“If you learn the basics, it will be easier to perceive the different scenarios that the scammers impose.

It is necessary to ask clarifying questions: “How did this happen?

What happened?"

- said Shcheltsin.

He stressed that this will help to catch the interlocutor by surprise.

“Then you will immediately understand that this is a person who does not have complete information ... It is better to say so bluntly right away:“ I think you are a fraud, and I will call the support service, ”the expert said.

The analyst also added that it is important to question any information that looks implausible.

Information security expert Alexander Vlasov explained in an interview with RT that, if possible, for any suspicious calls, you should not continue the conversation, but rather hang up immediately.

“The first most common type of telephone fraud is calls from the alleged security service of your bank with a message that funds have been debited from your card.

As soon as you receive such a call, there is only one instruction: immediately hang up.

If you have any doubts, take your bank card, look at the phone number that is written on it, and call yourself, ”he said.

Vlasov also noted that types of fraud are now popular when you are offered supposedly free medical examination or, for example, a voucher to a sanatorium.

“In 90% of cases, a person who has passed a free examination is exhausted for a long time, then they are asked to sign a paper that he has passed it, ostensibly for accountability, and then it turns out that the person came out with a huge loan ... Also, allegedly calls from all social services, that you are entitled to a free voucher or a course of rehabilitation after covid ... If it comes to rehabilitation, call your clinic, if everything else - to the social service of your area and also specify, ”Vlasov said.

According to the expert, it is also worth paying attention to what exactly you are telling the scammers.

He stressed that one should not use the words "yes" or "no" in such a conversation.

“Advice: whoever calls you, do not say yes or no.

Instead of "yes" - say "I'm listening to you" or "hello".

They ask you: "Is that you?"

Don't say "I", say "maybe", - said the specialist.

Earlier, experts told how the methods of stealing money from bank clients have changed during the pandemic.