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The report of the crime was received by the police on October 16, the Liaoning Prefecture said.
A woman living in Pärnu said that in early October she was contacted via WhatsApp by a Russian-speaking woman who introduced herself as a police officer. She claimed that the bank was contacted by a fraudster who tried to take out a loan in the name of the victim, and now her help is needed to carry out various actions in order to detain the fraudster.
As a result, the woman was persuaded to install the Any Desk program, through which loans were taken in the name of the victim, made to the accounts of unknown persons and other transactions with her accounts.
The damage caused is initially estimated at 35,000 euros.
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The police were contacted by a woman living in Narva, who lost 1,500 euros as a result of the actions of a fraudster.
The fraudster called the woman on Thursday, October 12, and introduced himself to the police. The unknown person stated that someone wants to take out a loan in her name, and she should install the AnyDesk program on her phone to prevent this, the police press service reported.
The damage caused by fraud amounted to 1,500 euros.
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On October 4, the police opened a criminal case on the fact of fraud, the victim of which was a resident of Saaremaa.
The woman has been transferring money from her account since July, allegedly for investment purposes. A resident of Saaremaa found an announcement about the possibility of investing on Facebook, the police press service reported.
As it turned out, the ad turned out to be a scam. The property damage amounted to about 13,000 euros.
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On October 3, the police opened a criminal case on the fact of fraud, as a result of which a resident of Jarvamaa lost almost 8,000 euros.
At the end of September, a resident of Yarvamaa was called by Russian-speaking people and offered the opportunity to earn money by investing. With the consent of the woman, they took control of her computer and, without the victim's knowledge, took out a loan in her name from Bondora, amounting to 6,500 euros.
The total amount of damage caused by fraud was 7,750 euros.
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Fraud: how the "head of the State Police" stole 57,000 rubles from a pensioner
Impostors often present their victims with a certificate in the name of Armand Roux.
Fraudsters, trying to gain confidence in themselves, often impersonate law enforcement officers. In order to extort money, criminals send emails and phone calls, posing as the head of the State Police or one of his deputies.
In October, the Riga State Police Department received an application from a woman of retirement age, who was robbed of 57 thousand euros. In her testimony, the victim claims that at first she received a call from a woman who identified herself as an employee of the bank's security service. The caller said that an unknown person tried to withdraw money from the woman's account and that Police Chief Armand Roux would soon call her in this regard.
After some time, the woman received a call from another impostor, who introduced himself as the head of the State Police. He claimed that for security reasons, the lady should withdraw all money from bank accounts. The criminals also connected the woman's husband to communication. At the direction of the fraudster, the woman and her husband withdrew 57 thousand euros from their accounts and transferred cash to an unknown person.
In connection with the incident, the State Police initiated criminal proceedings, and the exact circumstances of the incident are being clarified.
Unfortunately, this is not the only case when people were lured out of money in this way. The police also have information about cases when fraudsters, in order to gain the trust of citizens, sent a photo with a fake official ID of the head of the State Police in the WhatsApp application in order to "confirm" their identity.
State Police observations show that the number of methods used by fraudsters is increasing. Currently, phishing is also very common, for example, when residents are sent a fake text message supposedly from the court or the police with a fraudulent link attached. This text message may look like an invitation to a court hearing or a notification of a police decision. A lot of complaints are also received from residents looking for work, who were contacted by scammers posing as employees of the company's HR department. In this way, they learned information about the victims ' bank accounts.
In this regard, the state Police again reminds residents to be careful not to disclose their bank account details and other confidential information to outsiders, either during a telephone conversation or in writing! The police and other government agencies and banks will never call to find out such information.
The police also remind that such scams are most often organized and committed from abroad. Fraudsters often imitate Latvian numbers using number substitution technologies, and an incoming call from a Latvian number does not necessarily mean that the call is from Latvia.
The police also ask not to open suspicious links and not to enter personal data and bank account details on dubious sites.
Even ex-policemen fall for tricks
If someone thinks that only elderly and uninformed people fall for fraud schemes, then this is not so.
For example, a former police officer Dace also recently fell into the trap of scammers, responding to a seemingly genuine job ad, LTV reports. Due to the actions of fraudsters, the woman's debts now amount to about 10 thousand euros. She herself had once worked for the police, registering statements of deceived victims, and she was absolutely sure that this would never happen to her.
At the beginning of the summer, she posted an ad about finding additional work. Soon, a fake bank employee contacted her and offered her the opportunity to earn money. At the request of the "employee", the woman opened an account in one of the most famous banks in Latvia using the official application, but there was a problem with authorization.
The person who called Datsa said that to solve the problem, they will have to connect to the phone remotely, so the phone screen may flash, but there is no need to worry.
During the conversation, the fake bank employee also warned that a notification would come from the bank that someone had logged in, but it would be him, so Dace did not respond to the notification.
Having granted access to the device, Datse felt safe, because she was sure that there was no money in the new account. About two weeks after opening the account, Dace received a call from the bank.
Only then did she find out that several quick credits had been issued in her name. A smart watch and the fourteenth iPhone were taken in installments. According to Datse, it was the most expensive one that could be purchased without a down payment.
Experts urge you to check everyone who requests access data from you.
Latvians have already given $ 6 million to cyber scammers
This year, Latvians lost almost 6 million euros, which they were lured away by fraudsters. Law enforcement officers note an increase in the number of victims of fraud.
Although the patterns remain largely the same, cyberaferists have significantly improved their methods of psychological influence. Most often, they work in large groups, earning millions of euros a year around the world.
- In such call centers, there is usually a division of responsibilities, they employ employees of several levels. The task of one employee is to make the first call to start communication, the task of another is to continue communication, luring more and more into the trap, " Oleg Filatov, head of the 2nd department of the State Police's Cybercrime Department, explained to reporters earlier.
The call center may be located in one country, the technical infrastructure in another, and shell companies for money laundering are created in third countries.
Cyber scammers are not only ready for any reaction of the interlocutor, but also analyze the economic situation. For example, when Estonia paid out pension savings on the 2nd, fraudsters very cleverly directed large resources there, and it worked, says Laima Letinya, an adviser to the Financial Industry Association.
Currently, people most often get calls from scammers who extort their Internet banking access data from them.
A woman living in Pärnu said that in early October she was contacted via WhatsApp by a Russian-speaking woman who introduced herself as a police officer. She claimed that the bank was contacted by a fraudster who tried to take out a loan in the name of the victim, and now her help is needed to carry out various actions in order to detain the fraudster.
As a result, the woman was persuaded to install the Any Desk program, through which loans were taken in the name of the victim, made to the accounts of unknown persons and other transactions with her accounts.
The damage caused is initially estimated at 35,000 euros.
*****
The police were contacted by a woman living in Narva, who lost 1,500 euros as a result of the actions of a fraudster.
The fraudster called the woman on Thursday, October 12, and introduced himself to the police. The unknown person stated that someone wants to take out a loan in her name, and she should install the AnyDesk program on her phone to prevent this, the police press service reported.
The damage caused by fraud amounted to 1,500 euros.
*****
On October 4, the police opened a criminal case on the fact of fraud, the victim of which was a resident of Saaremaa.
The woman has been transferring money from her account since July, allegedly for investment purposes. A resident of Saaremaa found an announcement about the possibility of investing on Facebook, the police press service reported.
As it turned out, the ad turned out to be a scam. The property damage amounted to about 13,000 euros.
*****
On October 3, the police opened a criminal case on the fact of fraud, as a result of which a resident of Jarvamaa lost almost 8,000 euros.
At the end of September, a resident of Yarvamaa was called by Russian-speaking people and offered the opportunity to earn money by investing. With the consent of the woman, they took control of her computer and, without the victim's knowledge, took out a loan in her name from Bondora, amounting to 6,500 euros.
The total amount of damage caused by fraud was 7,750 euros.
*****
Fraud: how the "head of the State Police" stole 57,000 rubles from a pensioner
Impostors often present their victims with a certificate in the name of Armand Roux.
Fraudsters, trying to gain confidence in themselves, often impersonate law enforcement officers. In order to extort money, criminals send emails and phone calls, posing as the head of the State Police or one of his deputies.
In October, the Riga State Police Department received an application from a woman of retirement age, who was robbed of 57 thousand euros. In her testimony, the victim claims that at first she received a call from a woman who identified herself as an employee of the bank's security service. The caller said that an unknown person tried to withdraw money from the woman's account and that Police Chief Armand Roux would soon call her in this regard.
After some time, the woman received a call from another impostor, who introduced himself as the head of the State Police. He claimed that for security reasons, the lady should withdraw all money from bank accounts. The criminals also connected the woman's husband to communication. At the direction of the fraudster, the woman and her husband withdrew 57 thousand euros from their accounts and transferred cash to an unknown person.
In connection with the incident, the State Police initiated criminal proceedings, and the exact circumstances of the incident are being clarified.
Unfortunately, this is not the only case when people were lured out of money in this way. The police also have information about cases when fraudsters, in order to gain the trust of citizens, sent a photo with a fake official ID of the head of the State Police in the WhatsApp application in order to "confirm" their identity.
State Police observations show that the number of methods used by fraudsters is increasing. Currently, phishing is also very common, for example, when residents are sent a fake text message supposedly from the court or the police with a fraudulent link attached. This text message may look like an invitation to a court hearing or a notification of a police decision. A lot of complaints are also received from residents looking for work, who were contacted by scammers posing as employees of the company's HR department. In this way, they learned information about the victims ' bank accounts.
In this regard, the state Police again reminds residents to be careful not to disclose their bank account details and other confidential information to outsiders, either during a telephone conversation or in writing! The police and other government agencies and banks will never call to find out such information.
The police also remind that such scams are most often organized and committed from abroad. Fraudsters often imitate Latvian numbers using number substitution technologies, and an incoming call from a Latvian number does not necessarily mean that the call is from Latvia.
The police also ask not to open suspicious links and not to enter personal data and bank account details on dubious sites.
Even ex-policemen fall for tricks
If someone thinks that only elderly and uninformed people fall for fraud schemes, then this is not so.
For example, a former police officer Dace also recently fell into the trap of scammers, responding to a seemingly genuine job ad, LTV reports. Due to the actions of fraudsters, the woman's debts now amount to about 10 thousand euros. She herself had once worked for the police, registering statements of deceived victims, and she was absolutely sure that this would never happen to her.
At the beginning of the summer, she posted an ad about finding additional work. Soon, a fake bank employee contacted her and offered her the opportunity to earn money. At the request of the "employee", the woman opened an account in one of the most famous banks in Latvia using the official application, but there was a problem with authorization.
The person who called Datsa said that to solve the problem, they will have to connect to the phone remotely, so the phone screen may flash, but there is no need to worry.
During the conversation, the fake bank employee also warned that a notification would come from the bank that someone had logged in, but it would be him, so Dace did not respond to the notification.
Having granted access to the device, Datse felt safe, because she was sure that there was no money in the new account. About two weeks after opening the account, Dace received a call from the bank.
Only then did she find out that several quick credits had been issued in her name. A smart watch and the fourteenth iPhone were taken in installments. According to Datse, it was the most expensive one that could be purchased without a down payment.
Experts urge you to check everyone who requests access data from you.
Latvians have already given $ 6 million to cyber scammers
This year, Latvians lost almost 6 million euros, which they were lured away by fraudsters. Law enforcement officers note an increase in the number of victims of fraud.
Although the patterns remain largely the same, cyberaferists have significantly improved their methods of psychological influence. Most often, they work in large groups, earning millions of euros a year around the world.
- In such call centers, there is usually a division of responsibilities, they employ employees of several levels. The task of one employee is to make the first call to start communication, the task of another is to continue communication, luring more and more into the trap, " Oleg Filatov, head of the 2nd department of the State Police's Cybercrime Department, explained to reporters earlier.
The call center may be located in one country, the technical infrastructure in another, and shell companies for money laundering are created in third countries.
Cyber scammers are not only ready for any reaction of the interlocutor, but also analyze the economic situation. For example, when Estonia paid out pension savings on the 2nd, fraudsters very cleverly directed large resources there, and it worked, says Laima Letinya, an adviser to the Financial Industry Association.
Currently, people most often get calls from scammers who extort their Internet banking access data from them.
