Fraud is an act provided for by Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Fraud on the Internet also falls under the article. But it is very difficult to catch and prosecute online fraudsters. In order not to become a victim, you need to know at least the most common types of Internet fraud.
Scam 419
The oldest form of deception, which came from the "pre-Internet" era, is now called "Nigerian letters." The victim's e-mail receives a letter from a foreign lawyer, although it could be a bank employee, a notary, or even a king in exile. The letter in a polite manner informs in an alarming tone that the addressee has the opportunity not to participate free of charge in the process of transferring a large amount of money. The owner of the money cannot do this, since he does not have legal rights, physical capabilities, cash to do so - to emphasize the necessary. Almost real documents can be sent to the addressee, forms with seals that do not give rise to doubts about their authenticity. A powerful spectacle is played out, in which millions of dollars are involved, complex capital transfers, reports on the work done, and almost at the end of the action it turns out that the lawyer (notary) does not have enough $ 50-100 to complete the act of transferring the money.
Real colonel
A kind of "scam 419". An interesting (or not so) woman receives a letter on a dating site, in ICQ - no matter where, from a gallant American military man, more often than a real colonel, with a photograph for ranks and awards. A touching correspondence begins. When a person on the other side of the monitor becomes close and dear, he makes a broad gesture and sends an expensive gift to his beloved with a familiar diplomat. It doesn't matter which one, the main thing is that when transported through many customs offices, it gets stuck at one of the borders. The woman only needs to send a small amount to settle the conflict. At the same time, she can receive receipts from customs, and messages from a diplomat, and tearful admonitions of a real colonel - they will lag behind only if the requested amount is sent or the colonel, customs and diplomat are firmly sent to a known address. In either case, there will be no more sincere letters.
Innocence insurance
Earning money on the Internet is a great way to collect 100 rubles from the Internet world for a fraudster for living. The scheme is simple. A letter comes to the mail with a tempting offer of decent earnings by fulfilling simple orders, sometimes even a test task is attached, for example, typing a scanned page, they apparently do not know other methods of digitization. Then an agreement is sent, drawn up in accordance with all the rules. At the end of the contract, a condition is spelled out that a small insurance premium must be paid. This is motivated by the fact that some unscrupulous writers take the job and disappear. The fee, as a rule, does not exceed 100 rubles, and the senders guarantee by their word of honor that it will be returned with the first payment. Absurd, but it works.
Thoughtless Internet surfing
E-mail addresses and cell phone numbers are of great interest to fraudsters, through which you can get to payment information. To do this, various tricks are used with sites where windows with blackmailing text drop out. Fraudsters encroach on even the most sacred - social media accounts, threatening immediate blocking if they do not immediately provide them with a phone number, to which a password will be sent to eliminate the problem.
Simple advice
Fraudsters play on a common human weakness - the desire for quick and easy money. In order not to become a victim, it is necessary to firmly learn that there is no easy money, and to improve information literacy.
