According to the majority of respondents (61%), law enforcement agencies should fight unscrupulous Internet sellers.
At the same time, 11% of Russians note that the buyer himself must be attentive and rely primarily on his own strength.
13% and 12% of respondents said that providers and marketplaces have a leading role in confronting fraudsters.
NAFI analysts noted that online trading fraud can take many forms, from simple deception with non-delivery of goods or non-payment of a purchase to phishing, scam, and other social engineering techniques.
Fraudsters can impersonate sellers or buyers on well-known online platforms.
They also create fake sites disguising themselves as well-known web resources.
Earlier it became known that the number of crimes in the field of information and telecommunication technologies in January 2021 in Russia increased by 32% compared to the same period last year.
In total, during this period, 37.2 thousand such crimes were registered.
This is evidenced by the statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, which RT got acquainted with.