes with a link that looks like a real link from Telegram.
If you click on such a link, fraudsters can hack the victim's account on Gosuslugi, steal money, personal data, and take over the Telegram account.
After taking over an account, the scammers ask the victim's contacts for money.
They start asking contacts for money on his behalf, sending them bank card numbers.
Ivan Solovyov does not recommend following suspicious links even when receiving a message from a friend.
For reference
Fraud is the theft of someone else's property or the acquisition of rights to someone else's property by deception.
