The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation warned about the danger of involving citizens in droppership

MOSCOW, September 7 - RIA Novosti. Fraudsters, under the pretext of returning an erroneous transfer, easy money or “secret assistance” to government agencies, are drawing people into droppership, said official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Irina Volk.

Volk noted that criminals, under the pretext of simply asking for “help” with a transfer or giving a card “for a minute,” actually invite a person to become a dropper - an intermediary through whom scammers withdraw money stolen from citizens. She recalled that droppership is subject to criminal liability under Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal circulation of payment funds).

“How criminals drag people in: “Return the erroneous transfer” - the money came from a stranger, but they ask you to send it to other details. “Easy money” - they offer to sell the card, receive and send money for a percentage,” she wrote in a channel on the Max platform.

Also, attackers, under the guise of providing “secret assistance” to government agencies, ask to accept and transfer stolen money, as well as “just borrow” a card, bring it to a terminal, or confirm the transfer via SMS.