Fraudsters are deceiving Russians through instant messengers under the guise of tax debt and hacking of government services

Fraudsters send messages to Russians via instant messengers about alleged non-fulfillment of tax obligations.

Under the pretext of checking information and falsely hacking into the personal account of the State Services, the attackers get the user to call back to the “support service” number, where he is met by the operator of the fraudulent call center.

If the user does not succumb to deception, scammers may begin to threaten and put pressure on the psyche, for example, by sending a photo of the house in which he lives.

MOSCOW, September 23 - RIA Novosti. Fraudsters send messages to Russians in instant messengers about alleged non-fulfillment of tax obligations, and then, under the pretext of checking information, they seek a call back, IT company F6 told RIA Novosti.

“Through messengers, users on behalf of the government agency are sent false messages about “unfulfilled tax obligations” and are offered to follow hidden links to the organization’s fake websites,” the company said.

The attack begins with a message in the messenger from an account with a fictitious name. The profile photo of such an account uses the symbols of government departments. The fraudster sends a phishing site to check your information, and when you open it, a window appears for you to enter a code that supposedly confirms your login to your Gosuslugs personal account.

Then the fake site simulates hacking into a government service’s personal account, after which it displays the message: “Your government services account has been hacked using a fraudulent link. Your code from the SMS was used by scammers.”

Under the pretext of a fake hack, the user is asked to call the “support service” number. If you dial this number, a fraudulent call center operator will answer the call.

F6 warned that attackers could then start accusing them of “financing terrorists,” asking them to “declare or save funds,” and incite them to commit sabotage.