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Fraudsters use social engineering methods, posing as government employees to gain access to citizens’ personal data and finances.
In Moscow, a 17-year-old schoolgirl gave two million rubles from her family safe to scammers. Telegram channel “112” reports this.
According to the source, an unknown person called the teenager and, on behalf of a flower delivery service employee, informed him about the ordered bouquet. He asked to dictate the code from the SMS to confirm delivery, after which the teenager was contacted from another number - on behalf of a specialist from State Services.
The schoolgirl began to be threatened by scammers who had gained access to her profile and offered to help her change her password. To do this, the girl was contacted via Zoom. During a video conference, she was informed that scammers had issued a power of attorney on her behalf to a person suspected of financing terrorism. Next, she was required to conduct an online search of the apartment, during which the schoolgirl showed the family safe.
As a result, the teenager was convinced to pack up all the money and hand it over to the courier who arrived at her door. The girl brought another part to the specified address.

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