MOSCOW, April 21 If in a telephone conversation a stranger with obvious persistence and impatience asks you to transfer money to a “safe account” or to provide bank card details, logins or passwords, then , most likely, this is a scammer, said Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy.
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“There are several important points that you should immediately pay attention to in a telephone conversation with a subscriber you don’t know… Suspicion… should be aroused by any communication in which the stranger touches on the topic of money – you are offered, for example, to transfer all the money to a “safe account”, "extremely profitable" invest your savings or pay a small fee to participate in some competition or lottery,” he said.
< br />In this case, Nemkin advised hanging up immediately – otherwise “talented psychologists, who are often scammers, can convince even the most vigilant person that he urgently needs to transfer his money somewhere.”
Also, according to the deputy, you need to remember that the initiator of the conversation is the other party, which means “the person definitely needs something from you.” No matter who he introduces himself, you shouldn’t just take his word for it; you should always keep your head “cold,” the deputy advised.
“If you have the opportunity to independently find the contacts of the organization on whose behalf they are trying to contact you, it is better to do so and leave contact yourself. Don’t be afraid to look stupid: in the modern digital space, reinsurance is your best friend,” the parliamentarian emphasized.
According to the deputy, you should never tell anyone your bank card details, or indeed any logins and passwords, codes and details, in a telephone conversation.
“If the bank actually records a questionable payment or transfer from your account, then the most they will ask you to do is confirm or reject the transaction, and that’s all. But never give out confidential data,” he explained.
The deputy emphasized that the main goal of scammers is to unbalance a person, make him lose his vigilance and believe them.
“Therefore, they will most likely try to use the effect of surprise, they will rush you and convince you that you need to act.” right now or it will be too late.” If you feel pressure, hard-to-conceal impatience, importunity and nervousness, I also advise you to quickly say goodbye to such an interlocutor,” the deputy concluded.
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