Fraudsters are calling Russians on behalf of the housing inspection, the State Duma warned

Fraudsters pose as housing inspectors and report alleged violations in an apartment or house.

Attackers create pressure by reporting a possible fine or the need to urgently confirm something.

This verification should not turn into giving an unknown person access to your accounts.

MOSCOW, October 12 - RIA Novosti. The scammers introduce themselves as employees of the housing inspection and report alleged violations in an apartment or house, State Duma deputy, federal coordinator of the Digital Russia project of the United Russia party Anton Nemkin told RIA Novosti.

“Under the new scheme, attackers pose as employees of the housing inspectorate and report allegedly detected violations in an apartment or house. Under the pretext of the need to “check information,” they try to obtain an authorization code or personal data,” Nemkin said.

According to him, a person is informed of a possible violation, a fine, or the need to urgently confirm something, thereby creating pressure. The deputy noted that in such a situation it is easy to forget about the basic rules of digital security and fulfill the interlocutor’s request automatically.

“The code from SMS cannot be shared with anyone who calls you first, regardless of who they introduce themselves to be. The same goes for passwords, document data and other sensitive information,” Nemkin added.

He advised checking the information yourself through the organization’s official channels if the call is truly related to a housing issue.

The parliamentarian also called for paying attention to the logic of the conversation: if the interlocutor demands to immediately name the code, follow a link or install an application to “confirm identity,” this is a reason to stop the conversation.

“This verification should not turn into giving an unknown person access to your accounts,” Nemkin emphasized.

He explained that today fraudsters are increasingly using not technical vulnerabilities, but human trust in familiar organizations.