Almost 170 criminal cases of telephone fraud initiated in Minsk alone for week

Almost 170 criminal cases of telephone fraud were initiated in Minsk alone in one week. Unknown persons using various pretexts lure out of the victims their bank card data and gain access to card accounts. Money disappears without a trace. The Investigative Committee states that incidence of similar crimes is not coming down. Scammers often pose as bank employees or create phishing pages for various services or marketplaces.
Firstly, the people are intimidated that a hacker attack is directed at their account, and it is necessary to protect the savings. Or they get people hooked saying that money will be transferred to their card.
In any case, bank specialists and law enforcement officers warn that you cannot tell strangers the codes and passwords of the card. Most often, scammers call from abroad and they try to maintain anonymity in all possible ways. The latest trend of criminals is the purchase of Belarusian phone numbers through the darknet and making a tool of them for deceiving gullible people.