Fraud under the guise of replacing intercom keys has intensified in Russia

A new type of telephone fraud has become more active in different regions of Russia, during which intruders pose as employees of the "intercom operator company" and offer residents to "reserve" new keys. This was announced on October 7 by Sergey Gavrilov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Property, Land and Property Relations.

"A new type of telephone fraud disguised as doorphone maintenance has become more active in different regions of Russia," he told RIA Novosti.

According to the deputy, the scheme looks plausible: the caller confidently informs about the planned replacement of keys, specifies the time and refers to the contract with the management company, sometimes naming the tenant's last name and apartment number. At the second stage, the victim is asked to dictate a code from an SMS message, ostensibly to receive a key coupon. In fact, this is a one-time login confirmation code for the Gosuslugi portal, the transfer of which gives fraudsters access to personal data, banking services and loan applications.

Gavrilov noted that the victims are often elderly people or residents of old houses. He stressed that the management company or contractor never requests SMS codes or hands out keys on the street, and all work is carried out officially with the notification of residents.

According to the deputy, in case of transfer of the code, it is recommended to immediately restore access to the "Public Services" through the official service or the MFC, change the password, check the history of actions and notify the bank. You should also file a police report indicating the time of the call and the phone number of the fraudster. The sooner citizens report such schemes, the higher the likelihood of their suppression, Gavrilov stressed.

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