The Interior Ministry revealed a new scheme of fraudsters under the guise of making money on marketplaces

Scammers use popular marketplaces as a cover for stealing money from citizens, offering them part-time jobs with easy tasks. This was announced on November 2 in the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Scammers post ads on Telegram about additional earnings without special qualifications — for example, about the need to add products to favorites, mark "like" or leave comments. After establishing a trusting relationship, the attackers convince the victim to deposit a "small amount" allegedly to redeem the product, increase the rating or activate the task.

"Citizens are being persuaded to transfer funds. At this point, contacts with scammers stop," the press center of the Interior Ministry told TASS.

The department stressed that such fraudulent schemes are among the most common.

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Earlier, on November 1, the Department for combating the illegal use of information and communication technologies (UBK) of the Russian Interior Ministry said that when hacking accounts in Telegram and WhatsApp (owned by Meta, a company recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation), it is necessary to end all sessions on unfamiliar devices. The agency also recommended enabling the "automatic session termination" option to enhance security and activate two-factor authentication (2FA).

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