Fraudsters began to steal the data of Russians under the guise of installing a barrier

Brief retelling from RIA II

Fraudsters pose as employees of management companies or homeowners associations and offer to issue a magnetic key or chip under the pretext of installing a barrier.

The attackers ask you to dictate a code from an SMS to gain access to the victim’s personal information.

Real management companies do not ask for SMS codes, card details or passport information over the phone.

MOSCOW, September 13 - RIA Novosti. Fraudsters steal data under the guise of installing a barrier, they offer to issue a key and ask for a code from an SMS, said Petr Shcherbachenko, associate professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

“The attackers pose as employees of management companies or HOAs (homeowners’ associations - ed.) and, under the pretext of installing barriers, offer to issue a magnetic key or chip for the security of the yard. The scammers convince the victim to dictate the code from SMS “for activation,” Shcherbachenko told the Internet portal NEWS.ru.

After this, as the financier notes, they gain access to the victim’s personal information, or use the fact of providing the code from SMS as a reason for further divorce