Lawyer gave advice to Russians who have become victims of online fraud

As the expert explained, due to the significant difficulties associated with identifying the attackers, such a fraud is difficult to investigate.

“Today, all categories of our citizens are becoming the object of deception, since the criminal intent is realized in the Internet space in the online mode.

There is only one protection recipe: never rush to transfer money and provide your personal information, ”Solovyov said.

He also noted that it is worthwhile to double-check who is in contact with you, even "if the price is very good and the product is very needed."

“If the money has already been transferred to the fraudsters, then it is necessary to immediately try to document all the actions taken: take screenshots of the money transfers, write down the contact details of the false sellers, save links to their sites or take pictures of them.

In general, when purchasing goods online, it is better to consistently record all actions, including using video recording, ”Solovyov explained.

The next step, he said, should be a prompt application to the police department at the place of residence of the citizen or at the place where the fraud was committed.

“This can be done both by visiting the police department and online.

The police are obliged to accept the application and carry out the verification and search measures provided for by the law, ”the specialist added.

In his opinion, the fight against fraudsters could be more effective if the procedure for interaction between banking and law enforcement structures was simplified.

“So that, having received information from the police about a crime committed, financial and credit institutions could quickly block the accounts of alleged fraudsters in order to record the crimes committed, and prevent the transfer of stolen funds to other accounts.

Such law enforcement and security measures could help the victims return their money, "the interlocutor of RT concluded.

Earlier, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that telephone scammers most often steal money from bank cards and accounts of Russians, convincing them on behalf of bank employees to issue an online loan application or transfer savings to a fake account.